by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 30, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture
London- In just two years, you may be tucking into a ‘lab burger’ and ‘test-tube chicken’ if one company has its way after Memphis Meats has come a step closer to commercializing synthetic meat. According to the Daily Mail, the ‘clean...
by Fatah Al-Rahman Youssef | Nov 16, 2016 | Lifestyle & Culture
Riyadh – Under the patronage of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz, MiSK Global Forum – an initiative to empower the Arab youth – kicked off in Riyadh on Tuesday with a key address by Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates. MiSK Global Forum (MGF...
by Abdul Hadi Habtor and Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 27, 2016 | Saudi Arabia
New York and Riyadh- Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense concluded his two-week business visit to the U.S. by signing an agreement with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and granting 3M Global an...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 5, 2014 | Business
Los Angeles, AP—As longtime Microsoft insider Satya Nadella becomes the company’s CEO, he is declaring a new focus on a “mobile-first, cloud-first world.” So far, he only has the latter half of the formula figured out. Microsoft is trying to catch...
by Adel Al Toraifi | Mar 20, 2013 | Opinion
Last year James Robinson and Daron Acemoğlu, two American academics, released a book entitled “Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty” (Crown Business, 2012). The book received widespread coverage, and was praised by major European and American...