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Equifax has partnered with Snowflake to make select differentiated data assets rapidly and securely available through Snowflake Data Marketplace. Snowflake Data Marketplace offers a frictionless data sharing experience with no data transfer or integration requirements, enabling data scientists, business intelligence and analytics professionals access to live and ready-to-query data from Equifax for smarter decision making.  Customers […]

Luxury fashion brand Louis Vuitton has seen half a million downloads in the first week of its adventure-based game for mobile, Louis the Game, which launched on 3 August, according to figures from App Annie. China is the biggest market driving the download numbers. The game was created as part of the celebrations to mark the brand’s 200th […]

Medal.tv, a short-form video clipping service and social network for gamers, is entering the livestreaming market with the acquisition of Rawa.tv, a Twitch rival based in Dubai, which had raised around $1 million to date. The seven-figure, all-cash deal will see two of Rawa’s founders, Raya Dadah and Phil Jammal, now joining Medal, and further […]

Abacus.AI debuts as an end-to-end real-time MLOps and DLOps platform. Customers can stream real-time events, such as clickstream data, social media interactions, online purchases, media views and readings from iOT sensors to Abacus.AI through a streaming API. Abacus.AI will process and transform that data, train deep learning models, and generate contextual predictions in real-time. Real-time deep […]

Uniphore, a Conversational Service Automation (CSA) platform recently announced its agreement to acquire  Jacada, a customer experience company. Jacada’s automation software brings a proven track record of solving complex contact centre challenges and empowering the design and implementation of transformational customer experiences quickly and easily. Combined with Jacada’s low code/no code platform, Uniphore’s conversational automation platform will empower businesses to easily automate key interactions across self-service […]

UAE-based automotive startup, MySyara has acquired a major auto parts distributor in the UAE for $2.6 million. With the integration of supply chain within its business operations, the startup has launched ‘MySyara Supply’ that aims to deliver seamless customer experiences. It has also secured $400,000 from its existing investor pool to further develop its service […]

The UAE retail market’s recovery is continuing, new data from Majid Al Futtaim, the leading shopping mall, communities, retail and leisure pioneer across the Middle East, Africa and Asia, shows. This is according to the company’s quarterly update to its series of landmark retail sector reports.   Data for the State of the UAE Retail Economy […]

Zappos.com and Abercrombie & Fitch, a division of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. announced a partnership to bring Abercrombie & Fitch apparel to a larger US consumer base through Zappos.com. Beginning August 16, customers can shop Zappos for Abercrombie & Fitch favourites, including Abercrombie’s high-quality, size-inclusive denim and essential tops for adults and kids. Through this […]

Stats Perform, the sports tech leader in data and AI technology in sports platforms, announced a unique partnership to bring social media abuse monitoring service to the sport market. Stats Perform will work with Signify to expand access to Signify’s Threat Matrix, a proprietary service using AI technology to detect online abuse at scale, by […]

Sendlane, a marketing automation and customer engagement solution recently announced its partnership with ClickBank, a global digital retailer. The partnership will give Sendlane clients the ability to quickly and easily integrate affiliate marketing capabilities into their business mix, while ClickBank vendors can leverage Sendlane’s email and SMS marketing automation. The Sendlane partnership allows for one-click integration […]