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Technology in Dubai

What the group publishes on technology — each entry with the figure it turns on, the source it came from, and the date we read it.

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Tech

GITEX leaves the World Trade Centre

Dubai's largest technology show moves to the Dubai Exhibition Centre at Expo City for its 2026 edition, and shifts from its long-standing October slot to December 7–11.

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Tech

GITEX is a December show now

The show that owned Dubai's October for forty-five years now runs 7–11 December at Expo City. October's hotel week has lost its anchor tenant.

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Tech

Apple's new CEO built the hardware

John Ternus became Apple's chief executive on 1 September after twenty-five years inside the building. The interesting part is not that Apple replaced its CEO. It is who it did not look for.