ABU DHABI / WAM Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA), the Abu Dhabi International Food Exhibition (ADIFE) will begin today with thousands of sector leaders, exhibitors …

BLOOMBERG In a major reversal, Apple Inc plans to adopt a technological standard next year that will allow text messaging to operate more smoothly between iPhones and Android devices. The company had pushed back on the standard — known as RCS — for more than a year, even as Alphabet Inc’s Google and others pressed Apple to adopt the technology. …

BLOOMBERG Amazon.com Inc is cutting hundreds of employees in the division responsible for its voice-activated Alexa assistant, according to a memo sent to employees. Daniel Rausch, an Amazon vice president who leads teams working on Alexa and the company’s Fire TV streaming franchise, said the company was “shifting some of our efforts to better align with our business priorities,” including …