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Recreational drones banned in United Arab Emirates after oil facility attack

The Verge

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has banned the flying of consumer drones by hobbyists. The recent attack on the oil facility and airport in Abu Dhabi reportedly involved both “ballistic missiles and explosive-laden drones,” according to APNews , though it’s not clear from reports what the size and model of these drones were.

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Creating the World’s Largest Collection of Accessible Arabic eBooks Access to knowledge is the critical first step on the path to economic, educational, and social development. Digitally processing Arabic-language content is no easy task.

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Crop One, Emirate open ‘world’s largest vertical farm’ in Dubai

TechCrunch

Crop One Holdings and Emirates Flight Catering announced this week they opened Emirates Crop One, what they say is “the world’s largest vertical farm.”. The over 330,000-square-foot facility is located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates near Al Maktoum International Airport at Dubai World Central.

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Quick-commerce startup YallaMarket eyes Saudi Arabia and Qatar next year after U.A.E expansion

TechCrunch

YallaMarket, a Dubai-based quick-commerce startup, is planning to expand within the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E), and to enter Saudi Arabia and Qatar next year, to tap the appetite for speedy and convenient grocery shopping. The startup, which was formally launched last month, is expanding in the U.A.E

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Remote working means this startup can use brains in emerging markets to disrupt management consultants

TechCrunch

It claims its on-demand, remote analysts (from countries such as Colombia, Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates) can be deployed within 24 hours, and save companies 80% on recruiting and advisory budgets. It’s now set to launch in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Lagos, Nigeria next month.

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Indonesian agritech platform TaniHub Group harvests a $65.5M Series B round

TechCrunch

TaniFund aims to further boost its credit scoring system with smarter data processing and better machine learning models.”. Over the last couple of years, TaniHub has started exporting several types of fruits and spices to the United Arab Emirates, Singapore and South Korea.

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HawkEye 360 raises $145M to scale space-based radio frequency data and analytics

TechCrunch

The round was led by Insight Partners and Seraphim Space Investment Trust, with additional funding from United Arab Emirates-based Strategic Development Fund. Investors agree, to the tune of $145 million in new funding as part of HawkEye’s Series D round. government and international defense and intelligence customers. “We