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The UAE’s commercial property sector recorded the highest occupier demand in a decade in the second quarter on the back of continued growth in the country's economy, according to a new report.

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Last week more than 8.5 million computers stopped working. The post-industrial and very much digital world in which we live, much of it anyway, came to a halt as well.Airlines couldn’t check in travellers. Hospitals had to find new ways to help patients, and restaurants resorted to pen and paper to take reservations.Cyber security company CrowdStrike inadvertently caused the chaos with a faulty update to its Falcon Sensor software.That software is supposed to detect cyber attacks, and prevent this sort of cataclysmic problem.The issue was fixed, mainly within 24 hours, but its residual effects, plus the millions in economic losses, has led many to think about what action is needed to prevent another IT meltdown.In this episode of Business Extra, host Cody Sigel Combs speaks to Igor Bershadsky, an expert in computer networking and cybersecurity, and co-founder of #Dubai based Phron.AI, to discuss the tech outage that crashed global systems.#IT #InformationTechnology #UAE #Technology #Cybersecurity #Business Produced by Doaa Farid & Arthur Eddyson

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Fortress Investment Group, the US-based fund backed byAbu Dhabi's Mubadala Capital, has invested $100 million in British semiconductor company Imagination Technologies Group, expanding its footprint in the sector being fuelled by AI.The deal will grant Fortress access to Imagination's intellectual properties that are present in more than 13 billion devices globally, including inApple products, Imagination said on Wednesday.#tech #ai

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The National’s sports team will be closely following the progress of Mena athletes at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris and each day will bring you stories of their achievements, as well as exclusive interviews and other highlights. Keep up to date with their daily schedule as well as the medals table here: https://news.ae/Abtal

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British Airways’s Airbus A320neo has been designed with sustainability in mind. It is 20% more fuel-efficient compared to its predecessor, Carrie Harris, director of sustainability with the airline, tells The National.Read more https://news.ae/4bXrfDd#Britain #airline #sustainability

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"I don't care about medals. If a medal gets me more awareness, that's what I care about," Palestinian Olympic swimmer Yazan Al Bawwab tells The National.#Olympics #olympics2024 #ParisOlympics #sports

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In a reality-bending speech, Netanyahu blasted pro-Palestine protesters for standing with 'evil' and dismissed criticism of Israel's devastating war in Gaza.

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Today's Editorial discusses the long-overdue truce in Yemen's financial war and the recent efforts to resolve the country's currency crisis.

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US President Joe Biden, in his first public address since he ended his re-election bid, said his decision to drop out of the race was to unify the nation under a new generation of leaders.

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Al Saray Street has reopened in Baghdad as part of a project to revive the centre of the old city.#news #iraq #world #middleeast #baghdad

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