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  Bloomberg Starbucks Corp. will begin letting customers order via voice on their iPhones and Amazon.com Inc.’s Alexa system, a bid to bolster its tech capabilities even as the rapid evolution brings headaches to the coffee chain. The new capability works with the barista feature on the Starbucks’ app, which relies on artificial intelligence to interact with customers. Customers can ...

  WASHINGTON / AP The FBI defended its decision to withhold documents on how it unlocked an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino, California, shooters, saying the information could be exploited by “hostile entities” if released to the public. The Justice Department earlier this month released heavily censored records in response to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received on Sunday night a telephone call from United States President Donald Trump, during which they explored ways of enhancing bilateral ties of friendship and cooperation. His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed valued ...

  AL AIN / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, attended graduation ceremony of the 41st batch of graduates at the Zayed II Military College in Al Ain. The ceremony began upon the arrival of His Highness at the college headquarters. Following the playing of the ...

  DUBAI / WAM If GCC states increase private sector involvement in their economies, they could avoid $165 billion in capital expenditures by 2021, says a study by management consultancy Strategy& (formerly Booz & Company). According to the study issued by the Ideation Center, the leading think thank for Strategy& in the Middle East, they could also generate $114 billion ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Heads of space agencies, executives from leading space and aviation companies, government ministers and prominent academics and researchers gather on Tuesday in Abu Dhabi for the Global Space Congress. The Arab space experts will also gather under one roof to discuss ways of strengthening joint cooperation between Arab states in the space sector. The international ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The 11th edition of the Recruitment Show, Tawdheef Abu Dhabi, was launched on Monday, under the patronage of Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development. The three-day fair at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre was inaugurated by Hussain bin Ibrahim Al Hammadi, Minister of Education. Also in attendance was ...

  Dubai / WAM The Ministry of Economy on Monday signed an agreement and a Memorandum of Understanding with two government institutions to sustain its successes and accelerate growth in patent registrations. The agreement was signed with the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) represented by the ICT Development Fund (ICT-DF) to finance the registration of additional 200 patents in information and communications ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Agthia Group, Abu Dhabi’s food and beverage company, reported on Monday a net profit of AED254.3 million, up 10 percent on the previous year. The net revenues grew 8 percent to AED2.01 billion, led by the group’s flagship water business, the company said. “Despite economic headwinds, Agthia performed strongly in 2016 with our business strategy generating ...

  Dubai/ WAM To improve Dubai’s bilateral trade relations with India and protect the interests of traders who import products from Dubai Emirate, the Department of Economic Development (DED) launched a ‘Buyer Protection Programme.’ Dubai Exports, the depatment’s promotion agency, launched the initiative, designed by the Commercial Compliance and Consumer Protection (CCCP) sector in DED, as a pilot project through its ...