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Most companies have spent the past decade modernizing the way they work. Procurement has become digital. Travel is easier to manage. HR, payroll, and finance all run on dedicated platforms built for business. Yet one area often remains surprisingly fragmented: food for the workplace. A team lunch might be ordered through one vendor, while a client meeting is catered by another. Someone schedules breakfast for an onboarding session using a consumer delivery app, and another employee submits receipts days later for reimbursement. Before long, budgets are spread across multiple systems, invoices live in different inboxes, and workplace teams spend valuable…

Samsung’s rumored 2026 hardware lineup is beginning to resemble a coordinated attack on your wallet. Leaks have already suggested that some of its upcoming Galaxy Z foldables could get more expensive. Now, the Galaxy Watch lineup may be joining the price-hike party. According to WinFuture, Samsung could raise European prices across the entire Galaxy Watch 9 lineup and the upcoming Galaxy Watch Ultra 2. The increases reportedly fall between €30 and €50, depending on the model. The cheapest Galaxy Watch 9 may start at €409 for the 40mm Bluetooth version. Add LTE, and the price reportedly climbs to €459. The…

A pair of creators has found a way to make YouTube more than just a video streaming experience. You can now play Mario Kart inside it. Atlas Arcade and Animated Subtitles have created a fan-made interactive video that lets desktop users drive through Rainbow Road using keyboard controls. It lasts just over a minute and offers a stripped-down version of the familiar kart-racing experience, yet the technical trickery behind it is far more interesting than its size suggests. This is not an official Nintendo release or a complete browser port of Mario Kart. It is a YouTube video twisted into…

AI has been pushed on all your latest smartphones, laptops, browsers, and anything else manufacturers can cram it in. Now, HMD has decided that even your basic dumb phone shouldn’t be left out either. The company is bringing back the Nokia branding for this one, and yes, you also get a keypad. HMD has quietly unveiled four Nokia-branded 4G feature phones, namely the Nokia 210 4G, Nokia 200 4G, Nokia 215 4G 2nd Edition, and Nokia 235 4G 2nd Edition. All four have physical number pads and a dedicated button for activating a voice-based AI assistant. Press it, speak a…

MoU provides preferential logistics programmes Dubai Chambers and FedEx sign Memorandum of Understanding to support the international expansion of local businesses Khalid AlJarwan: “We are committed to developing a supportive environment for the expansion of companies in Dubai and strengthening their presence in regional and international markets.” Nitin Tatiwala: “This Memorandum of Understanding reflects our long-standing commitment to supporting the UAE as a global trade and business hub. At FedEx, we believe businesses of every size should have the opportunity to compete on a global stage.” Dubai, UAE – Dubai Chambers has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with FedEx,…

Every company starts with a few simple tools. You pick one app for messaging, another for projects, and a third for file storage. At first, this setup works well. Over time, however, these pieces create a fragmented picture that makes everyday work difficult. This is the hidden cost of scaling. As a business grows, departments adopt specialized software, and every new hire must navigate a dozen different platforms. Managing this sprawling tech stack eventually turns into a full-time job. More importantly, many of these tools charge per user, so every new employee increases costs, while flat-rate platforms such as Bitrix24…

SICO Capital, licensed by the Capital Market Authority and a wholly owned subsidiary of SICO BSC (c), a leading regional asset manager, broker, and investment bank with a direct presence in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, today announced that the SICO MENA Equity Fund has been named ‘Equity Fund of the Year’ at the 2026 GBM Middle East Awards. The award recognizes excellence and industry-leading performance among institutions shaping the future of regional capital markets. Ali Marshad, Group Deputy CEO – Buy-side at SICO BSC receiving the awards on behalf of SICO Capital at the GBM Middle East Awards The…

Apple has not announced its first foldable iPhone yet, but Caviar is already trying to sell a luxury version of it. The custom phone brand has revealed its “Flagship” collection for the rumored iPhone Ultra, giving Apple’s expected foldable a gold, silver, leather, and carbon fiber makeover months before the real device is likely to appear. Caviar has made plenty of wildly expensive Apple accessories and custom phones before. We recently saw the company put a Tyrannosaurus fossil fragment into a $4,490 magnetic case for the iPhone 17 Pro Max. Its foldable iPhone Ultra collection is playing in the same…

Collaboration builds on G42–Microsoft strategic partnership and Microsoft’s $15.2 billion AI investment in UAE. Interoperability between Inception42’s Catalyst and Microsoft Copilot enables governments and enterprises to build, govern, and deploy sovereign AI agents across everyday workflows, accelerating the UAE’s transition to AI-native operations. Inception42 and Microsoft Move Agentic AI From Pilots to Government and Enterprise Operations Abu Dhabi, 06 July 2026: G42, through its sovereign agentic AI company Inception42, and Microsoft today announced a collaboration to advance agentic AI adoption. By deepening interoperability between their platforms, the two companies are helping organizations move from fragmented AI deployments to a governed, enterprise-wide agent…

Microsoft’s Xbox division has kick-started a big reset today, a move it has been hinting at for weeks. The company has announced layoffs covering approximately 3,200 roles throughout 2027, of which nearly half of the roles are being terminated starting today. Additionally, the gaming arm is letting go of four studios, including Ninja Theory, which developed the smash hit Senua series of games. Notably, the company assures that none of the first-party games that have already been announced will be affected or cancelled. What’s happening? This is an important email I sent today to all employees at XBOX:Team,We are beginning…