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India: Unicorns in the spotlight amid startup, technology boom in 2021

In 2021, 44 Indian unicorns – privately-held startups valued at more than $1bn – were…

Binance granted in-principle approval to operate from Central Bank of Bahrain

The Central Bank of Bahrain has granted Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volumes, an in-principle agreement…

Binance appoints Singapore CEO as Middle East head

Richard Teng, who joined Binance Singapore as its chief executive officer four months ago, has…

Vivo Watch 2 smartwatch with eSIM support,14 days battery life launched

Vivo Watch 2 has been launched in China. The smartwatch is a second-generation wearable offering…

Geely’s Lotus Technology planning to raise to $500m in funds

Lotus Technology, a new unit of China’s Geely, set up to develop the technology to…

Drones in UAE could soon deliver your pizza and groceries

In the 1990s, the availability of the internet revolutionized the e-commerce industry. Two decades later,…

Tencent must get approval from Chinese regulator’s for new apps and updates

China continued its crackdown on the domestic tech sector, with gaming and messaging giant Tencent…

University students build solar-powered homes that plug into desert sunshine at Dubai solar farm

University students from the Middle East, US, UK and China have built solar-powered, energy-efficient homes…

UAE sets to begin testing the final version of the lunar rover for the Moon mission

Emirati engineers are to begin assembling and testing the final version of the lunar rover…

Bitcoin, Ether, Dogecoin, Shiba Inu and other cryptos plunge today

Cryptocurrency prices today plunged Bitcoin trading below the $63,000 mark. The world’s most popular and…