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Dubai and the UAE partner with Google to reshape the digital future

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Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, and Ruth Porat, President and Chief Investment Officer of Alphabet and Google, Dubai meet in Dubai to reaffirm its commitment to positioning itself as a global hub for technology innovation.

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Accelerating AI at scale without sacrificing security

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By eliminating time-consuming tasks such as data entry, document processing, and report generation, AI allows teams to focus on higher-value, strategic initiatives that fuel innovation. Similarly, in 2017 Equifax suffered a data breach that exposed the personal data of nearly 150 million people.

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Broadcom’s Approach to Sovereign Cloud: Enabling Innovation and Control for Customers

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Cloud sovereignty is central to the European Unions quest for increased digital autonomy, with the aim of fostering innovation and supporting European businesses on their digital transformation journey. Innovation and Growth for European SMEs and Scale-Ups Of course, organizations at varying stages of digital transformation.

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8 innovative business models to navigate the digital era

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billion for Apple in 2017 and over $110 billion since 2008. An innovative business model has the potential to radically disrupt a market and give your business the competitive edge. But what makes Zipcar tick is the convenience it brings to customers by leveraging the technological innovations. generated $8.5

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What is S/4HANA? SAP’s latest ERP system explained

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In 2008, SAP developed the SAP HANA architecture in collaboration with the Hasso Plattner Institute and Stanford University with the goal of analyzing large amounts of data in real-time. This enables companies to connect processes and experience-based data and drive optimization and innovation.

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Paystand banks $50M to make B2B payments cashless and with no fees

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During the 2008 economic downturn, Almond’s family lost their home. She also agrees with Almond that the B2B payments space is lagging in terms of innovation and has “strong conviction” in what Almond is doing to help mid-market companies proactively manage their cash needs.

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Nigerian fintech Appzone raises $10M for expansion and proprietary technology

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But issues around pricing, flexibility to innovate and a lack of local tech support always come up. The company based in Lagos, Nigeria, was founded by Emeka Emetarom , Obi Emetarom and Wale Onawunmi in 2008. Typically , African financial institutions rely on using foreign technology solutions to solve their problems.

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