UAE: Dubai now inviting AI experts and companies to collaborate on building AI-driven government services | World News

[ad_1] Applications for the second cycle of the AI Accelerator are open until 29 August 2025/ Image: X Dubai is inviting global AI innovators to co-design the next era of government services. With applications now open for the second cycle of its “Future of AI in Government Services Accelerator”, the Dubai Centre for Artificial Intelligence […]

UAE: Companies in select free zones can now buy and own property in Dubai under new deal | World News

[ad_1] If successful, Dubai’s deal with Masdar City could lead to similar property ownership models in other UAE free zones/ Image: File TL;DR Masdar City companies can now own freehold property in Dubai under a new DLD agreement. A digital system will handle registrations, with clear legal and administrative guidelines. This move aligns with Dubai’s […]

Donald Trump threatens 25% tariff on Apple — will other tech companies face the heat? Here’s what the US President said

[ad_1] In a fresh attack on overseas manufacturing, US President Donald Trump has warned Apple that iPhones not made in the United States could face a 25% tariff, and other smartphone makers like Samsung may not be spared either.Speaking on Truth Social and later to reporters at the White House, Trump said he expects Apple […]

Parental leave in UAE: Why companies are offering more than the law requires | World News

[ad_1] Working parents in the UAE are benefiting from company-led parental leave reforms, as private employers offer up to six weeks of paid paternity leave, surpassing the five-day legal minimum/Representative Image TL;DR: While federal law guarantees five days of paid paternity leave, many companies are offering far more: up to six weeks for fathers and […]

‘If AI is the reason…’: Viral post asks why companies are still asking for H-1Bs

[ad_1] A viral post claimed companies which are laying off are still looking for H-1Bs to hire. Amid a major layoff being announced by US companies, a post has gone viral which shows that Microsoft, one of the 10 companies employing foreign labor, sought 14,181 H-1Bs. The post shared the H-1B requirements of other companies, […]

‘They are guilty as sin’: Elon Musk slams media companies; dares both ‘to take drug tests & publish’ after he tests negative

[ad_1] Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday hit back at media companies, posting his own negative drug test results and challenging “The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal to take tests and publish the results.”Musk posted a photo of his lab test results on X with a simple caption “lol,” showing negative results […]

How the End of a U.S. Tax Loophole Hurts Chinese Companies

[ad_1] A loophole that has allowed American shoppers to buy lots of cheap goods from mainland China and Hong Kong without paying tariffs and filling customs forms is closing on Friday. Meaghan Tobin, a correspondent for The New York Times covering business in Asia, explains. [ad_2] Source link

Another U-Turn: Trump reverses tariffs that caused market meltdown, but companies remain bewildered | World News

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump delivered another jarring reversal in American trade policy Wednesday, suspending for 90 days import taxes he’d imposed barely 13 hours earlier on dozens of countries while escalating his trade war with China. The moves triggered a powerful stock market rally on Wall Street but left businesses, investors and America’s trading […]

India’s ‘uniquely burdensome’ certification rules make it ‘costly’ for US companies to operate: White House on ‘Liberation Day’ | India News

[ad_1] India levies “uniquely burdensome or duplicative testing and certification requirements” in sectors like chemicals, telecom products, and medical devices, making it “difficult and costly” for US companies to sell their products in the country, according to the White House.“India imposes its own uniquely burdensome and/or duplicative testing and certification requirements in sectors such as […]

Did US ask French companies it works with to comply with Donald Trump’s rollback of DEI policy?

[ad_1] France accused US diplomats of meddling with companies that work with the US government. French media and a French minister claimed that US diplomats have been interfering in the operations of French companies by forcing them to comply with President Donald Trump’s rollback of DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) initiatives. The US diplomats in […]