• My Profile
  • Saved articles
  • Newsletters
  • Sign out
Sign in
  • Register
  • Sign in

News
UAE
Gulf
MENA
US
UK
Europe
Asia
Business
Aviation
Economy
Energy
Money
Property
Banking
Markets
Opinion
Comment
Editorial
Obituaries
Cartoon
Feedback
Future
Science
Space
Technology
Climate
Environment
Road to Net Zero
Health
Culture
Art & Design
Books
Film & TV
Music & On-stage
Pop Culture
Lifestyle
Travel
Fashion & Beauty
Food
Motoring
Luxury
Home & Garden
Wellbeing
Things to do
Sport
Football
Cricket
F1
Tennis
Combat Sports
Cycling
TN Magazine
Special reports
Weekend

Podcasts Newsletters Follow us App Video
TN MagazineSpecial reportsWeekend
News
UAE
Gulf
MENA
US
UK
Europe
Asia
Business
Aviation
Economy
Energy
Money
Property
Banking
Markets
Opinion
Comment
Editorial
Obituaries
Cartoon
Feedback
Future
Science
Space
Technology
Climate
Environment
Road to Net Zero
Health
Culture
Art & Design
Books
Film & TV
Music & On-stage
Pop Culture
Lifestyle
Travel
Fashion & Beauty
Food
Motoring
Luxury
Home & Garden
Wellbeing
Things to do
Sport
Football
Cricket
F1
Tennis
Combat Sports
Cycling
News
UAE
Gulf
MENA
US
UK
Europe
Asia
Business
Aviation
Economy
Energy
Money
Property
Banking
Markets
Opinion
Comment
Editorial
Obituaries
Cartoon
Feedback
Future
Science
Space
Technology
Climate
Environment
Road to Net Zero
Health
Culture
Art & Design
Books
Film & TV
Music & On-stage
Pop Culture
Lifestyle
Travel
Fashion & Beauty
Food
Motoring
Luxury
Home & Garden
Wellbeing
Things to do
Sport
Football
Cricket
F1
Tennis
Combat Sports
Cycling

Alkesh Sharma

Alkesh Sharma

Journalist
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.

Articles

Overall, the smartphone industry is predicted to decline as macroeconomic challenges and weak consumer demand weigh on the sector. AFP
Apple could lead smartphone shipments despite industry woes

Global device shipments are expected to drop 6.5% annually to 1.15 billion units this year

TechnologyAugust 18, 2023
Buildings near Al Qasba area in Sharjah. There were real estate sales in 96 areas of the emirate in July. Pawan Singh / The National
Sharjah records $517m in real estate transactions for July

Total transactions reached 2,783 last month, of which 684 were sales deals

PropertyAugust 17, 2023
The Suiso Frontier sailed into Sultan Qaboos Port on Wednesday. Photo: Oman News Agency
Oman welcomes world's first liquefied hydrogen ship

Suiso Frontier, the Japanese vessel, reached the Gulf nation as part of its Middle East tour

EnergyAugust 16, 2023
Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority has fined Open Technology Markets (trading as Opnx) and its founders. Bloomberg
Dubai fines digital asset exchange Opnx and Three Arrows founders

Crypto platform has not paid a $2.7 million penalty issued by regulator which also imposed a $54,451 sanction against each of Su Zhu and Kyle Davies as well as Opnx co-founder Mark Lamb and chief executive Leslie Lamb

CryptocurrenciesAugust 16, 2023
Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, on Tuesday received Sheikh Tahnoon bin Mohammed, Abu Dhabi ruler's representative in Al Ain, at Adnoc headquarters. Wam
Sheikh Khaled meets Adnoc bosses at company headquarters

Sheikh Tahnoon bin Mohammed was appointed chairman of the company's board of directors in 1973

EnergyAugust 15, 2023
Dr Thani Al Zeyoudi (third from left), the UAE’s Minister of State for Foreign Trade, concluded a visit to Brazil during which he met the country's trade, agriculture and tourism ministers as the two nations pursue stronger economic ties. Photo: UAE Ministry of Economy
UAE and Brazil seek to boost trade and investment ties

