Author: Akin Naphtal

du, the leading telecommunications services provider in the UAE, has entered into a teaming agreement with Alliance Networks to offer high-capacity connectivity to potential clients within the region. Through this partnership, du and Alliance Networks, known for their regional network and commercial partnerships, aim to explore collaboration opportunities and deliver exceptional connectivity solutions to customers in the GCC and MENA regions. READ ALSO: Nokia Partners with TSSC and Kaushalya to Establish 5G Centre of Excellence in Gujarat Adel Al Daylami, CEO of Alliance Networks, expressed his enthusiasm about the strategic alliance, highlighting the combination of their regional expertise and network…

Jordan’s Ministry of Interior has announced the launch of a comprehensive range of electronic visa and residency permit services for foreign visitors and residents. Starting from July 23, all paper-based transactions related to these services will no longer be accepted by any official entity or portal, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra. The newly introduced e-services can be accessed through the ministry’s dedicated online platform. These services will cover various visa and permit processes, including the issuance and renewal of permanent and temporary visas for purposes such as visit, transit, work, study and medical treatment. Applicants will also be…

Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, has introduced a new tool called CM3leon, which offers text-to-image and image-to-text generation capabilities. CM3leon achieves impressive performance in text-to-image generation despite being trained on significantly less computing power compared to previous transformer-based methods, according to Meta’s blog post. The architecture of CM3leon is based on a decoder-only transformer, similar to other generative AI models like GPT-3, GPT-4, ChatGPT and LaMDa. However, what sets CM3leon apart is its unique ability to input and generate both text and images, as claimed by Meta. READ ALSO: Jordan Launches Electronic Visa and Residency Permit Services for…

Finnish telecommunications equipment company Nokia has announced a collaboration with Telecom Sector Skill Council (TSSC) and Kaushalya – The Skill University to establish a Nokia Centre of Excellence (CoE) for 5G skill development in Gujarat’s ITI Kubernagar. The CoE will feature a skill lab dedicated to training candidates in 5G technology skills, with the goal of offering placement opportunities to at least 70% of learners within 4-6 weeks of completing the course. The program is expected to benefit around 300 candidates in its first year. Amit Marwah, Chief Marketing Officer of Nokia India, emphasized the company’s commitment to developing a…

Adobe has announced the expansion of its generative artificial intelligence (AI) offering, Firefly, to include support for text prompts in eight Indian languages, including Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu. This brings the total number of supported languages to over 100 globally, allowing users to generate images and effects using their native language prompts. Additionally, localized versions of Firefly are now available in 20 languages, such as French, German and Japanese. Firefly is part of Adobe’s family of generative AI solutions, which was launched in March. It builds upon the existing generative AI tools that Adobe introduced in Photoshop, Express and…

AI Robotics company, Figure, has secured a $9 million equity investment from Intel Capital, a tech renowned investor, to bolster Figure’s financial position and accelerate the development of their autonomous humanoid robot, Figure 01. Furthermore, the investment will also support the expansion of Figure’s AI data pipeline for autonomous operations and drive the company towards eventual commercialization. Intel Capital joins other prominent investors in Figure’s Series A funding round, with bids from Parkway Venture Capital, Brett Adcock, Aliya Capital, and Bold Capital Partners, among others. “Intel Capital is at the forefront of making big, bold frontier bets and we are…

Flutterwave has unveiled Tuition to help Africans pay several fees to secondary schools, universities, colleges, and other edtech platforms in their local currencies on the continent and abroad. Currently, the product is only available in Nigeria with over 40 institutions in the UK supported. However, there are plans to expand to schools in other African countries, the UK, US, Canada, France and Germany. Students, parents, guardians, and sponsors in other African countries should be able to access the product as rollout continues in the coming months. Parents and guardians can easily track their transactions by checking the status and history…

Edge, one of the world’s leading advanced technology and defence groups, has announced its acquisition of OryxLabs, a prominent cybersecurity company based in Abu Dhabi. OryxLabs is providing tailored cybersecurity solutions to safeguard its clients from emerging cyber threats. With strong focus on advanced research, engineering, and innovation, the company has been entrusted with addressing cybersecurity challenges at scale while delivering exceptional services to its clients. READ ALSO: Trend Micro blocks over 12mln cyber threats in Oman The acquisition gives Edge the opportunity to expand its portfolio and provides it with advanced solutions to solve critical pain points in cybersecurity,…

Trend Micro Incorporated, a global leader in cybersecurity, announced the findings of its annual cybersecurity report, which revealed a significant 55% increase in global threat detections and a massive 242% surge in blocked malicious files in 2022. Titled “Rethinking Tactics”, the report highlights concerning trends that have significant implications for the future of digital security. It emphasized that threat actors indiscriminately targeted both consumers and organizations across all sectors, making 2022 a challenging year for cybersecurity professionals. In Oman, in particular, Trend Micro solutions detected and blocked over 3 million (3,284,958) email threats, prevented 2.5 million (2,524,312) malicious URL victim…

Google has unveiled its groundbreaking project, Gemini, at this year’s Google I/O conference, generating significant anticipation within the AI industry. Gemini, developed by Google’s DeepMind under the leadership of CEO Demis Hassabis, aims to surpass the performance of existing AI systems, including OpenAI’s ChatGPT. It operates with the vision of tackling diverse data and tasks without relying on specialized models, revolutionizing the field of AI. Gemini draws inspiration from Google’s triumphant creation, AlphaGo, which achieved remarkable success in 2016. By incorporating AlphaGo’s problem-solving capabilities and advanced language processing, Gemini represents a fusion of strengths. The project embraces reinforcement learning, continuously…