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“Urjouha” Website Launched

The Arab Resource Collective (ARC) and the Arab Network for Early Childhood (ANECD), are launching “Urjouha” - a parenting website on Tuesday June 1st 2021, the Global Day of Parents. Urjouha accompanies caregivers on their parenting/caregiving journey, from pregnancy until the age of 8 years.

Gartner Says the Majority of Technology Products and Services Will Be Built by Professionals Outside of IT by 2024

By 2024, 80% of technology products and services will be built by those who are not technology professionals, according to Gartner, Inc. 

This trend is driven by a new category of buyers outside of the traditional IT enterprise who are occupying a larger share of the overall IT market. Today, total business-led IT spend averages up to 36% of the total formal IT budget. 

Prince Sultan University in Saudi Arabia Signs MoU, aims to become Gulf’s Regional VMware IT Academy

Regional academy plans to support Saudi Vision 2030 Local Content including the creation of jobs, and youth skills development.

VMware, Inc. (NYSE:VMW), a leading innovator in enterprise software, and Saudi Arabia’s Prince Sultan University (PSU), today announced they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop plans to establish  the first Regional VMware IT Academy in the Gulf, supporting youth digital skills development and the aims of Saudi Vision 2030.

AUDEMARS PIGUET LAUNCHES ITS FIRST ROYAL OAK OFFSHORE IN A NEWLY DESIGNED 43 MM CASE

Swiss Haute Horlogerie manufacturer Audemars Piguet is happy to announce the release of a new complication in the Royal Oak Offshore collection. Limited to 100 pieces, the new selfwinding timepiece combines flying tourbillon with flyback chronograph in a brand new case diameter of 43 mm, paving the way for a new generation of redesigned Royal Oak Offshore models.

INSPIRING CONTRASTS FOR THE CODE 11.59 BY AUDEMARS PIGUET SELFWINDING CHRONOGRAPHS

Never standing still, Swiss Haute Horlogerie manufacturer Audemars Piguet evolves the Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet Selfwinding Chronograph collection with two pioneering models bringing together 18-carat white or pink gold with black ceramics. Entwining bold aesthetics and uncompromising craftsmanship, these two-tone timepieces have pushed the manufacturing and hand finishing of the collection’s multifaceted case to new heights. 

WEFOX CLOSES RECORD SERIES C FUNDING ROUND FOR INSURTECH

Wefox, the Berlin-based digital insurance company has raised a record US$650 million for its Series C funding round led by Target Global, resulting in a post-money valuation of US$3 billion.

This round is the largest for an insurtech globally and one of largest series C rounds ever recorded. wefox intends to invest the proceeds in strengthening its presence in existing markets and expanding globally within the next two years.

BENETTI CELEBRATES THE COIN CEREMONY FOR 67-METRE CUSTOM YACHT FB285

With the traditional “coin ceremony”, Benetti celebrated the laying of the keel of FB285, a 67-metre custom yacht with a steel hull and aluminium superstructure.

The yacht’s exterior lines are designed by Giorgio M. Cassetta and the interiors are custom tailored to the Owner’s brief by AskDeco with the support of Benetti’s Interior Style Department.