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Entrepreneur says Dubai needs to harness its own success

Original post by Megha Merani via 7daysindubai Dubai could be a major exporter if ideas can become reality, Megha Merani reports… A former Apple executive believes Dubai has built a brand as viable as the multi-billion-dollar tech giants he used to work for – but then challenged the emirate to make its impact felt globally. Don Strickland, former […]

Silicon Alley Could Revive NYC’s Middle Class, Report Says

Original post by Daniel P. Tucker via WNYC  New York’s tech sector has made some entrepreneurs rich. A new study says it could also preserve and grow the city’s middle class. The potential boom in jobs hinges on city government’s ability to set up future workers for success in software engineering and other fields that require 21st-century […]

David Cameron announces £50M regeneration plan of London’s Silicon Roundabout

Original post by bmmagazine Tech City Investment Organisation (TCIO), the body tasked with promoting British technology companies based in the East London tech cluster, is joining forces with digital news network ECNlive, in a partnership that will connect Tech City with investors in the City of London. The partnership was announced this morning at a Tech […]

These are the Berlin startups that rocked TechMeetups Drinks & Demo Night!

Remote hiring, advertising optimization, content matching social app, online fundraising, hosting for integration, social app for getting help to get a date. What do you get when you bring presenters from these fields to the same space at the same time? Evening full of insights, laughs, questions, great feedback and of course – beer and […]

Facebook Introduces Messenger For Non-Users

Original post by Todd Wasserman via Mashable Facebook on Tuesday introduced a feature for its Messenger Android app that lets users log on with a name and phone number, rather than having to enter their account info. In practice, that means that you don’t have to have a Facebook account to use Messenger. Thefeature, which will soon come […]