The Emirati Minister of State for Foreign Trade met officials in the Latin American country as it launched its $347.5bn growth acceleration plan

EconomyAugust 15, 2023
Air Arabia said its second-quarter profit increased to Dh459 million this year. Photo: Air Arabia
Air Arabia posts record rise in second-quarter profit

The airline carried 3.8 million passengers, a 37 per cent annual increase, during the second quarter

AviationAugust 11, 2023
Pharmaceutical companies are revisiting strategies as demand for Covid-19 vaccines falls. Reuters
Rethink for big pharma as demand for Covid-19 vaccines falls

Major vaccine producers re-evaluate strategies to sustain their roles in a changing landscape

EconomyAugust 11, 2023
Disney's revenue in its fiscal third quarter jumped an annual 4 per cent to $22.3 billion. Reuters
Disney swings to $460m loss as subscribers continue to decline

Company records a one-time $2.6bn restructuring impairment charge

MarketsAugust 09, 2023
Powered by Nvidia DGX Cloud, the new service will be available in the coming months. Getty Images
Nvidia joins forces with Hugging Face to connect developers with generative AI tools

Hugging Face will offer a new service to simplify the creation of custom generative artificial intelligence models

TechnologyAugust 08, 2023
GlobalFoundries raised nearly $2.6 billion in its IPO in the US in October 2021 on strong investor demand. Photo: Nasdaq
Mubadala-backed GlobalFoundries' second-quarter profit hit by market headwinds

The New York-based company’s net income stood at $237 million in the three-month period

TechnologyAugust 08, 2023
Adnoc Distribution opened 13 new service stations in the UAE in the first half of the year, including three in Dubai. Photo: Adnoc
Adnoc Distribution first-half revenue surges 4.9% on higher fuel volumes

Company’s revenue in the January-June period jumped to $4.4bn

MarketsAugust 04, 2023
Adnoc Gas pipeline. The company supplies more than 60 per cent of the UAE's gas needs. Photo: Adnoc
Adnoc Gas reports drop in first-half profit

Company has access to 95% of the UAE's natural gas reserves, estimated to be the seventh largest globally

EnergyAugust 04, 2023
DFM-listed Dubai Investments' first-half profit surged 59.4 per cent to Dh580.47 million. EPA
Dubai Investments Q2 profit surges 65% amid strong growth in real estate business

Total income of the company rose 28.7 per cent in the April-June period

MarketsAugust 04, 2023
Apple's revenue dropped 1 per cent on an annual basis to nearly $81.8 billion during the last quarter. AFP
Apple reports 2% jump in Q3 profit despite drop in revenue

Cupertino-based company’s net profit surged to more than $19.8bn

TechnologyAugust 03, 2023
More Articles

IPSO regulated

News
UAE
Gulf
MENA
US
UK
Europe
Asia
Business
Aviation
Economy
Energy
Money
Property
Banking
Markets
Opinion
Comment
Editorial
Obituaries
Cartoon
Feedback
Future
Science
Space
Technology
Climate
Environment
Road to Net Zero
Health
Culture
Art & Design
Books
Film & TV
Music & On-stage
Pop Culture
Lifestyle
Travel
Fashion & Beauty
Food
Motoring
Luxury
Home & Garden
Wellbeing
Things to do
Sport
Football
Cricket
Olympics
F1
Tennis
Combat Sports
Cycling
Weekend
Living in the UAE
TN Magazine
Podcasts Newsletters Read E-Paper Print Subscriptions Video App
About UsContact UsWork With UsAdvertise With UsTerms & ConditionsPrivacy PolicyCookie PolicySitemapArchiveRegistration FAQsRosalynn Carter Fellowship
IPSO regulated
Follow us
Get news alerts from
The National logo
You can manage notifications at any time by clicking the notifications icon.