20th Century Fox, Panasonic Corporation and Samsung Electronics announced today a new partnership to create an open, royalty-free dynamic metadata platform for High Dynamic Range (HDR) through an associated certification and logo program, tentatively called HDR10+. Together, the three companies will form a licensing entity that will begin licensing the HDR10+ platform in January 2018. The entity will license the metadata broadly to content companies, ultra-high definition TVs, Blu-ray disc players/recorders and set-top box manufacturers, as well as SoC vendors, royalty-free with only a nominal administrative fee.

2XL, the homegrown luxury furniture and home décor brand, has upgraded their e-commerce services with the launch of ‘cash on delivery’ option on orders of accessories worth AED 500 to AED 2000.

2XL Furniture and Home Décor, UAE’s homegrown retailer for luxury furnishings, has launched its new Malmo Bed in light blue with floral motifs, to turn the bedroom into a place of peaceful retreat. The bed features a white frame with wooden curved legs.

When it comes to cybercrime, it’s easy to imagine that the biggest threat to a company is external. However, more and more companies are realizing that trusted and trained employees can also pose an enormous threat.

Sharjah FDI Forum 2017 - the prestigious investment conference held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council Ruler of Sharjah - has announced that more than 30 senior economists from the public and private sectors will participate in the event, which takes place September 19-20, 2017 at the Jawaher Reception and Convention Centre in Sharjah.

360VUZ, the pioneer virtual reality startup in the Middle East, announced today that it had raised an undisclosed round of venture capital led by Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority, a 100% Dubai government-owned free zone, and several Angel Investors. Some of the Angel investors are public figures in the media industry or they manage investment portfolios of some of the most successful businessmen in the region.

A new poll conducted by Bayt.com – the Middle East’s largest Job Site – reveals that more than four in five (83%) professionals have considered “changing their career path completely”, with nearly two thirds (64.2%) saying that it is “very easy” to change jobs in the region.

In 2016, the GCC will churn out thousands of new graduates. Out of those, roughly half will become mired in careers that they find no satisfaction in, according to a comprehensive GCC-wide survey conducted by social recruitment platform BLOOVO.COM.

The new era of young entrepreneurs has pushed the SME industry one step further. The age of internet has made it easier for startup companies to establish themselves. All those young, bright, and talented minds are bringing their creative ideas to life; building new organizations and opportunities. However, even though the era of SME’s is on a rise, entrepreneurs’ knowledge on how to actually manage their new businesses remains a question mark.

Online shopping will become a lot more exciting with the launch of Mall.Global. The USD 500 Million debut venture of the Dubai based tech firm revealed the project outline that is all set to give traditional e-commerce a facelift by incorporating immersive technologies and operational practices.

Between January and March of 2018, over 51,000 new job opportunities were announced on Bayt.com – the Middle East’s largest job site – indicating a positive state for the region’s job market. In fact, a 58% increase in job announcements on Bayt.com has been recorded in comparison to the first quarter of 2017.

Criteo (NASDAQ: CRTO), the performance marketing technology company, has released its State of Cross-Device Commerce Report for the GCC. The analysis reveals insights into consumer shopping habits and forecasts predictions for cross-device commerce across the globe.

Application Delivery and Security experts F5 Networks today urged service providers to pull out all the stops to ensure the game-changing impact of 5G is optimized.

The 5th Annual GOV HR Summit, the regions’ leading Human Resource platform, will open its doors on October 30, 2017 at Emirates Palace Hotel, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Ras Al Khaimah Chamber of Commerce and Industry has reported that 1,821 new establishments were registered during 2017. 247 of these were in the free trade zones and 119 were new branches of establishments based inside and outside the Emirate.

Recent survey from SWIFT and EuroFinancerevealscorporates wish list for enhancements in cross-border payments.

GCC expats are miles behind their counterparts in North America, Europe and Asia when it comes to retirement planning, a study by global financial firm Guardian Wealth Management has found.

About 66 per cent of CIOs in the UAE are facing mounting pressure to implement cutting-edge solutions designed to successfully prevent, detect and quickly respond to harmful cyber-attacks, the latest survey conducted by Carbon Black, the leading provider of next-generation endpoint security solutions, showed. Carbon Black released the results to underscore the significance of swiftly addressing online security breaches after 71 per cent of those surveyed revealed that it takes them one to two weeks to uncover costly intrusions to their networks.

Small and medium enterprises are the thriving force for any economy and are considered one of the main drivers for innovation and employment generation, and in the UAE, the vast majority of residents (66%) would like to be entrepreneurs. In fact, a new survey conducted by Bayt.com, the number one career site in the Middle East, and YouGov, a pioneer in online market research, entitled ‘Entrepreneurship in the MENA 2015’ has revealed that 84% of UAE respondents personally know at least one entrepreneur in their country of residence; 96% of whom are believed to have been successful in their endeavor.

As the UAE celebrates 2018 as “Year of Zayed” to mark 100 years since the birth of the nation’s founding father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the legacy of the beloved leader and his contributions to the UAE’s progress and development will be under the spotlight at the upcoming GOV HR Summit 2018, the biggest government and public sector event in the GCC. Set to take place from 23 – 24 October 2018 at the Jumeirah at Etihad Towers, Abu Dhabi, the summit will bring together public HR leaders and policy-makers from across the region to discuss critical issues such as the changing role of people management in the digital era and the need to address the mismatch between labor market requirements and the skills and expectations of young GCC nationals.