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Winter in Venice, Lived at a Different Rhythm

Winter is still alive in Venice. Despite the cool weather, the city remains rich with events and seasonal energy, moving between moments of celebration and calm. As the year begins, Venice sets the stage for Valentine’s Day, the return of Carnival and the wider excitement surrounding the Winter Olympics in northern Italy. At the centre […]
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The UAE FoodTech Challenge 2026 Winners to Join National Agri-Tech Ecosystem and Support Global Food Security

The third edition of the UAE FoodTech Challenge, a global competition that identifies and scales the world’s most promising agri-tech innovations, concluded at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week with the announcement of four winning startups: Category: Climate-Smart Food Production Permia Sensing uses AI, bioacoustic sensors and drone imaging to monitor tree health. Already
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Al Habtoor Research Centre Celebrates Its Third Anniversary and Honours Winners of the Al Habtoor Initiative to Preserve the Arabic Language

The Al Habtoor Research Centre (AHRC) marked its third anniversary with its annual event, which opened with a special dialogue session featuring Emirati businessman Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor, Founder and Chairman of the Al Habtoor Group. The discussion addressed a range of pressing regional and international issues, set against a backdrop of rapid political, economic, […]
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Hashgraph Ventures pledges US$1 Million to the Hedera Africa Hackathon to Accelerate Web3 and AI Innovation across Africa

Hashgraph Ventures Manager Ltd, a licensed and regulated venture capital fund under the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), has announced a pledge of US$1 million to the Hedera Africa Hackathon, the continent’s largest Web3 innovation event aimed at accelerating digital transformation and economic inclusion across
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AWS unveils frontier agents, a new class of AI agents that work as an extension of your software development team

AI agents have transformed how development teams work, and as the technology evolves, teams are learning how to maximize agents’ value. To understand how to push agents further, we looked to our own development teams building services at Amazon scale and uncovered three critical insights to dramatically increase value. First, by learning what the agents […]
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Markets Mixed: US Stocks Up on Rotation Hopes, Oil Slumps, Gold Near Records : Comments from Vijay Valecha , CIO – Century Financial External Inbox

US Markets  The SPX Index and NDX Index are up about 0.25% and 0.42%, respectively, in the day and are currently trading at $6,930 and $25,519. From a fundamental standpoint, as the decision on Trump tariffs is postponed, Goldman Sachs expects Americans to bear half of the costs of Trump’s tariffs, as tariffs have already […]
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Dubai Jewellery Group (DJG) Concludes Successful Gold Promotion as Dubai Shopping Festival ‘25 Comes to a Close

Dubai Jewellery Group (DJG) has successfully concluded its Dubai Shopping Festival 2025-26 campaign, marking the end of a highly engaging retail campaign that ran from 5 December 2025 to 11 January 2026, reinforcing Dubai’s reputation as the iconic City of Gold. Launched as part of the Dubai Shopping Festival, the promotion invited shoppers across Dubai, […]
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Media Icon Rania Barghout Partners with Makeda Solutions for New Leadership Series “Between the Lines”

Renowned broadcaster and media icon Rania Barghout today announced a strategic collaboration with Makeda Solutions, the region’s premier women-first innovation accelerator. The partnership marks the launch of “Between the Lines,” a new English-language video podcast filmed in Dubai that chronicles the journeys of women reshaping the Middle East. In a move to amplify the