Recent Posts

Alexa at your command!

  Reuters Shopping from the steering wheel will become possible this year as Ford Motor Co. begins taking Amazon.com Inc.’s Alexa digital assistant along for the ride. The second largest US automaker said it will begin offering “Alexa in the car” this summer on vehicles equipped with its Sync 3 infotainment system. An automotive version of Amazon’s popular voice-activated Echo ...

Read More »

Japan’s rust belt counts on ‘robonomics’ to run assembly lines

  Bloomberg A withering factory town in Japan’s Rust Belt is looking for revival through a dose of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s “robot revolution.” Kadoma’s population has declined 13 percent as the nation ages, prompting mergers among elementary schools and emergency services departments. Factories can’t find enough people to run assembly lines, further threatening an industrial base that includes titan ...

Read More »

Abu Dhabi, Dubai among top realty markets in GCC

  Emirates Business Over the past decade, the GCC region has witnessed rapid economic development and demographic changes, including the influx of expatriates, which in turn has increased the region’s overall population. This coupled with rise in per capita income has fuelled the demand for residential units in the GCC region, said Al Masah Capital, region’s leading investment firm, in ...

Read More »
Send this to a friend