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Through this partnership, Gargash Group continues to embed technology, efficiency, and innovation into its operations while aligning with the UAE’s sustainability and economic development objectives, creating long-term value for stakeholders and the wider community. Gargash Group  has taken a significant step in its digital transformation by partnering with Adyen,  the global financial technology platform, to enhance its payment ecosystem. The collaboration, formalized during a signing ceremony on February 11 at the Mercedes-Benz Brand Center in Dubai Design District, aims to modernize payment processes across the group’s operations while improving customer experience and operational efficiency. The first phase of the partnership…

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Samsung recently teased the upcoming Galaxy S26 Ultra’s low-light photography chops, and today the company’s arm in the US has released a short video teasing the phone’s low-light video recording capabilities. That’s nothing out of the ordinary, but here’s the thing – the teaser video itself was “generated with the assistance of AI tools”, as the company’s disclaimer clearly notes at the bottom. That’s… interesting, to put it nicely. Why wouldn’t Samsung just share a video captured in low-light conditions with the Galaxy S26 Ultra, if the idea is to tease how good it is at that? At one point…

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Last month, Jason Grad issued a late-night warning to the 20 employees at his tech startup. “You’ve likely seen Clawdbot trending on X/LinkedIn. While cool, it is currently unvetted and high-risk for our environment,” he wrote in a Slack message with a red siren emoji. “Please keep Clawdbot off all company hardware and away from work-linked accounts.”Grad isn’t the only tech executive who has raised concerns to staff about the experimental agentic AI tool, which was briefly known as MoltBot and is now named OpenClaw. A Meta executive says he recently told his team to keep OpenClaw off their regular…

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Just some months after the discontinuation of its standalone Messenger app for computers, it looks like Facebook is also planning on officially retiring the Messenger web app. A statement on Facebook’s official support page reads: Starting April 2026, messenger.com will no longer be available for messaging. The Messenger desktop app is also no longer available. You can use facebook.com/messages to continue messaging on web. With the desktop app no longer being available for some time now, users at the moment can access their Messenger inboxes by way of messenger.com, although this will soon be shut down in April 2026. After this, users…

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By equipping trainers with advanced knowledge and practical skills, the program aims to strengthen the foundation for a broader digital skills ecosystem in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Ministère de la Jeunesse et Éveil Patriotique has successfully concluded the first phase of the trainers’ training in Kinshasa as part of the National Digital Vocational Training Program. Over four days of intensive learning, the inaugural cohort of trainee-trainers acquired new digital skills and competencies, achieving a significant milestone in their professional development. The training emphasized commitment, rigor, and ambition, preparing participants to effectively support and expand digital education initiatives across…

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After smart rings and action cameras Dreame, a brand that got famous for its robotic vacuums, is expanding into the smartphone business. A couple of weeks ago at a launch event in Poland, the company showed off the Dreame RS1, Air1 and E1. Now the company’s Weibo account is posting images of a luxury Dreame Aurora that doesn’t seem to be based on any one of those three. The bejeweled, gold-covered design certainly screams “opulence”… or maybe it screams something else depending on your taste levels. There are three different designs to choose from, maybe you like one more than…

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Upon the completion of IHS’s announced disposals (on 11 February and 17 February 2026) of its Latin American assets, it is intended that MTN will acquire 100% of IHS’s remaining business. MTN Group  announced has that the board of IHS Towers  has accepted an offer of US$8.50 a share in a transaction that would see MTN increasing its shareholding to 100%. The potential transaction is subject to various approvals and the delisting of IHS from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Upon the completion of IHS’s announced disposals (on 11 February and 17 February 2026) of its Latin American assets,…

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Murena, one of the leading advocates for digital privacy and ethical technology, today reveals a new tablet in partnership with German smartphone and tablet company Volla Systeme. The Murena Volla Tablet, which is available now, is a privacy-focused tablet, designed by two of the newer players in the tech market that offer more ethical software and hardware than Big Tech providers. The result is a powerful, intuitive, privacy-focused and sustainable Android device that is user-friendly, free from data hungry apps and gives users autonomy over their data. The tablet has a Mediatek Helio G99 processor, 512gb storage (expandable up 1TB…

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Across the world, unsuspecting people are unwittingly becoming caught up in a new and growing type of organized criminal enterprise: vehicle transport fraud and theft.Crooks use email phishing, fraudulent paperwork, and other tactics to impersonate legitimate transport companies and get hired to deliver a luxury vehicle. They divert the shipment away from its intended destination before using a mix of technology, computer skills, and old-school techniques to erase traces of the vehicle’s original ownership and registration. In some cases, the car has been resold or is out of the country by the time the rightful owner even realizes it’s missing.The…

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