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Snapchat picks London despite looming Brexit

  Reuters Messaging app Snapchat said it would make London the home of its international operations, delivering another vote of confidence in Britain’s tech standing as the country prepares to leave the European Union. The company, which has 150 million daily users globally, will book sales in countries where it has no local entity in Britain rather than routing them ...

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Microsoft, Qualcomm, Citi Join Israeli Cyber Syndicate

  Bloomberg Team8, founded by veterans of an elite Israeli intelligence unit to solve what they consider the world’s most pressing cybersecurity problems, welcomed Citigroup Inc. and the venture arms of Microsoft Corp. and Qualcomm Inc. into its syndicate. The group of military veterans, who have raised more than $92 million, plan to launch two companies this year. Existing portfolio ...

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Nakheel, Centara join hands for AED500mn Deira resort

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai-based developer Nakheel and Thai hotel group, Centara Hotels and Resorts, on Monday signed a joined venture agreement to create a 550-room, AED500 million beachfront resort with waterpark on Deira Islands in Dubai. Under the agreement, signed in Bangkok by Nakheel Chairman, Ali Rashid Lootah, and Centara Chairman, Suthikiati Chirathivat, the two companies will deliver an ...

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