NetApp® , a global, cloud-led, data-centric software company, today announced that it has acquired Data Mechanics, a managed platform provider for big data processing and cloud analytics with offices in Paris, France, that helps businesses capitalize on Apache Spark, an open-source unified analytics engine for… Read More
The Thomson Reuters Foundation, the charitable arm of the world’s largest news and information provider, has appointed Yasir Khan as Editor-in-Chief to lead its team of award-winning reporters and oversee the digital transformation of its news offering. Khan will join the Foundation from Euronews,… Read More
As part of its partnership with the UEFA EURO 2020, TikTok today is announcing a series of features and events including TikTok Live sessions, AR Filters and Hashtag Challenges, connecting the TikTok community to the game and establishing itself as the home for football fans… Read More
Driver Trett, a Global Construction Consultancy, has appointed Julian Haslam-Jones as its new UAE Country Manager. Julian has 20 years’ industry experience working for major clients, contractors and consulting organisations in the Middle East, Europe and Asia. During this time, Julian has held commercial and… Read More
Global edtech company upGrad in its recently held company meeting announced that it aims to close March’22 at half a Billion Dollar Revenue Run Rate. Highlighting the future of online higher education, Ronnie Screwvala, Co-founder, and Chairman firmly believes Higher Edtech is the frontrunner in… Read More
Memac Ogilvy has named globally recognized creative Till Hohmann as its new Chief Creative Officer for the MENA region. Hohmann rejoins the agency, having served as its UAE Executive Creative Director from 2007 to 2010. Hohmann will be responsible for uniting the group’s five… Read More
In a move to mark World Environment Day, Virgin Mobile brand customers across the region can look forward to enjoying a more environmentally friendly mobile carrier service as Virgin Mobile Middle East & Africa group announce hard-hitting sustainability targets. As part of its ongoing… Read More
Following a six-month submissions phase amidst the prevailing restrictions imposed by the global COVID-19 pandemic, the Zayed Sustainability Prize, the UAE’s pioneering global award in sustainability, has officially closed entries for its 2022 awards. With a remarkable 4,000 applications received, the Prize marked a notable… Read More
Zurich International Life in the Middle East (Zurich) has revealed some key insights for the future of the industry in the UAE, thanks to the ‘Shaping a Brighter Future of Work’ report just published in collaboration with Oxford University. The study distilled local market nuance… Read More
Emirates NBD, banking group in MENAT (Middle East, North Africa and Turkey) region, teams up with IDEMIA, the global leader in Augmented Identity to launch the Emirates’ first payment card from recycled plastic Research by the Boston Consulting Group has shown that 81% of the… Read More
