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March, 2017

  • 21 March

    Google overhauls policies after uproar over YouTube videos

      Bloomberg Google is giving marketers more control over their online ads after a slew of brands halted spending in the UK over concerns about offensive content. The Alphabet Inc. unit also expanded its definition of hate speech under its advertising policy to include vulnerable groups, which includes those discriminated against because of their identify, socioeconomic class or country of ...

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  • 21 March

    Google launches Wi-Fi on wheels for students

      Bloomberg Eighth-grader Lakaysha Governor spends two hours on the bus getting back and forth to school each day. Thanks to a grant from Google, she can now use that time more productively and get her homework done. The aspiring forensic anthropologist is one of nearly 2,000 students in South Carolina’s rural Berkeley County who will ride to school on ...

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  • 21 March

    SoftBank invests in WeWork at $17bn valuation

      Bloomberg SoftBank Group Corp. invested $300 million in WeWork Cos., a person familiar with the matter said, an influx of cash that values the New York-based coworking giant at more than $17 billion. The investment from SoftBank is the first in what will probably be a much larger stake, said the person, who asked not to be identified . ...

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  • 21 March

    ARM unveils new chip design targeted at self-driving cars, AI

      Bloomberg ARM, the UK-based semiconductor design firm, introduced a new chip targeted at markets ranging from self-driving cars to artificial intelligence. The new design, DynamIQ, is an update to ARM’s existing Cortex-A offering. The latter made up almost 20 percent of all ARM-based chips in the first three quarters of 2016, according to the company’s last available regulatory filing. ...

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  • 20 March

    Energy investments in MENA to hit $1trn

      ABU DHABI / WAM Total energy investments in the Middle East and North Africa could approach the US$1 trillion mark over the course of five years, according to the latest edition of the MENA Energy Investments Outlook published by the Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP). This is in spite of uncertainties that have been clouding the regional outlook. While ...

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  • 20 March

    Aldar to invest AED1.9bn on Yas and Reem projects

      ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Aldar Properties PJSC (“the Company”), Abu Dhabi’s leading listed property development, investment and management company, announced details of its current investment programme. This programme will expand Aldar’s asset management portfolio, driving growth of recurring revenue. The investments announced comprise mid-market residential, hospitality & leisure, and retail assets on Yas Island and Reem Island. They amount ...

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  • 20 March

    UAE theme park revenue to jump 78% to $837mn

      DUBAI / Emirates Business UAE will play a pivotal role in the global billion dollar theme park and amusement industry as per International Expo Consults, the organisers of the DEAL 2017 show. UAE is set to trigger the theme park revenue growth as it is set to increase by 78 per cent to US$837 million by 2019 as per ...

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  • 20 March

    India-UAE meet pitches for greater trade, investment relations

      DUBAI / WAM Under the patronage, and in the presence of Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, the 2nd Annual All India Management Association (AIMA), India-UAE Conference was held on Monday in Dubai. The event was organised under the theme, “Resetting Globalisation: Collaborating in a Fast Changing World”. Sunil Kant Munjal, President of ...

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  • 20 March

    CABSAT 2017 to host 900 brands, companies

      Dubai / WAM More than 900 brands and companies are participating in the 23rd edition of the Middle East and Africa’s largest broadcast digital media and satellite expo, CABSAT 2017, which opens on Tuesday at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC). In addition to scores of new-to-the-show broadcast and production companies, content studios and distributors, telecommunication companies, cable TV and satellite ...

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  • 20 March

    ‘UAE happiest Arab country’

      Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE has been ranked the happiest Arab country, and the 21st happiest in the world in the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network’s World Happiness Report 2017 rankings, based on data from the Gallup World Poll. The report, issued by the Earth Institute at Columbia University to celebrate the International Day of Happiness, finds the UAE ...

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