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Alkesh Sharma

Alkesh Sharma

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Based out of Toronto, Alkesh Sharma is a Technology Correspondent reporting for The National from North America. With an experience of over 15 years in journalism to his credit, he has worked across Asia and the Middle East and globe trotted to cover important technology events from the East to the West end of the world. He has been covering the Big Tech companies, consumer tech and telecoms for The National since 2018. Prior to joining The National, he has worked with leading media outlets across India and the UAE.

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A Palestinian vegetable vendor at the Balata refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. The Occupied Palestinian Territory's GDP shrunk by a third during the fourth quarter of last year, according to PCBS estimates. AFP
More than half a million Palestinian jobs lost due to Israel-Gaza war

Economic activity at standstill in Gaza while West Bank sees 300,000 jobs wiped out

EconomyMarch 18, 2024
Majid Al Futtaim is the largest operator of shopping malls in the Middle East and also has property developments. Photo: Majid Al Futtaim
Majid Al Futtaim annual profit jumps 12% in 2023

While its property business soared, the company recorded a dip in revenue for retail operations

MarketsMarch 14, 2024
Abu Dhabi set up an AI council in January to develop the technology. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
Abu Dhabi sets up technology investment company MGX amid AI push

Mubadala and G42 will serve as foundational partners

TechnologyMarch 11, 2024
Kenya's capital, Nairobi. A new green data centre in Kenya is expected to boost technologies such as artificial intelligence and cloud computing. Alamy
Abu Dhabi's G42 teams up with EcoCloud for green data centre in Kenya

Powered by geothermal energy, the project is expected to have an initial capacity of 100MW

TechnologyMarch 08, 2024
A farmer harvests barley by hand during the harvest season in Sanaa, Yemen. EPA
World food prices fall in February on low cereal prices

UN agency records seventh consecutive month of decline for world food commodity prices

EconomyMarch 08, 2024
Dubai's new law regulates the rules for calculating taxable income for foreign banks. Reem Mohammed / The National
Dubai issues law imposing 20% annual tax on foreign banks

Legislation will also regulate guidelines for determining taxable income and protocols for filing tax returns

BankingMarch 07, 2024
The commitment is the first investment made through Mubadala and Bpifrance's €350 million Africa co-investment partnership. Victor Besa / The National
Mubadala and Bpifrance to co-invest in Africa technology VC fund

Partech Africa II has reached a hard cap of $304m

TechnologyMarch 06, 2024
Gold is one of the world’s oldest stores of value and serves as a leading safe-haven asset class globally. AFP
Gold hits record high on US interest rate cut speculation

Spot gold surged by to $2,138.20 per ounce as of 12.30pm

MarketsMarch 05, 2024
Google is upgrading its advertising products and tools to help advertisers seek consent for data they collect in Europe. AFP
Google fears changes will limit European users' choice

EU's Digital Markets Act, which will come into force on March 8, aims to make the digital sector fairer

TechnologyMarch 05, 2024
In 2013, Masdar RWE and partners launched the 630MW London Array wind farm, the world's largest at the time. Photo: Masdar
Masdar completes 49% stake acquisition in UK offshore wind project

Plant is expected to generate electricity to power 3 million British homes

EnergyFebruary 29, 2024
Sundar Pichai, chief executive of Alphabet and its subsidiary Google. EPA
Google CEO says flawed AI responses are unacceptable

Last week, the company suspended image generation of individuals by its generative AI tool Gemini

TechnologyFebruary 28, 2024
BYD's latest EV Yangwang U9 is pitted against luxury options by rivals such as Ferrari and Lamborghini. Bloomberg
China's BYD unveils Yangwang U9 to rival Ferrari and Lamborghini

Priced at $233,450, the new car can hit 100kph in 2.36 seconds

TechnologyFebruary 26, 2024
Ras El Hekma is a coastal region about 350km north-west of Cairo. Photo: UN-Habitat/ Egyptian Ministry of Housing
Abu Dhabi's ADQ to invest $35bn in Egypt

Following the news, Egypt's foreign bonds experienced a significant surge in value

EconomyFebruary 23, 2024
Google has doubled down its efforts on AI as it wrestles with the Microsoft-backed OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Reuters
Google suspends 'inaccurate' Gemini AI image generator

Alphabet-owned company said tool is 'missing the mark'

TechnologyFebruary 22, 2024
Nvidia's revenue soared more than 265 per cent annually to $22.1 billion in the last quarter. AP
Nvidia stock rallies after AI boom bumps up quarterly profit

The company’s net profit in the last quarter jumped to about $12.3 billion

TechnologyFebruary 21, 2024
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