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Alkesh Sharma

Alkesh Sharma

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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.

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AT&T's stock dropped following the news of the data breach. Bloomberg
Hackers steal call and text records of nearly all AT&T cellular customers

Data was illegally downloaded from workspace on a third-party cloud platform, telecoms company says

TechnologyJuly 12, 2024
Alkesh Sharma
The UAE government last year enacted a new competition regime to support businesses and attract new investments to the Emirates. Bloomberg
The UAE's competition regulation law explained

Ministry of Economy says new law has helped improve the country's regulatory and legislative framework

EconomyJuly 12, 2024
Alkesh Sharma
Salwa Palace in the At-Turaif district of Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. The kingdom wants to turn Diriyah into one of its leading tourist centres. Bloomberg
PIF-backed Diriyah awards $2bn contract for new mixed-use district

Project will include educational institutions, cultural venues, offices and a luxury hotel

PropertyJuly 10, 2024
Alkesh Sharma
Rabat-headquartered Maroc Telecom had more than 77 million customers as of the end of March. AP
UAE's e& set to appeal against Maroc Telecom court ruling

Casablanca court upheld a decision directing MT to pay $645m to its competitor Wana Corporate

EconomyJuly 10, 2024
Alkesh Sharma
Protests marking nine months since the October 7 attack in Tel Aviv, Israel. Reuters
Bank of Israel downgrades economic growth outlook as Gaza war continues

Central bank expects direct economic impact of the war to continue until the beginning of 2025

EconomyJuly 08, 2024
Alkesh Sharma
Hamza Iraqui, left, and Abdessamad Ben Zakour, co-founders of Revibe. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Dubai's Revibe aims to disrupt market for refurbished devices

Generation Start-up: Founded in September 2022, the company has raised $10m so far

BusinessJuly 08, 2024
Alkesh Sharma
Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. Wam
UAE and Japan sign agreements to enhance bilateral trade and boost partnerships

Oil major Adnoc has teamed up with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation for green financing worth $3 billion

EconomyJuly 05, 2024
Alkesh Sharma
Oil storage tanks at the RN-Tuapsinsky refinery in Tuapse, Russia. Bloomberg
Russia's oil and gas proceeds jump 41% in first half

Increase attributed to rising oil prices, weaker rouble and nation's producers adapting to international sanctions

EconomyJuly 04, 2024
Alkesh Sharma
Visitors inspect a Tesla electric car displayed for sale at a shopping mall in Bangkok. EPA
Sharp rise for Tesla stock as Q2 deliveries beat expectations

The Texas-headquartered company delivered 443,956 vehicles in the April-June period

TechnologyJuly 02, 2024
Alkesh Sharma
Sheikh Khaled reviewed the achievements of company’s trading businesses, Adnoc Global Trading and Adnoc Trading. Photo: Abu Dhabi Media office
Sheikh Khaled endorses Adnoc's plans to expand trading

Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi emphasises role of company in bolstering emirate’s position in global energy markets

EnergyJuly 01, 2024
Alkesh Sharma
Tarek Amin says YouTube is using generative AI for content moderation through a combination of human oversight and machine learning. Photo: YouTube
How YouTube Middle East is tackling misinformation with AI

Company removed more than 117,065 videos globally for violating misinformation policies in the first quarter of 2024, regional director Tarek Amin tells The National

TechnologyJune 23, 2024
Alkesh Sharma
Dr Sultan Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Cop28 President. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Fusion of AI and energy will boost global economy, says Dr Sultan Al Jaber

Both sectors are interdependent that cannot be separated, Cop28 President says

TechnologyJune 21, 2024
Alkesh Sharma
Nvidia's stock is one of the best performers in the S&P 500 index. Reuters
How Nvidia became world's most valuable company

Chip maker's market cap exceeds $3.4 trillion, ahead of Microsoft and Apple

TechnologyJune 19, 2024
Alkesh Sharma
The buy now, pay later business model became more popular during the coronavirus pandemic. Getty
Why is Apple killing its Pay Later service?

Cupertino-based company aims to replace its existing scheme in the US with an instalment loan programme globally

TechnologyJune 18, 2024
Alkesh Sharma
Elon Musk, chief executive of electric vehicle maker Tesla. AFP
Tesla chief Elon Musk's $56bn pay: justified or excessive?

Billionaire businessman's pay package has come under scrutiny amid dropping EV sales and tanking stock price

TechnologyJune 15, 2024
Alkesh Sharma
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