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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Features
7/24/2023 9:24:00 AM
More and more funerals are using digital technology to honour the departed.
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Business
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Economy
7/19/2023 6:07:56 PM
The UN Development Programme (UNDP) and Egypt's Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) have kickstarted a new five-year project to accelerate digital innovation and growth of the country's tech-driven startup ecosystem, according to a statement on Wednesday.
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Business
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Economy
7/19/2023 3:43:54 PM
The two-day Seamless North Africa 2023 conference, which concluded Tuesday, highlighted Egypt's efforts to transform into a digital economy and become a regional leader in financial technology (fintech).
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Business
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Tech
7/19/2023 3:14:35 PM
Like any new technology, AI has emerged with advanced capabilities that amaze humans. However, along with its incredible potential, concerns have also arisen about the potential negative impact of this new technology on humanity and human civilization.
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World
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International
7/18/2023 8:01:44 PM
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday warned that artificial intelligence could pose a risk to global peace and security, calling on all member states to urgently set up guardrails to keep the technology in check.
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World
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Region
7/17/2023 4:28:09 PM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrived in the UAE on Monday to discuss cooperation on clean hydrogen, ammonia and recycled carbon fuels ahead of this year's UN climate talks in Dubai.
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Business
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Economy
7/12/2023 10:08:57 PM
Egypt's Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has issued new regulations for the use of financial technology (fintech) in the non-banking financial sector, according to an official statement on Wednesday.
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Business
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Economy
7/9/2023 3:30:05 PM
Egypt's digital exports are projected to reach approximately $5.5 billion in the fiscal year 2022/2023, up 12.2 percent from $4.9 billion in FY2021/2022, Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology Amr Talaat stated on Saturday.
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Egypt
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Society
7/9/2023 12:43:38 PM
During an inspection tour on Saturday, Minister of Communications and Information Technology Amr Talaat reported that 45 villages in Menoufiya have been connected with fibre optic cables.
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World
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International
7/9/2023 11:03:44 AM
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday said she agreed Washington will listen to Chinese complaints about security-related curbs on U.S. technology exports and might “respond to unintended consequences” as she ended a visit to Beijing aimed at reviving strained relations.
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World
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International
7/8/2023 1:04:44 PM
A United Nations technology agency assembled a group of robots that physically resembled humans at a news conference Friday, inviting reporters to ask them questions in an event meant to spark discussion about the future of artificial intelligence.
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World
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International
7/7/2023 4:22:13 PM
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen appealed to China's No. 2 leader not to let frustration over U.S. curbs on access to processor chips and other technology disrupt economic cooperation during a visit Friday aimed at improving strained relations.
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Business
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Tech
7/6/2023 9:27:28 PM
The mind-blowing growth of artificial intelligence poses many questions that have no answers yet, the United Nations admitted Thursday at its AI summit, attended by some exceptionally life-like humanoid robots.
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Business
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Economy
6/26/2023 7:01:09 PM
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) has completed the assembly and testing of Egypt’s remote sensing satellite MisrSat 2, according to a statement by the Ministry of International Cooperation on Sunday.
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World
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International
6/22/2023 6:07:55 PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Washington in June was expected to reduce India's dependence on Moscow for arms, economic ties and technology as New Delhi and Washington try to strengthen the Quad partnership, which also includes Japan and Australia, to contain growing aggression from China.
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Business
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Tech
6/20/2023 8:09:58 PM
ChatGPT accounts of 4,588 Egyptians have been hacked and their data sold on the dark web between June 2022 and May 2023, a recent report by cybersecurity company Group-IB.
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World
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International
6/20/2023 3:27:21 PM
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads to the United States on Tuesday to meet with President Joe Biden and address Congress, with military and technological ties on the agenda as his hosts seek a regional counter to China.
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Business
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Tech
6/14/2023 11:16:22 PM
Visa announced on Wednesday the launch of its new Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator programme to help enable Africa’s start-up community through expertise, connections, technology, and investment funding.
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Business
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Tech
6/14/2023 3:01:16 PM
EU lawmakers voted Wednesday to adopt a key text forming the basis of a future law regulating artificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT, while aiming to foster innovation in the technology.
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Business
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Economy
6/13/2023 9:40:23 PM
Mahmoud Nagi Abdel-Aziz, the representative of the Union Party at the National Dialogue, proposed allocating at least 10 percent of all public investments to the field of technology and Articial Inelligince.
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