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Image credit: Dubai Media Office/Website Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), in collaboration with Keolis-MHI, has successfully completed a sweeping upgrade of wayfinding signage across all Dubai Metro stations. The move aims to enhance the commuting experience, boost user satisfaction, and streamline daily travel across the Red and Green lines of the Metro, as well as the Dubai Tram. Read more-Dubai’s smart commute: How RTA’s AI is changing the city’s roads The ambitious initiative saw the installation and replacement of around 9,000 signs, requiring approximately 11,000 work hours. From entry and exit points to platforms and concourses, signs were modernized…
Image: Supplied Geespace, the aerospace arm of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, has launched 11 satellites into low Earth orbit, expanding its ‘Future Mobility Constellation’ to 41 operational satellites. The satellites, launched on August 9, form the fourth orbital plane of the network, known as GEESATCOM, which is designed to provide high-precision positioning, data links and communications to support autonomous driving and connected vehicle services. Geely plans to complete the first phase of the constellation by the end of 2025, with 72 satellites in orbit, enabling real-time global coverage. The company said the network will underpin technologies such as vehicle-to-everything (V2X)…
Image: Getty Images Amanat Holdings, the UAE-listed healthcare and education investment firm, has completed the sale of its education real estate asset for Dhs453m ($123m). The transaction delivers an unlevered cash-on-cash multiple of 1.7x and an internal rate of return (IRR) of 10 per cent, generating a net cash return of Dhs294m ($80m). The exit underscores the company’s strategy of disciplined investment, portfolio growth, and value-led monetization. The divested asset comprises the real estate of North London Collegiate School, which Amanat acquired in June 2018 for Dhs360m ($98m), with an additional Dhs33m ($9m) invested in capital expansion, bringing total investment…
A recent survey by SevenRooms (April 2025) revealed that 87 per cent of UAE restaurant owners are already leveraging AI, with data analytics ranking among the top five areas of global adoption. This trend is reshaping the F&B industry, where operators are increasingly relying on technology to stay competitive. Foodics, the MENA region’s leading restaurant operations and payments technology company, is capitalising on this momentum with Foodics BI, its advanced AI-powered business intelligence solution. Seamlessly integrated into the wider Foodics ecosystem, the platform enables restaurants to transform real-time business data into strategic actions, improving efficiency, profitability, and long-term growth. “In…
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Image: Supplied Abu Dhabi Airports, operator of the emirate’s five commercial airports, has appointed Carsten Nørland as its new chief commercial officer (CCO). Nørland will oversee the group’s commercial operations, including route development, retail, duty-free, food and beverage, property management, and partnerships. He was previously chief executive of Scandlines, where he led a company-wide transformation that delivered record freight and leisure traffic, stronger financial results, and long-term repositioning. Nørland has also held senior roles at Royal Unibrew and Copenhagen Airport. Carsten Nørland to oversee commercial strategy at Abu Dhabi Airports At Abu Dhabi Airports, he will lead the development of…
Image: Getty Images/ For illustrative purposes AI data centres (AI DCs) are the essential ‘hardware backbone’ of the global AI race, with the Middle East emerging as a key player with the region’s most recent initiative launches on the global map. The demand for AI computing power has grown exponentially. Despite disruptors like Deepseek and improvements in chip efficiency, industry experts predict that increasing AI complexity and adoption will continue to fuel its steep upward trajectory. In our recent publication ‘Breaking Barriers to Data Centre Growth’, we expect that global data centre power demand will reach 127GW by 2028, up…
Image: Supplied Picture this: The phone rings at 2am. A customer’s critical system has failed, and they need immediate help. In yesterday’s contact centre, this scenario meant long hold times, multiple transfers, and frustrated agents scrambling through disparate systems to piece together the customer’s history. Today, artificial intelligence can transform this interaction into a seamless, empathetic experience where technology amplifies human capability rather than replacing it. The modern contact centre faces an unprecedented challenge with customer expectations evolving far beyond simple issue resolution. Demands on contact centres today Today’s consumers demand empathy, personalisation, and lightning-fast responses across every channel. They…
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