Wamda

U.A.E

Is the cyber hack coming to a computer near you?

In the summer of 2016, Mohamed Amine Belarbi’s cyber security startup Vul9 began approaching potential clients. He was shocked by the...

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Bahrain

Middle East newspapers need to get with the digital plan

We’re on our smart devices, all of the time. We know that. What we also know is that the majority of us are getting our news from...

Digital Media Index Newspapers digital transformation

Jordan

In the blink of an eye: how biometric tech is reforming aid work in Jordan

Eyes, ears, fingers and possibly body odors are becoming as important as hearts and lungs for the existence of many humans. Activities...

biometric tech Jordan iris scanners

Jordan

Jordan marries traditional aid with new innovation

This is a crosspost from Devex - When aid goes digital: 4 factors to bear in mind Technology and innovation are continuing to transform...

Jordan Social Entrepreneurship IrisGuard

U.A.E

Talking about fintech in MENA [Wamda TV]

Everything starts with a payment. Payfort’s Omar Soudodi, talking to Wamda, said that the wealth transfer is the foundation of...

Fintech mix n mentor dubai Payfort

Global

What does the future hold for wearable technology?

The arrival of wearable technology has marked a completely new era. The industry has evolved to a point where we can create devices...

wearable Wearable devices google glass

U.A.E

Hidden gold mines for MENA’s air tech entrepreneurs

If Paul Papadimitriou’s realistic air tech projections can be summed up in one piece of cautionary advice for startups, it is that in...

Travel aviation GE

Global

Artificial Intelligence will make our kids better learners [WamdaTV]

Looking at traditional education, the system is focused on ‘teaching’ rather than ‘learning’. This is what Philipp...

Artificial intelligence MIT Media Lab Philip Schmidt

Egypt

Did this Egyptian company predict the US election?

Donald Trump’s election to the US presidency was a shock for many, but not so much for those who were willing and able to read the...

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Morocco

Casablanca gets smart to clean up

Morocco's economic center, the city of Casablanca, has experienced galloping urbanization in recent years and it’s significantly...

smart city morocco NUMA

Saudi Arabia

Saudi’s 9/10ths graduates first batch

Saudi’s 9/10ths Start Up Accelerator has just graduated its first batch of six startups. The startups include Polyinspect, Kaspercab,...

9/10th Saudi Arabia ksa

Saudi Arabia

Sihatech jumps on the Saudi Arabia health tech opportunity

Saudi Arabia has a shortage of healthcare startups, throwing the sector wide open for companies like online medical platform...

Sihatech Saudi Arabia ksa

Egypt

Egypt's online recruitment platform Wuzzuf acquires Viriphi

Egypt’s online recruitment platform Wuzzuf announced on Thursday its acquisition of job assessment platform Viriphi for an...

Programme jobs assessment Egypt

Tunisia

Spark Tunisia student geekout bridges social divides

Two members of the winning team at Spark Tunisia came from a high school in Aïn Draham, one of the poorest areas in the country. A...

Innovation Technologie Start-up

Global

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

Regional

Jordanian innovator, once turned down by Stars of Science, is named its champion

The hottest entrepreneurship prize in the region was awarded to Jordanian innovator Sadeem Qdaisat in a narrow victory at Stars of Science...

Stars of Science Jordan Bahrain

Global

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

Regional

Lebanon's Sevag Babikian defies rules of 3D printing on Stars of Science

Lebanese mechanics and robotics instructor Sevag Babikian is one of four Stars of Science finalists vying to win the largest...

Stars of Science Sevag Babikian 3d printing

Jordan

Health tech in MENA: How do you say measles, mumps and rubella in Arabic?

“Now is the era of systems that learn. It’s like [sending] a child to school. You teach them to read and digest information....

ICT MENA Forum Watson big data

Regional

Where are entrepreneurs finding talent? [Wamda TV]

More than three in five entrepreneurs in MENA cited finding talent as a key barrier to building their team. Hiring and...

Wamda Research Lab talent Hiring platforms

Lebanon

App aiding facial paralysis wins 10K at BDL Accelerate hackathon

An app that aids patients with facial paralysis won the $10,000 prize at Lebanon’s BDL Accelerate conference health hackathon on...

healthtech Health hackathon BDL Accelerate

Saudi Arabia

A Saudi startup invents VR glasses that could change books for ever

By 2020, the global virtual reality (VR) market is projected to reach $150 billion. It is expected to reach its first billion this year...

BeThere Saudi Arabia KAUST

Saudi Arabia

Moving from oil to knowledge: the angel network with a helping hand

You’ll have heard about Careem’s acquisition of Enwani, the Saudi home delivery service and how it started. But you...

Saudi Arabia ksa Sirb

Global

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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