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Anker is recalling over 1.1 million power banks due to fire and...
Anker has issued a recall for its PowerCore 10000 power bank (model A1263) due to a potential issue with the lithium-ion battery that could pose a fire safety risk. The company has...
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Majid Al Futtaim and Huawei Launch Carrefour Smartwatch App to Transform Mobile...
Majid Al Futtaim Retail, the exclusive operator of Carrefour in the UAE, has joined forces with global tech giant Huawei to unveil the Carrefour Smartwatch App, designed for Huawei s newly launched...
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Visa Signs Football Phenom Lamine Yamal as Global Ambassador for FIFA World...
With exactly one year to go until the FIFA World Cup 26 begins across Canada, Mexico, and the United States, Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) has announced a major new partnership with football...
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ITIDA Launches Nationwide Internship Program to Train 10,000 Students in Emerging Tech...
The Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) has unveiled an expanded edition of its annual Summer Internship Program, targeting more than 10,000 university students across Egypt. The initiative is part of the...
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ICT Minister Attends Graduation of ‘ITI Tech Law’ First Cohort, Launch of...
The Minister of Communications and Information Technology Amr Talaat has attended the graduation ceremony of the first cohort of the ITI Tech Law program and the official launch of its online version...
Business
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Vodafone, Nokia, Qualcomm Technologies and Xiaomi’s latest 5G upgrade test boosts download...
Vodafone, Nokia, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and Xiaomi have successfully completed tests of a major 5G software enhancement which promises to boost data throughput for users by nearly 25%. It will pave the...
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Visa, Mastercard race to agentic AI commerce
Visa and Mastercard are racing to develop payments tools that will let consumers commission digital agents to buy goods and services. With agentic artificial intelligence enabling consumers to program digital agents to...
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TikTok creating more than 500 new British jobs
TikTok has unveiled plans to create more than 500 new British jobs and open a second office in London as it cheered passing the 30 million milestone for users in the UK....
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Snapchat launches an Apple Watch app globally
Snapchat announced on Thursday that it s launching a watchOS app to allow Apple Watch users to access the social network on their wrists. With this new app, users can now use...
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VW looks at making cars in Egypt to sell across Africa
: Volkswagen AG is exploring plans to produce cars in Egypt as part of a broader strategy to expand across African markets while scaling back operations in Europe, Bloomberg reported , citing...
Technology
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Amazon Launches Advanced AI Alexa Plus
Amazon has unveiled a significant upgrade to its Alexa voice assistant, integrating generative artificial intelligence to enhance its capabilities and make interactions feel more human-like. The new version, called Alexa Plus, was...
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Anker is recalling over 1.1 million power banks due to fire and...
Anker has issued a recall for its PowerCore 10000 power bank (model A1263) due to a potential issue with the lithium-ion battery that could pose a fire safety risk. The company has...
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Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 7 looks incredibly thin in latest leak
Samsung s upcoming Galaxy Z Fold 7 is expected to be drastically thinner than previous models, and a new piece of retail marketing shows just how much of a difference that makes...
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Fake AI Assistant App Distributes New ‘BrowserVenom’ Malware, Steals User Data
Cybersecurity researchers at Kaspersky s Global Research Analysis Team have uncovered a malicious campaign targeting users with a fake DeepSeek-R1 large language model (LLM) desktop app, which installs a newly discovered Trojan...
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Increased car tech drives ‘changing crash repairs’
The growing amount of technology used in new cars is changing vehicle repairs, with fixing a car now not simply about replacing parts. Research from AA Accident Assist reveals that wiring looms...
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Snap to launch smaller, lighter augmented reality Specs smartglasses in 2026
on Tuesday announced its plans to release a sixth-generation of its augmented reality glasses in 2026, as competition in the smart glasses market continues to heat up. The maker of Snapchat said...
Smart cities
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Nvidia debuts new AI models and tools for robotics, smart cities and...
Nvidia Corp. today debuted several announcements aimed at empowering developers and industry professionals building autonomous vehicles, robot fleets and smart cities. During Nvidia GTC Paris at VivaTech, the company s technology conference,...
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Snap to launch smaller, lighter augmented reality Specs smartglasses in 2026
on Tuesday announced its plans to release a sixth-generation of its augmented reality glasses in 2026, as competition in the smart glasses market continues to heat up. The maker of Snapchat said...
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ICT Minister Attends Graduation of ‘ITI Tech Law’ First Cohort, Launch of...
The Minister of Communications and Information Technology Amr Talaat has attended the graduation ceremony of the first cohort of the ITI Tech Law program and the official launch of its online version...
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Meet G1T4-M1N1: Your Real-Life Droid Companion
If you ve ever dreamed of having your own personal droid, this might be the closest thing yet. This Star Wars-inspired cargo robot will carry your stuff and follow you around. G1T4-M1N1...
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Meet G1T4-M1N1: Your Real-Life Droid Companion
If you ve ever dreamed of having your own personal droid, this might be the closest thing yet. This Star Wars-inspired cargo robot will carry your stuff and follow you around. G1T4-M1N1...
Banks
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UK finance watchdog teams up with Nvidia to let banks experiment with...
LONDON Britain s financial services watchdog on Monday announced a new tie-up with U.S. chipmaker Nvidia to let banks safely experiment with artificial intelligence. The Financial Conduct Authority said it will launch...
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IMF Announces Leadership Rotations and Retirement of ICD Director
Washington,: Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), announced today senior leadership changes at the Fund, including the planned retirement of a long serving department head and a leadership...
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Now You Can Register to Al Ahly Phone Cash Service Online
Use your NBE Phonecash wallet to make your daily payments around the clock from anywhere through the easiest and most secure way. The service is available for NBE or non-NBE customers as...
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QNB Alahli Expands Weekend Branch Operations to Major Malls Across Egypt
QNB Alahli has launched weekend banking services at select mall-based branches in a strategic move aimed at improving accessibility and elevating the customer experience. The initiative targets individual clients and offers banking...
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National Bank of Egypt Extends Platinum Certificate Offers with Unchanged Rates Until...
The National Bank of Egypt (NBE) has announced that it will continue to offer its popular platinum certificates at current interest rates until Saturday, April 26, 2025. The bank confirmed that customers...
Fin tech
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Sam Altman brings his eye-scanning identity verification startup to the UK
LONDON World, the biometric identity verification project co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, is set to launch in the U.K. this week. The venture, which uses a spherical eye-scanning device called the...
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Will Musk vs. Trump affect xAI’s $5 billion debt deal
While the online feud between Elon Musk and President Donald Trump seemed to drive traffic to Musk s social media platform X (formerly Twitter), it could also create issues for the platform...
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Mastercard partners with PayPal to improve checkout choice for shoppers
Mastercard has partnered with PayPal on Mastercard One Credential to improve choice at checkout. The companies co-developed new features utilising One Credential with the aim of offering their customers more ways to...
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Mohamed Assem, CEO of Mastercard, explains the future of payments in Egypt.
In this in-depth interview, Assem highlights Mastercard s pivotal role in advancing Egypt s transition toward a cashless economy, the growing importance of tokenization, and the company s commitment to empowering consumers...
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tech Tricks for Tech Lovers to Save Money Online
With advancements in technology occurring at breakneck speeds, there s an increasing dependence on devices and innovative software for both professional and personal purposes. This has created a trend of ever-increasing prices...
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AMD buys silicon photonics startup Enosemi to fuel its AI ambitions
AMD has acquired Enosemi, a startup designing custom materials to support silicon photonics product development. The terms of the deal, announced Wednesday, weren t disclosed. Silicon photonics uses light photons to transmit...