Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Ali Majed Al Mansoori, Chairman of Department of Economic Development and a member of the Executive Council, and Rashed Lahej Al Mansoori, Director General of Abu Dhabi Systems and Information Centre (ADSIC), met an Oracle executive delegation led by Richard Smith, Senior Vice President, ECEMEA & South Clusters, Technology, and reiterated the company’s commitment …

  Dubai / Emirates Business Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government (MBRSG), a research and teaching institution specializing in public policy in the Arab world, on Sunday launched its 7th Arab Social Media Report. Titled Social Media and IoT: Towards Data-driven Policymaking in the Arab World – Potential, Limits and Concerns, the document explores the opportunities and limitations that digitally …

  Dubai / Emirates Business Forty hackers from four international hacking teams are gathered with 28 Happiness Champions from 23 government and private sector entities at Dubai International (DXB) Terminal 3 this week to hack new smart solutions delivering happier city experiences in Dubai. ‘Happiness Hack Dubai: Smart Travel Experience,’ is the first in a series of hackathon events hosted …

  Sharjah / Emirates Business Dr Sultan Al-Qasimi Centre of Gulf Studies is set to join the growing list of locations hosting performances from the Sharjah Light Festival (SLF), which is scheduled to dazzle the public for 10 days until February 11 – from 6pm to 11pm on weekdays and until midnight on weekends. The Festival is organised by the …

  Bloomberg The software industry went on a shopping spree in 2016, and this year could be even busier, bolstered by the new president’s policies and what one analyst suggests could be a major deal by Google. The value of software deals in 2016 topped $115 billion for acquisitions closed or pending, according to data gathered by Bloomberg. That’s up …

  WASHINGTON / AP The first US jobs report to be released since Donald Trump became president will reveal whether growing confidence among businesses fueled an accelerated pace of hiring in January. Economists remain watchful. They have forecast that the government will report that employers added a solid if unspectacular 175,000 jobs, according to data provider FactSet. That’s roughly in …

  Bloomberg Planet Labs Inc., a startup that launches small satellites into orbit and sells the imagery, is acquiring the Terra Bella satellite business of Alphabet Inc. in a bid to take on larger industry incumbents. In return, Alphabet’s Google is taking a stake in the startup. Google has also agreed to purchase satellite images captured by Planet in a …

  Bloomberg Maserati North America Inc. is recalling at least 39,381 Quattroporte, Ghibli, and Levante vehicles after discovering two defects that could lead to fires. Adjusting the front seats could potentially lead to electrical shorts and fires in those vehicles from model years 2014 through 2017, according to documents filed with the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The company …

  LONDON / AP Britain is leaving the European Union’s single market but wants a “frictionless” new trade relationship with the bloc, the government said in the most detailed account yet of its EU exit plans. In a bid to ease uncertainty around the UK’s exit from the European Union — and appease opposition demands for greater clarity — the …

  WASHINGTON / AP A federal appeals court denied early Sunday the Justice Department’s request for an immediate reinstatement of President Donald Trump’s ban on accepting certain travelers and all refugees. The Trump administration appealed a temporary order restraining the ban nationwide, saying late Saturday night that the federal judge in Seattle overreached by “second-guessing” the president on a matter …