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Chtf 2018 Opened In Shenzhen On November 14th With A "Time Gallery" Featuring 20-Years Of Memories

Shenzhen - NNA

China Hi-tech Fair 2018 will be held with the theme "New Development Concept for High Quality Growth" at the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center from November 14-18, 2018. Since its debut in 1999, CHTF, known as "China's No. 1 Technology Show", has become an important window for China's high-tech sector and the most efficient high-tech trading platform. On its 20thRead more

Microsoft to open 4 data centres

Paris - Arab Today

Microsoft is to open 4 data storage centers in France to meet strong customer demand for cloud computing, the head of the software giant's French operations told the Agence France-Presse on Tuesday, January 23. "There's strong demand from our clients. A lot of them prefer to have (cloud computing) infrastructures and their data in their home territory," Carlo Purassanta said.Read more

A fake news article reports

London - Arab Today

On 16 June 2016, the web site TMZ World News (not affiliated with the gossip site TMZ) published an article reporting that Microsoft and Apple had teamed up to create a new penile implant that notifies spouses via cell phone alerts when their husbands are cheating on them: Microsoft and Apple have joined forces to cut down on infidelity, saveRead more

Virtual aide market a 'wildfire' at CES gadget show

Washington - Arab Today

Voice-commanded virtual assistants packed into speakers and other devices will be a "game-changing" trend this year, Consumer Electronics Show researchers said Sunday. Sales of smart speakers are expected to nearly double in the US, to $3.8 billion, from last year according to Lesley Rohrbaugh and Steve Koenig, researchers with the Consumer Technology Association, which organizes the annual CES trade event.Read more

Microsoft offers hacker’s perspective to cyber security

Dubai - Arab Today

Microsoft Tuesday hosted the second edition of its CISO Executive Series, designed to support chief information security officers in their efforts against the ever-changing threat landscape. The event, this year titled "A Hacker’s Guide to Security Strategy", was held at the Burj Al Arab, Dubai, and allowed security professionals to network with peers, as well as hear from a renownedRead more

Bezos a $100 bn man as Amazon rises

San Francisco - Arab Today

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was a $100-billion man on Monday as the online retail colossus raked in cash from the holiday weekend's cyber shopping spree. Forbes magazine's real-time ranking of the richest people had Bezos on top, with a personal net worth of $100.3 billion. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates saw his net worth climb to a dizzying $89.4 billion butRead more

China's tech giants reach global elite

Beijing - Arab Today

Powered by Chinese smartphone users splurging billions on mobile games and online shopping, China's tech giants Tencent and Alibaba are racing up the elite league of the world's most valuable companies. Hong Kong-listed Tencent, famous for its games and WeChat messaging service, became the first Asian firm to break into the $500 billion league last week -- briefly overtaking FacebookRead more

Microsoft tops forecasts with 16% profit growth

San Francisco - Arab Today

Microsoft on Thursday delivered stronger-than-expected earnings for the past quarter, lifted by gains in cloud computing and other business services. For its first fiscal quarter to September 30, the tech giant said profit was up 16 percent from a year ago to $6.6 billion. Revenue meanwhile rose 12 percent to $24.5 billion for the one-time tech sector leader which hasRead more

Alphabet's DeepMind forms ethics unit for artificial intelligence

London - Arab Today

DeepMind, the Google sibling focusing on artificial intelligence, has announced the launch of an "ethics and society" unit to study the impact of new technologies on society. The announcement by the London-based group acquired by Google parent Alphabet is the latest effort in the tech sector to ease concerns that robotics and artificial intelligence will veer out of human control.Read more