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Google Cloud recently announced a strategic partnership with Verizon focused on deploying AI across the operator’s customer experience, network operations and internal functions. Under the agreement, Verizon will use Google Cloud’s full AI stack to help modernise customer experiences, unify enterprise data and scale AI use across the company. Alfonso Villanueva, Verizon’s chief transformation officer and EVP of Verizon Consumer, said serving customers individually requires working AI-first throughout the organisation. Karthik Narain, Chief Product and Business Officer at Google Cloud, added Verizon is demonstrating what full-scale AI transformation looks like for a global enterprise, integrating everything from high-performance infrastructure and…

Dubai’s Consumer Protection team will launch school workshops next academic year, teaching children about smart shopping, receipts, expiry dates and checking prices. Dubai: Dubai is preparing to launch a new awareness campaign that will bring the concept of consumer protection into schools, through an initiative targeting students under the umbrella of “Little Consumer”.  The aim is to build early awareness of consumer rights, among children, and to introduce them to the basics of commercial transactions, so that knowing one’s right becomes part of the child’s daily behaviour before he/she becomes an independent consumer. Ahmed Ahli, Acting Director of Consumer Protection…

The Pixel 11 line went on sale on 20 August, eight days after Google announced it. On paper, it should be an easy sell: better cameras, brighter screens, seven years of updates and the “raw Android” experience that has kept fans loyal for years. Then you look at what Google is asking in return. Every model costs $100 more than the phone it replaces. The Pro and Pro XL lose 4GB of memory. The new Tensor G6 sits behind every rival flagship chip, including Apple’s and Qualcomm’s, and it lags most in graphics, something gamers will notice. In the UAE,…

ABU DHABI, 24th August, 2026 (WAM) — Around 12,000 athletes from across the world are expected to compete in the 18th Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship at Mubadala Arena from 9th to 21st November, with registrations continuing to rise. Preparations are at an advanced stage, with the Organising Committee coordinating registration, accreditation, competition areas, warm-up facilities, medical services, crowd management, security and safety across the 13-day event. Organisers are also working with relevant authorities and partners to ensure smooth operations throughout the championship. The fan experience will feature expanded activities for families and children, alongside new initiatives and interactive…

DUBAI, 25th August, 2026 (WAM) — Under the umbrella of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, the UAE Water Aid Foundation (Suqia UAE) is participating in the Dubai International Humanitarian Aid & Development Conference & Exhibition (DIHAD 2026), taking place from 24 to 26 August at the Dubai World Trade Centre. This year’s event is held under the theme ‘Humanitarianism in Transition: Shaping the Future of Humanitarian Action’. At its stand, Suqia UAE is showcasing its sustainable humanitarian initiatives and projects that provide safe drinking water to communities in need around the world. It is also highlighting the role…

DUBAI, 25th August, 2026 (WAM) — The UAE is emerging as a regional template for a new era of regulated digital money, as governments increasingly respond to the rise of US dollar-backed stablecoins by developing sovereign-aligned alternatives rather than resisting their adoption, according to a new Viewpoint from global management consultancy Arthur D. Little. “The Sovereign Stablecoin Era: Replication, Not Resistance” finds that a fundamental shift is taking place in the global stablecoin landscape. Instead of choosing between allowing dollar stablecoins to proliferate or restricting them, a growing number of jurisdictions are pursuing a third path: permitting regulated global stablecoins…

ABU DHABI, 26th August, 2026 (WAM) — Ferrari World Yas Island, Abu Dhabi will celebrate Emirati Women’s Day by hosting the third edition of its Ladies Run on 30th August, offering a women-only sporting experience combining fitness and friendly competition. Held in cool, fully enclosed, air-conditioned comfort, the run offers distances suited to every fitness level, including 2.5km for beginners, 5km for recreational runners and 10km for more experienced runners. Starting inside Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, the route takes participants through the park, into Yas Mall and back via the Italian Village before returning to the finish point. Check-in begins…

As students and families across the UAE prepare for the Back-to-School season, ASUS recently announced the new Zenbook 14 Copilot+ PC (UX3480QA), an ultraportable laptop designed to move easily between classrooms, campus, work, and everyday life. Powered by a Snapdragon® X processor, the UAE launch combines Zenbook-exclusive Ceraluminum™ craftsmanship, responsive AI-enabled computing, and thoughtful everyday experiences in a sleek, lightweight design. AMD (UX3480KA) and Intel® (UX3480AA) configurations are planned to enter the UAE market at a later stage. At the heart of the new Zenbook 14 is a simple philosophy: great design isn’t about adding more — it is about…

A one-time password using biometric fingerprinting via the banking app, and a message after each login attempt, are just some of the new measures Abu Dhabi: Banks in the country have begun tightening security measures for digital banking services by enhancing customer identity verification methods when accessing banking applications, as well as when making online purchases, in order to reduce the risks of electronic fraud and the theft of login data and verification codes. The new procedures include the use of instant notifications that appear on the banking app when transactions or login attempts are made, and the adoption of…

The UAE insurance sector recorded strong growth in 2025, with gross written premiums rising 14.9 per cent year-on-year to Dh74.8 billion, supported by higher health, property and liability insurance business, according to the Central Bank of the UAE’s annual statistical report. Property and liability insurance premiums increased 14.1 per cent to Dh36.4 billion, while health insurance premiums rose 16.3 per cent to Dh30 billion. Premiums for life insurance and fund accumulation increased 12.1 per cent to Dh8.4 billion. The growth came as the UAE continued to expand insurance coverage and introduced mandatory basic health insurance for private-sector employees and domestic…