Samsung Electronics forecasted its first profit decline in seven quarters on Friday, with analysts pinning the blame on weak sales of its smartphones. The Korean giant issued profit guidance on Friday of 14.8 trillion Korean won (£10bn) in operating profit for the April-June quarter, down from 15.6 trillion in profit from …
Read More »WATCH: Check out how Dubai is integrating AI into everyday life
From robot police officers to medical scan pods, Dubai is integrating AI into everyday life, and Emiratis are becoming more and more exposed to artificial intelligence. Watch the video below for CNN’s report on Dubai’s integration of AI:
Read More »Facebook shared private data with 61 companies
Facebook continued to share data with more than 60 companies despite concerns about the quiz app commissioned by Cambridge Analytica. The social network gave 61 companies a year to wean themselves off the rich data provided by Facebook through its API, including Nike, UPS, dating app Hinge, a social marketing service, …
Read More »This AI Just Beat Human Doctors On A Clinical Exam
The lights were dimmed in an auditorium packed with doctors on Wednesday night at London’s Royal College of Physicians. They were there to find out how AI might fundamentally change the way they work. On stage Dr. Mobasher Butt, a director at digital healthcare startup Babylon Health, stood before a podium …
Read More »Etisalat offers free access to ‘Apple Music’
Etisalat today announced it is offering a six month free access to ‘Apple Music’ for its postpaid customers, giving them access to tens of millions of songs via iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV, and Mac, as well as PC or Android. Etisalat said its postpaid plans (New postpaid, Smart …
Read More »Why is Uber going to court in London – and will it win back its licence?
Transport for London refused to hand Uber a new licence to operate in London in September, and the company is now appealing the decision in court. The company has millions of riders in London, but it has come under fire for the ways its business has been run. Uber is now …
Read More »First child to be diagnosed with Internet addiction by the NHS
A 15-year-old boy is set to be diagnosed with internet gaming addiction in what is believed to be the first case of its kind in the NHS. The teenager from North London has been off school for a year after becoming so addicted to gaming that he has lost confidence to …
Read More »Memes ‘will be banned’ under new EU copyright law, warn campaigners
A new copyright law from the European Union would lead to the banning of memes on the internet, campaigners are warning. The EU Copyright Directive intends to protect the intellectual property rights of people who upload their material to the internet. However, campaigners are warning the law will require “all …
Read More »As of today, Etisalat starts selling an “Apple” watch with a SIM card
Etisalat is now selling the Apple Watch Series 3 with an LTE connection that allows for calls and messages over the mobile network, with the same phone number, without the need for the phone near the watch. Etisalat said in a statement yesterday that the public in the UAE will …
Read More »iOS 12: The best features of Apple’s new software
Apple announced iOS 12, the latest version of its mobile operating system, at its WWDC event on Monday. The new software will be released this Autumn and will be available for Apple’s iPhones and iPads. Here are the biggest changes in iOS 12: New digital wellness features Apple is adding a collection …
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