Qatar says media report reveals UAE role in hack that sparked crisis Qatar said on Monday that a U.S. media report had shown that the United Arab Emirates was involved in an alleged hack of Qatar’s state news agency in late May that helped spark a diplomatic crisis in the […]
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Internet outage in violence-plagued Somalia is extra headache for businesses A severed marine cable has left Somalia without internet for weeks, triggering losses for businesses, residents said, and adding a layer of chaos in a country where Islamist insurgents are carrying out a campaign of bombings and killings. Abdi Anshuur, […]
UAE minister denies any hacking of Qatar The United Arab Emirates was not responsible for an alleged hack of Qatari websites which helped spark a month-long diplomatic rift with Doha, the UAE’s minister of state for foreign affairs said on Monday. Speaking at a forum in London, Anwar Gargash also […]
MidEast ride-hailing firm Careem buys stake in Egyptian transport start-up MidEast ride-hailing firm Careem buys stake in Egyptian transport start-up Ride-hailing firm Careem, a Middle East rival to Uber Technologies Inc, has bought a minority stake in a three-month-old Egyptian start-up that connects commuters with private buses in Cairo. Dubai-based […]
Message service Telegram to shut some public channels after Indonesia ban Encrypted messaging service Telegram will shut down “terrorist-related” public channels, its founder said on Sunday, after Indonesia’s government blocked access to the platform citing security concerns. Indonesia, home to the world’s largest Muslim population, has seen a resurgence in […]
Italy minister says row with Telecom Italia boss is over A spat between Rome and Telecom Italia’s (TIM) chief executive over the rollout of ultrafast broadband has been resolved, Italian industry minister Carlo Calenda said in an interview published on Saturday. The row had threatened to poison relations between the […]
GM teams up with Uber to expand Maven program to Australia General Motors Co (GM.N) said on Saturday it was testing its car-sharing operation, Maven, in Australia through a pilot program with ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL]. The leasing agreement will allow Uber drivers to rent cars produced by […]
Carlyle to buy airfield lighting group ADB Safegate: sources Buyout group Carlyle has agreed to buy airfield lighting group ADB Safegate at a valuation of about 900 million euros ($1 billion) including debt, sources familiar with the matter said. Belgium-based ADB Safegate supplies visual guidance solutions from landing to parking […]
Global cyber attack could spur $53 billion in losses: Lloyd’s of London A major, global cyber attack could trigger an average of $53 billion of economic losses, a figure on par with a catastrophic natural disaster such as U.S. Superstorm Sandy in 2012, Lloyd’s of London said in a report […]
Uber shareholders discuss stock sale to SoftBank, others: Bloomberg Uber Technologies Inc’s shareholders and its board, led by venture capital firm Benchmark, have discussed selling some of their stock to Masayoshi Son’s SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T) and other potential investors, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. […]
