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Global WebVR Hackathon

The Global WebVR Hackathon has launched and will run till February 1, 2017. The idea behind the hackathon is simple: people...

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Is AI influencing our romantic interactions? [Video]

Algorithms behind artifical intelligence are still not entirely clear among all internet users. At the same time, our use of AI in our...

Artificial intelligence Iyad Rahwan Social Sciences

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7 things Guy Kawasaki wants you to know

Guy Kawasaki is an author and public speaker…. and tech evangelist. He worked at Macintosh, then left. Then worked at Apple, and...

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Startup Watch: Trump and foreign techies, food delivery is tough, and something new for Lebanon’s economy

The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your...

Startup Watch lebanon Donald Trump

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Bringing space tech to a store near you

Space exploration in MENA: in April, the Wamda team thought it was April’s fools material. But just a few months later the UAE...

Space space tech hello tomorrow

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Kids aren’t born digital natives, they’re made [Opinion]

Last March, during a heated debate at the World Wide Web 2016 Conference in Montreal, a researcher yelled at an American colleague:...

Digital literacy Opinion Keeward

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Startup Watch: Kardashians, Hyperloops, and the death of No Vacancy

The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your...

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Stevens Initiative Award Competition

The Stevens Initiative is an international effort to expand access to virtual exchange in order to build global competence for young...

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What I know about airtech: Paul Papadimitriou

Paul Papadimitriou is a self-described technologist but we weren’t interested in that, we wanted his thoughts on flying...

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How silliness is disrupting media

We think of Facebook, Uber, and Airbnb as companies that have forever changed society as we know it, but major disruption can sometimes be...

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Startup Watch: the tech-media-sports nexus, and Egypt, well done.

The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your...

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What I know about privacy and AI: Rand Hindi

The future holds so many innovations to make our lives easier, but we are often told that it will come at a price. We’ll need to...

privacy AI Snips

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Startup Watch: Company rebellions, new MENA crowdfunding platforms, and why your hacker is not your fault

The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on what they think is hottest industry,...

Startup Watch exiting Digital security

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Behind Gradberry’s rebirth: it's all about timing

“I don’t look like any other founder in the [Silicon] Valley. I wasn’t born and raised here,” Gradberry founder Iba...

Gradberry TARA uae

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Raising ‘Islamic’ funds getting easier

Since starting his Quranic memorization platform in 2014, Bilal Memon has closed three rounds of investment. Each time he’s managed...

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What I know about cyber security and humans: Matt Suiche

The user is not the weakest link, says hacker and entrepreneur ‘msuiche’. If you’re not down with the hackers and...

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Natakallam gives Syrian refugees both a voice and an income

Several times this summer, Andrew Haas sat at his laptop at 9 am in his Seattle apartment dialing the same number on Skype. On the other...

Natakallam syria refugees

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CRO: The art of converting visitors into loyal customers [Opinion]

Most of the entrepreneurs I work with have great ideas and immense enthusiasm, but they are frustrated by one challenge. How do I get...

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Startup Watch: Flying cars, thieving chatbots, and Silicon Valley - the musical

The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your...

Startup Watch Uber Fintech

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10 November events for MENA entrepreneurs

As the MENA region’s entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem blossoms and grows, so do the events, conferences, and competitions....

BDL Accelerate Social Media Week ICT MENA Forum

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Tekuma: turning your boring walls into beautiful art galleries

While art has proven to reduce stress, increase creativity and encourage expression of opinion, too often homes and offices are surrounded...

Tekuma Art Real Estate

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Hikma Ventures makes second US investment

Hikma Ventures made their second investment announcement in just over a month with their contribution to a $21.5 million series C round of...

Hikma Ventures Hikma Pharmaceutical Investment

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Wamda went to GITEX and met some startups

Dubai’s annual tech trade fair, GITEX Technology Week, is huge. We’re talking 15-minute walks from end-to-end...

GITEX

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Startup Watch: Quit the social, call your angel, and cut down on the hype

The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your...

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