Technology
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2.0KDubai’s Step Conference announces expansion to Saudi, first edition to take place in Riyadh next month
Dubai-based Step Group, the company behind Step Conference, one of the leading technology events of MENA has announced its expansion to Saudi....
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1.7KSaudi sovereign wealth fund PIF to open offices in San Francisco, New York & London for tech investments
Saudi sovereign wealth fund, PIF (Public Investment Fund), is working on opening international offices in the United States and the United Kingdom, PIF’s...
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2.3KJordan’s Mawdoo3 launches Salma, a Siri-like AI-powered Arabic personal voice assistant
First announced in March last year, Amman-based Mawdoo3 has finally launched its Arabic personal voice assistant, Salma. The personal assistant was recently...
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1.7KDubai-based luxury ecommerce platform The List now accepts Bitcoin payments
Dubai-based luxury ecommerce platform The List that raised $1.7 million in seed funding last year now accepts Bitcoin as a payment method,...
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1.6KGlobal video ads marketplace Teads acquires Dubai-based video advertising platform Buzzeff
Teads, a New York-headquartered global video ads marketplace has acquired Dubai-based video ads specialist Buzzeff, the company announced yesterday without disclosing financial...
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1.5KUber Eats launches in Jeddah
A year after bringing Uber Eats to the Saudi capital Riyadh, Uber has now launched its food delivery service in Jeddah this...
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4.9KExclusive: Stripe planning Middle East & Africa expansion
American online payments startup Stripe that recently raised fresh capital at a valuation of $22.5 billion is planning expansion in the Middle...
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3.3KExclusive: Al Tayyar acquires rest of 40% stake in Saudi OTA Almosafer for ~$19 million, now owns 100% of the company
Al Tayyar Group, one of the largest travel and tourism companies in Saudi Arabia with presence almost all over the region, has...
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6.9KApple CEO Tim Cook discusses investment opportunities in Egypt with country’s prime minister
Egyptian prime minister Mostafa Madbouly met with Apple CEO Tim Cook at the World Economic Summit yesterday. The two, according to a...
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1.8KAlwaleed bin Talal’s Kingdom Holding to support Uber-Careem merger if it ever happens, says firm’s CEO
Saudi prince Alwaleed bin Talal’s investment firm Kingdom Holding will support a potential merger between Uber and Careem, firm’s CEO Talal bin...