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UAE Doubles Retail T-Sukuk To Dh100 Million After Dh445 Million In Orders

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UAE Doubles Retail T-Sukuk To Dh100 Million After Dh445 Million In Orders

The Ministry of Finance said the UAE doubled its sovereign retail T-sukuk offering to Dh100 million after orders reached Dh445 million. The listing on Nasdaq Dubai puts individual investors into a government-backed securities programme that was previously aimed at institutions.

#sovereign sukuk #retail investors #Nasdaq Dubai

July 3, 2026Read More →

Quantum Systems Raises $1.2 Billion As Defense AI Funding Jumps

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Quantum Systems Raises $1.2 Billion As Defense AI Funding Jumps

Quantum Systems raised $1.2 billion at an $8 billion post-money valuation, with Blackstone, Airbus and other investors backing autonomous systems for land, air and sea. According to Dealroom data, defense-tech funding has reached $17.4 billion so far this year.

#defense tech #AI software #autonomous systems

July 3, 2026Read More →

Securitize Tokenizes $295 Million Of NYSE Stock As US Access Stays Limited

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Securitize Tokenizes $295 Million Of NYSE Stock As US Access Stays Limited

Securitize began trading on the New York Stock Exchange and issued tokenized versions of its own SECZ shares on Solana and Avalanche. The company said the tokens represent the same common stock, while access remains limited to eligible U.S. investors on its regulated platform.

#crypto #tokenized securities #Securitize

July 3, 2026Read More →

Dubai Digital Twin Maps 195,000 Buildings But Leaves Budget Unnamed

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Dubai Digital Twin Maps 195,000 Buildings But Leaves Budget Unnamed

Dubai has launched a Digital Twin Platform for urban planning, infrastructure management, rainfall simulation and emergency scenarios. Dubai Municipality said the platform includes 3D models for more than 195,000 buildings, 280,000 infrastructure assets and 330,000 public facilities and assets, but it did not disclose a project budget or public expansion timetable.

#digital government #Digital Twin #Dubai Municipality

July 3, 2026Read More →

Google Must Pay €4.1bn Android Fine After Appeal Fails

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Google Must Pay €4.1bn Android Fine After Appeal Fails

Europe's top court has dismissed Google's appeal against an Android competition penalty, leaving the company with a €4.1bn fine. The case centres on Google Search, Chrome, Play Store access and Android device-maker agreements that regulators said blocked rivals.

#competition law #Android #Google

July 3, 2026Read More →

Standard Chartered Starts USDC Access From Dubai Without Payment Launch Date

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Standard Chartered Starts USDC Access From Dubai Without Payment Launch Date

Standard Chartered has launched institutional USDC minting and redemption through its Dubai International Financial Centre operations, using Circle’s stablecoin infrastructure. The bank said payment applications are planned later, but did not give launch dates for those services or for expansion into other markets.

#fintech #digital payments #stablecoins

July 3, 2026Read More →

India Insurance Regulator Starts Nine-Month Dark-Pattern Audit

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India Insurance Regulator Starts Nine-Month Dark-Pattern Audit

MediaNama reported that IRDAI has commissioned a nine-month study to define and track dark patterns used by insurers, after an April directive ordered self-assessments within 15 days. Consumer survey figures show complaints over data collection, cancellations and pricing gaps.

#digital regulation #insurance technology #dark patterns

July 2, 2026Read More →

India Tells WhatsApp To Pause Usernames Rollout During Fraud Review

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India Tells WhatsApp To Pause Usernames Rollout During Fraud Review

India's electronics ministry has told WhatsApp not to launch usernames in India until consultations finish. The notice gives the Meta-owned platform three days to explain how the feature would address fraud and impersonation risks.

#platform governance #online safety #WhatsApp

July 2, 2026Read More →

Oracle Warns AI Data Centre Buildout Depends On Power And Debt

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Oracle Warns AI Data Centre Buildout Depends On Power And Debt

Oracle says its AI infrastructure expansion depends on data-centre capacity, power, components and customer payments. The company plans $70 billion in fiscal 2027 capex and about $40 billion in debt and equity, while renewal and power-cost risks remain public in its filing.

#AI infrastructure #Oracle Cloud Infrastructure #data centres

July 2, 2026Read More →

Swedish Court Orders Google To Pay Klarna Unit $2 Billion

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Swedish Court Orders Google To Pay Klarna Unit $2 Billion

A Swedish court ordered Google to pay Klarna subsidiary PriceRunner nearly $2 billion in an antitrust case linked to comparison-shopping search, while Google said it is reviewing legal options.

#antitrust #digital payments #Google

July 2, 2026Read More →

MiCA Deadline Forces EU Crypto Firms To Choose Licences Or Exit

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MiCA Deadline Forces EU Crypto Firms To Choose Licences Or Exit

CoinDesk reported that the EU’s MiCA framework is now fully in force, requiring crypto firms serving the 27-nation bloc to hold a licence or stop operating. Industry lawyers and executives said the rulebook improves clarity, but warned that compliance costs could shrink roughly 3,000 registered providers to 300 or 400 licensed firms.

#crypto #crypto web3 #MiCA

July 2, 2026Read More →

UAE Gives Social Platforms 12 Months To Enforce Under-15 Rules

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UAE Gives Social Platforms 12 Months To Enforce Under-15 Rules

The UAE says social media platforms must build effective age-verification controls after a Cabinet resolution restricting under-15 access. Technology companies have 12 months before penalties apply, and officials said age-verification data must be deleted immediately rather than stored by platforms.

#UAE digital policy #social media #age verification

July 2, 2026Read More →