DUBAI/GULF TIME Pratham Mittal, Founder of Tetr College and Masters’ Union, has announced the launch of the Tetr Emerging Founders’ Challenge (TEFC), a new entrepreneurship initiative offering equity-free grants of up to USD 7500 to student-led startups across India, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East. The USD 100,000+ grant pool has been allocated from Tetr’s Innovation Fund, and is designed …

DUBAI/GULF TIME AI-powered search and shopping agents are rapidly reshaping ecommerce economics, according to new research from Pattern Group Inc., a leader in accelerating brands across global ecommerce marketplaces through proprietary technology and AI. Pattern’s latest study finds that 76% of ecommerce organisations have reduced customer acquisition costs as consumers increasingly rely on AI-driven tools to discover and purchase products. …

ABU DHABI/WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Wednesday offered his condolences on the passing of Hamad bin Rashid Al Hajri during a visit to the condolence majlis in Abu Dhabi. His Highness extended his sincere condolences to the family of the late Hamad Al Hajri, praying that God grant him eternal rest and bring …