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Unwanted marketing SMS messages are not just annoying. They can also train people to ignore important alerts, click too quickly, or share personal details without thinking. In the UAE, promotional SMS messages should not be sent without prior explicit consent. TDRA says legitimate marketing messages must follow key rules, including
Developments
AI content labels are becoming more than a platform feature. In China, they are now a clear regulatory requirement. China’s cyberspace regulator has warned operators of three ByteDance products after inspections found problems with how AI-generated content was labelled. According to Reuters, the Cyberspace Administration of China ordered ByteDance’
Business
AI tools can help small businesses write faster, summarize documents, answer customer questions, plan campaigns, and organize daily work. But the same tools can also create a quiet risk: staff may paste private business data into systems that were never approved for sensitive information. Small businesses can use AI safely
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Dubai’s AI ambitions need more than software. They need serious computing power, reliable energy systems, and secure digital infrastructure that can support the next wave of artificial intelligence services. Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority has announced a joint venture with VOLT UAE to develop an advanced AI ready data
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Cybersecurity is no longer something only IT teams need to worry about. In the UAE, the reported scale of daily cyberattack attempts shows why ordinary users, employees, and businesses all have a role to play in digital safety. Dr Mohammed Al Kuwaiti, Head of the UAE Cyber Security Council, said
Career
Your digital identity now matters almost as much as your wallet, passport, or bank card. In the UAE, where people rely on online services for banking, government access, payments, work, travel, and daily communication, one weak password or careless data share can create real risk. The UAE Cyber Security Council
Developments
Most people know AI as something that answers prompts. Agentic AI goes a step further. It can take action. Instead of simply generating a reply, an agentic AI system can break a goal into steps, use approved tools, browse websites, organize files, draft messages, and carry out tasks with limited
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OpenAI’s GPT-5.5 is not just another model name. It signals how fast the AI product cycle is moving, and how quickly users may need to rethink the way they use AI for work. OpenAI introduced GPT-5.5 as its latest major model update, positioning it for more complex
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The UAE is moving from digital government to AI-assisted government at a much larger scale. The UAE Cabinet has announced a new operating model that aims to make 50% of government sectors, services, and operations run on Agentic AI within two years. The plan was announced by Sheikh Mohammed bin
Career
Phishing in 2026 does not always look suspicious at first glance. Scam emails, fake delivery messages, cloned login pages, and urgent account alerts are getting more polished, especially on mobile. That is exactly why a quick 10-second check before you click matters. Start with the sender. A message may show
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If your bank contacts you through WhatsApp for anything sensitive, that should now be a red flag. According to local reporting on a Central Bank of the UAE supervisory notice, banks and licensed financial institutions in the UAE have been directed to stop using WhatsApp and similar messaging apps for
Career
That is the key point behind the UAE Cyber Security Council’s recent warning. According to the Council, wiper malware is a growing threat that can delete or damage data and disrupt systems and services, with consequences for daily digital use, business continuity, and operational processes. What makes this threat