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The new 14- and 16-inch models combine M5 Pro and M5 Max chips with thinner designs, up to 24 hours of battery life, and UAE prices starting at Dh11,999. Apple has unveiled a redesigned MacBook Pro range featuring touchscreen displays for the first time on a Mac, bringing tandem OLED technology and the Dynamic Island to its professional laptops. The 14- and 16-inch models feature Apple’s PROLED XDR display and run on M5 Pro or M5 Max chips. Pre-orders open on 28 October, with availability beginning on 6 November. UAE pricing starts at Dh11,999 for the 14-inch M5 Pro model and…
Severe illnesses and life-changing injuries are hitting UAE employees much earlier than previously expected. A new report from Zurich International Life shows that most insurance claims are now being made by people in their late 30s and 40s. The ‘People Protection Report 2026’, which analysed group life and disability claims paid in the UAE between 2023 and 2025, found that while the youngest claimant was just 22, the majority of claims were made between the ages of 39 and 50 — years when careers, families and financial responsibilities are at their peak. “In a period of time where there’s a lot…
Dr. Abdulla Ibrahim Al Meer, Founder and Chairman, Mazal. Founder and Chairman Dr. Abdulla Ibrahim Al Meer outlines how escrow-protected transactions, digital valuations and secure transfers aim to bring greater transparency to trading and broaden access for eligible international collectors. Trust, transparent pricing and secure ownership transfers are central to Mazal’s plans for Dubai’s premium number plate secondary market. The platform aims to bring greater structure to a trading environment often shaped by fragmented broker negotiations and manual processes, combining verified listings with escrow-protected payments and digital tools for managing collections. Dr. Abdulla Ibrahim Al Meer, Founder and Chairman of…
Saudi Awwal Bank (SAB) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with PLAYBOOK to advance collaboration in women’s entrepreneurship, knowledge sharing and financial services innovation. The MoU was signed on 29 September during the Women Shaping Wealth Summit in Riyadh, organised by PLAYBOOK in strategic partnership with the Ministry of Investment through Invest Saudi, with SAB participating as a Knowledge Partner. The summit brought together more than 3,000 investors, entrepreneurs and business leaders from across the region and around the world to discuss women’s growing role in business, investment and wealth creation. Areas of collaboration include exploring opportunities for joint…
The automotive brand showcases advancements in intelligent mobility, new energy technologies and off-road capabilities at its Global Technology Experience Day 2026 Published: Wed 28 Oct 2026, 10:52 AM Advances in artificial intelligence and new energy technologies are expanding what vehicles can do. Ke Chuandeng, President of Jetour International, said: “The future evolution of vehicles lies not only in improvements in power and performance, but also in coordinating intelligent interaction, energy applications, and mobility services to turn vehicles into intelligent travel companions for users.” From October 20 to 23, 2026, the 2026 Jetour Global Technology Experience Day took place across Wuhu,…
Snowflake, the AI Data Cloud company, has announced a projected $300m (approximately SAR 1.125 billion) investment through 2030, and will work alongside the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), which supports technology companies investing in the local market, as part of its long-term commitment to supporting Saudi Arabia’s digital transformation and alignment to Vision 2030. The announcement comes as Saudi Arabia continues to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence across its economy. AI use among Saudi businesses increased by 20% year-on-year in 2025, according to the General Authority for Statistics, increasing the need for secure, governed access to enterprise…
What makes a great leader? Is it the titles they hold, the decisions they make or the achievements they leave behind? For UAE-based cultural leader Lara Ewing, the true measure of leadership lies in something far less tangible, which is the impact we have on those around us. Delivering a keynote address titled ‘The Generation Shapers’ at the inaugural Khaleej Times Women’s Power Summit in Dubai, Ewing reflected on the importance of collective success and women supporting one another. The summit, held on October 28 at Address Sky View, Downtown, brought together trailblazing women from across industries to celebrate their…
Omar Akar, Area Vice President, Everpure. Omar Akar, Area Vice President at Everpure, explains why unified data, resilient infrastructure and strong governance will determine whether organisations can move AI from experimentation to measurable business value. Enterprise AI is reshaping infrastructure priorities across the Middle East, Central and Eastern Europe, Turkey, CIS and Africa. Organisations are looking beyond compute capacity to address the quality, availability, governance and protection of the data powering increasingly complex AI workloads. For channel partners, this transition creates opportunities to help customers modernise legacy environments, unify fragmented data and improve GPU utilisation while meeting sovereignty, privacy and regulatory…
Studies indicate that by 2030, nearly 1 in 5 women globally are expected to be affected by obesity, compared to 1 in 7 men. And a conversation on weight management could never have been more relevant. Dr Bohaira El Geyoushi, consultant gynaecologist and reproductive medicine, while speaking at the inaugural Khaleej Times Women’s Power Summit in Dubai on Wednesday, used this fact to stress the widespread threat that obesity poses—and overcoming it the right way. “Obesity is identified as the largest threat to health this century amenable to action.” Obesity, she pointed out, is a chronic disease that needs lifelong…
The Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute, a global nonprofit foundation with an investment arm and one agenda, Impact on Humanity, today published the fifth edition of the FII PRIORITY Compass. Findings reveal cost-of-living to be a leading global concern, followed by poverty and inequality and unemployment, reflecting the continued impact of economic pressures on everyday decisions and families’ aspirations for the future. HRH Princess Dr. Maha Bint Mishari Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, CEO of FII Institute, said: “The FII PRIORITY Compass reveals shared concerns and unmet needs, with cost-of-living topping global priorities for five years. It should be a go-to…