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The Entertainer Selects Zero&One as Cloud & Gen AI Partner
UAE-based savings and lifestyle platform The Entertainer has appointed cloud-and-AI consultancy Zero&One as its strategic partner to advance its next-generation digital…
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- E-Commerce
US Tech Firm Gecko Robotics Aims to Begin Manufacturing Robots in the UAE by 2026
US-based robotics company Gecko Robotics, valued at approximately US $1.25 billion, plans to begin manufacturing robots in the United Arab Emirates within the next year,…
- Startup
stc Group Conducts MENA’s First 6G Trial on 7 GHz Band in Collaboration with Nokia and CST
Stc Group, in collaboration with the Communications, Space & Technology Commission (CST) and Nokia, has successfully conducted the first field trial in the Middle East…
- Startup
European Retail Media Market Set to Double This Year
The retail-media advertising market in Europe is expected to approximately double in size this year as brands shift larger portions of their marketing budgets to…
- Startup
Türkiye Announces ₺500 Million “E-Export Support Package” Loan Program
Türkiye’s Minister of Trade, Ömer Bolat, has announced a new loan program designed to boost the country’s growing e-export sector.
- Startup
Sharjah Islamic Bank Launches SIB Pay to Expand Digital Payments in UAE
Sharjah Islamic Bank (SIB) has introduced a new digital-payments platform, SIB Pay, designed to accelerate the United Arab Emirates’ shift toward electronic transactions.
- Startup
Dubai Attracts 44 Multinationals in the First Nine Months of 2025
Dubai International Chamber (DIC) announced that it has successfully attracted 44 multinational companies to establish operations in Dubai during the first nine months…
- Startup
France Urges EU to Sanction Shein Platform
The French government has formally called on the SHEIN online-fashion platform to face sanctions by the European Commission following serious allegations of…
- Startup
Amazon and Nubank Partner to Integrate NuPay into Brazilian E-commerce
Amazon Brazil and Nubank have launched a strategic collaboration to integrate Nubank’s digital-payment solution NuPay directly into Amazon Brasil’s checkout process,…
- Startup
Invest Saudi to Showcase $76 Billion Digital Economy Ambition at Web Summit 2025
Invest Saudi, the Saudi Arabia national investment promotion agency, is heading to Lisbon, Portugal for Web Summit 2025 (10–13 November 2025), where it will present the…
- Startup
ADIO Launches Concierge Service for UHNWIs and Family Offices
The Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) has unveiled a dedicated concierge service tailored for ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs) and family offices, within its…
- Startup
Mishcon de Reya Opens Two UAE Offices and Secures Hong Kong Practice Licence
International law firm Mishcon de Reya LLP has announced a major step in its global expansion, with the opening of two new offices in the United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi…
- E-Commerce
Dubai Traders Onboards 2,400+ New E-Commerce Sellers in First Year
The Dubai Traders programme, launched in September 2024, has reported a strong first-year outcome by onboarding more than 2,400 new e-commerce sellers in just 12 months.
- AI
BizClik Launches Procurement & Supply Chain LIVE: The Middle East Summit 2026
Global B2B media and events company BizClik, which operates platforms such as Procurement Magazine and Supply Chain Digital, has announced the launch of a new virtual…
- AI
Experts Weigh Implications of AWS-OpenAI $38 Billion Partnership
Amazon Web Services (AWS) and OpenAI have announced a landmark seven-year, $38 billion cloud-infrastructure agreement enabling OpenAI to leverage AWS’s large-scale…
- E-Commerce
Alibaba Rebrands Ele.me as Taobao Instant Commerce Amid Instant-Retail Push
Alibaba Group Holding is reportedly rebranding its food-delivery platform Ele.me to Taobao Instant Commerce (also referenced as “Taobao Shangou”), aligning the service…
- Startup
Amazon Reports Over US $180 Billion in Q3 Sales — Second-Highest Quarterly Total to Date
Amazon.com Inc. reported global sales of approximately US $180.2 billion for its fiscal third quarter of 2025, marking the second-highest quarterly figure in the…
- Marketplaces
Pi Network Launches Map of Pi v1.6.0: Key Milestone for Decentralised E-commerce
The Pi Network has rolled out version 1.6.0 of its marketplace application, known as the “Map of Pi”, marking a significant step in the organisation’s roadmap toward…
- Startup
Dubai Traders Boosts Growth with Over 2,400 New E-Commerce Sellers in First Year
Dubai Traders, the e-commerce initiative supported by various public-sector entities in the United Arab Emirates, has reported a landmark first year of operations,…
- Startup
German Court Strikes Down Amazon’s Unilateral Prime Price Rise
A regional German court has ruled that Amazon’s clause allowing it to increase subscription fees for its Prime service without explicit customer consent is unlawful,…
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