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Blockchain adoption expands across global industries

Exclusive article by : Anish Jain, Founder and CEO, W Chain, a leading hybrid blockchain network

Blockchain technology is evolving very fast, offering promising opportunities and important challenges that need to be overcome for broad adoption. The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the most important blockchain trends. The intersection of AI and blockchain technology is transforming the industry by providing data integrity and efficiency in operations. This merging will grow really big, allowing open access to AI and preserving transparency and safety on blockchains. Smart contracts are getting more complex, including AI-based decision-making on the basis of external inputs, which should improve decision-making and automate complex transactions.

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The National Program for Coders, with Emirates NBD and partners, announces the 2025 winners of InnovAIte, UAE’s largest student-led national AI Hackathon

Dubai, UAE, 28March 2025: The second edition of InnovAIte, UAE’s largest student-led National AI Hackathon, organised by AryavOdhrani, Nirvaan Thawani, Dasuni Gunasekara and Alizeh Alihas successfully concluded its second edition with Team ‘Machine Mindset’ from GEMS Wellington Academy –SiliconOasis being declared the winner.

The event was held in collaboration with the National Program of Coders, and supported by sponsors such asEmirates NBD, a leading banking group in the Middle East, North Africa,and Türkiye (MENAT) region, as well as EDGE Group, Hale Education Group and the University of Birmingham, Dubai.

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AppsFlyer Research Confirms ‘Ramadan Effect’ as Middle East Mobile App Revenues Surpass US$1.7 Billion, Showing 18.6% YoY Growth

The Holy Month continues to drive a significant spike in mobile app engagement and revenue across the Middle East

Shopping and Finance apps once again lead the charge

Dubai, United Arab Emirates – April 02, 2025 – As brands across the region continue to compete for consumer attention during the Holy Month, new data fromAppsFlyer, the global leader in marketing measurement, attribution, and data analytics, reveals another year of dramatic growth in mobile app engagement, installs, and revenue across the Middle East — as marketers double down on seasonal campaigns to capture user attention during this critical commercial period.

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KDK launches ‘FanProSelect’, a revolutionary product selection platform for quick and easy one-stop ventilation solutions

FanProSelect helps beginners and professional alike to efficiently choose the most suitable solutions to meet their air and ventilation requirements

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

KDK Company, a division of PES Japan and a trusted name in electrical fans and ventilation technology, today announced the launch of FanProSelect (https://fanproselect.kdk-mea.com), a comprehensive online product selection platform designed to revolutionize how customers in the Middle East and Africa region browse, compare and select ventilation systems most suited to their needs. This innovative platform features a wide range of KDK product categories – from residential fans to industrial ventilation systems to ventilation accessories – making product selection and configuration easy even for beginners.

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Gartner Forecasts Worldwide GenAI Spending to Reach $644 Billion in 2025

Gartner Forecasts Worldwide GenAI Spending to Reach $644 Billion in 2025

CIOs Must Prepare for Rising GenAI Spending in 2025, Fueled by Better Foundational Models and Growing Demand for AI Products

John-David Lovelock

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, April 2, 2025 — Worldwide generative AI (GenAI) spending is expected to total $644 billion in 2025, an increase of 76.4% from 2024, according to a forecast by Gartner, Inc.

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