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Reinforcing Family Wellbeing and Community Support in the UAE’s Year of the Family Delivering Affordability, Access, and Value Throughout the Holy Month Abu Dhabi, UAE – 20 January 2026: ADCOOP, the UAE’s community-centered retail brand, today announced the launch of its Ramadan 2026 campaign, reinforcing its purpose of supporting families, strengthening community wellbeing, and ensuring access to affordable, high-quality food during the Holy Month and throughout the year, in line with the UAE’s designation of 2026 as the “Year of the Family”. The Ramadan 2026 campaign is underpinned by a total investment of AED 20 million, delivering savings of up…

Spotify is testing a new feature called Page Match that could allow listeners to sync audiobooks with physical books, making it easier to switch between reading on paper and listening without losing their place. According to Android Authority, Page Match is designed to sync progress across paper books, ebooks, and audiobooks. If you are reading a physical book and want to switch to audio, you could scan the page you are on using your phone’s camera. The feature uses optical character recognition (OCR) to identify the text and jump the audiobookto the corresponding section. What’s impressive is that Spotify’s code…

Dubai, UAE; 19 January 2025: NEO PAY, the UAE’s fast-growing payment solutions provider, has partnered with Wio Bank PJSC, the Middle East’s leading digital financial platform, to introduce a Point-of-Sale (PoS) lending solution, designed for SME merchants across the UAE. The launch of this lending solution reflects NEO PAY’s commitment to empowering SMEs with the financial tools they need to grow and compete in today’s dynamic market.  Vibhor Mundhada, CEO of NEO PAY, said: “We’re thrilled to collaborate with Wio Bank to launch a groundbreaking PoS lending solution, designed to empower merchants with quick and easy access to the capital they…

The smartphone industry has been under the rubble of rising DRAM and NAND flash prices, and the impact is slowly (but steadily) making its way to the top players. Brands like Apple and Google, which launched their latest flagships a couple of months ago, seem to have temporarily escaped the situation, but it’s the company with the highest market share that’s currently stuck in the crosshairs: Samsung. The Korean tech giant is prepping its international supply chain and retail network to start selling the Galaxy S26 series in less than two months. However, thanks to the launch’s timing, it seems…

Dubai strengthens its position as a global launchpad for food-tech founders as Gulfood introduces a high-impact startup platform connecting innovation, capital and international markets DUBAI – January 20, 2026: Gulfood, the world’s largest and most influential food and beverage sourcing event, announced the launch of Gulfood Startups, a dedicated platform designed to support high-growth food-tech companies seeking to scale internationally from Dubai. As the global food economy accelerates towards a projected value of USD 11.37 trillion by 20301, innovation across production, processing and distribution is increasingly being driven by startups reshaping how food is produced, distributed and commercialised. Over 250 global visionaries will…

Earbuds are one of those purchases where the wrong pair annoys you every single day—bad fit, flaky connection, weak call quality, or sound that feels thin. That’s why price matters, but so does buying from a brand that actually cares about audio. The Sennheiser ACCENTUM True Wireless earbuds are $119.99, saving you $100 off the $219.99 compared value. If you’ve been waiting for a price that makes a legit upgrade feel sensible, this is it. What you’re getting These are true wireless earbuds built for everyday use: commuting, workouts, calls, and long listening sessions. The main appeal is that Sennheiser…

At CES 2026, the robotics conversation has quietly shifted. Fewer people are asking whether robots can move faster or lift heavier objects. More are asking something harder: why are robots still struggling outside controlled demos — and what’s missing to make them reliable in the real world? For many in the industry, the answer is data. Not synthetic data or scripted motions, but real interaction data that captures how objects behave when they are touched, pushed, squeezed, or moved. That’s the problem Daimon Robotics is trying to address with the DM-EXton2, a teleoperation-based data acquisition system unveiled at CES this…

Celebrating the Arrival of Stranger Things Season 5 with Exclusive Limited-Edition Timepieces Casio Middle East and Africa is thrilled to announce the availability of a brand-new limited-edition collaboration with the globally acclaimed Netflix series “Stranger Things.” This marks the second special partnership between CASIO and the hit supernatural mystery franchise, arriving just in time to celebrate the release of Season 5, the final chapter of the series. The collection features two uniquely designed models — DW-5600STT-1 and AQ-800EST-1A — both drawing creative inspiration from the parallel worlds central to Stranger Things, including the dark and enigmatic “Upside Down.”  Distinctive Design Details DW-5600STT-1: Based on the…

Garages aren’t just for parking cars or storing boxes anymore. They’re becoming full-on workshops – spaces where oil changes, brake jobs, furniture building, and weekend repair projects all happen under one roof. With DIY culture booming, there’s a growing demand for versatile, durable, and affordable tools. VEVOR’s latest launch aims to meet this demand. The company is introducing two new impact socket sets: the VEVOR Impact Socket Set 3/8” Drive, 50-Piece Standard SAE (5/16 to 3/4 inch) & Metric (8 to 22 mm) Size, and the VEVOR 1/2″ Drive Impact Socket Set, 29-Piece Deep Sockets Standard SAE (3/8 to 1…

Global tech leaders come together in Abu Dhabi for two days of high-impact discussions on the future of AI Abu Dhabi, UAE, 20 January 2025 — Abu Dhabi’s flagship AI Adopters event, Machines Can Think 2026, is being held under the patronage and in the presence of H.E. Sheikh Nahyan bin Mabarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence. Taking place on 26–27 January 2026 at Park Hyatt Saadiyat, the summit is co-organized and co-hosted by Polynome and the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI). As AI becomes central to the UAE’s economic outlook, the event brings together government, academia, and industry…