Spotify, the leader in audio streaming, unveils the UAE edition of Culture Next, the Annual Global Culture & Trends Report. This year’s report features the UAE for the first time, exploring how Gen Zs and millennials are navigating a common challenge – rebuilding culture from the ground up as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to upend […]
In 2022, Amazon will begin accepting Venmo as well. Venmo parent company PayPal announced the news during its Q3 earnings call. Details on the Amazon partnership are scarce right now, but PayPal stated tha shoppers will be able to use it on Amazon’s website and its mobile app starting in 2022. They will be able […]
Symbl.ai that provides APIs to developers to build apps capable of understanding natural human conversations, has raised a $17 million series A funding. Symbl.ai says its APIs unlock machine learning algorithms from a variety of industry partners and sources. The company helps developers ingest conversation data from text, voice, email, chat, video, and social, and […]
Niantic recently announced that it’s opening its Lightship AR platform to all developers. More specifically, it’s offering the Lightship Augmented Reality Developer Kit (ARDK) to developers who wish to create real-world metaverse concepts. The Lightship ARDK will feature several of the tools used in Niantic’s games, such as Pokémon GO and Pikmin Bloom. These tools […]
SHE Media announced the launch of its proprietary Purchase Intent Graph. Under Penske Media Corporation’s (PMC) first-party data platform Atlas Data Studio, an agency award-winning data strategy and platform developed by SHE Media. SHE Media’s Purchase Intent Graph is focused on consumer purchase behaviour to deliver better experiences to audiences and deeper insights, first party […]
Selfdrive.om, a car rental application which is an entity of Pinewoods Technology Services, has launched its services in Oman with the aim of expanding their presence beyond UAE. Selfdrive.om is an eCommerce platform that leverages technology to cater to the ever-increasing needs of the modern customer for convenient mobility. The car rental app will offer […]
GoBazzar announced the launch of its services in Saudi Arabia and is set to expand in the GCC by December 2021. Redefining how consumers shop, GoBazzar’s services will enable shoppers to compare, review and have access to the best products at competitive prices. Mahmoud Akrin, CEO of GoBazzar said, “At present, we are pleased to […]
Hexaware Technologies, a global IT consulting and digital solutions provider, announced that it has partnered with Duck Creek Technologies, a provider of SaaS insurance core systems, to drive digital transformation for insurers. Hexaware aims to deliver this through its proprietary automation solutions and technology components that enable insurers to adopt Duck Creek solutions rapidly, increase […]
Gatik and Walmart announced that Gatik is operating daily without a safety driver behind the wheel of its delivery route for Walmart in Bentonville, Arkansas, moving customer orders between a Walmart dark store and a neighborhood market in its fleet of multi-temperature autonomous box trucks. Gatik’s deployment with Walmart in the state represents the first […]
Smarsh has announced plans to acquire the Digital Safe archiving and risk management portfolio from Micro Focus following required customary regulatory approvals. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2022. Smarsh is a provider of electronic communications archiving solutions for regulated organisations, delivering capture, archiving, eDiscovery, and supervision solutions. Smarsh manages […]
