https://techplugged.com/Independent GCC tech news, reviews and how-tos.en-USSat, 24 Oct 2026 16:45:42 +0000https://techplugged.com/3dmarks-next-gpu-benchmark-goes-fully-path-traced-with-seasonic-signing-on-as-sponsor/https://techplugged.com/3dmarks-next-gpu-benchmark-goes-fully-path-traced-with-seasonic-signing-on-as-sponsor/Fri, 24 Jul 2026 18:10:51 +0400projectxHardwareTech NewsThe most recognizable name in PC benchmarking is building something new, and it is betting the whole thing on path tracing. UL Solutions has confirmed that its next 3DMark GPU benchmark will be fully path-traced , a step up from the hybrid ray-tracing tests that define the current generation of…https://techplugged.com/uae-riders-want-reliability-and-upfront-fares-yango-maps-the-new-ride-hailing-rulebook/https://techplugged.com/uae-riders-want-reliability-and-upfront-fares-yango-maps-the-new-ride-hailing-rulebook/Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:11:50 +0400projectxAuto TechTech NewsMOBILITYYANGOUAE Ride-HailingTECHPLUGGED.COM Ride-hailing in the UAE has quietly turned into infrastructure. Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority says public transport, shared mobility and taxis carried 802.1 million riders in 2025, and an ever-larger share of those trips now begins with a tap in…https://techplugged.com/frances-dark-web-problem-quadrupled-in-two-years-cloudsek-finds/https://techplugged.com/frances-dark-web-problem-quadrupled-in-two-years-cloudsek-finds/Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:11:27 +0400projectxSecurityTech NewsCYBERSECURITYCLOUDSEKFrance Threat ReportTECHPLUGGED.COM France has become one of the busiest hunting grounds on the cybercriminal underground. A new report from threat-intelligence firm CloudSEK finds that France-linked activity across dark web forums, ransomware channels, and hacktivist groups…https://techplugged.com/synology-launches-surveillance365-a-cloud-vsaas-built-for-multi-site-businesses/https://techplugged.com/synology-launches-surveillance365-a-cloud-vsaas-built-for-multi-site-businesses/Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:10:52 +0400projectxSecurityTech NewsSECURITYSYNOLOGYCloud Video SurveillanceTECHPLUGGED.COM Synology has spent nearly two decades selling boxes that sit in a closet and record video. On July 24, it decided that closet is optional. The Taiwanese company launched Surveillance365 , a Video Surveillance as a Service (VSaaS) platform that…https://techplugged.com/syrias-tourism-ministry-taps-three-saudi-tech-firms-to-build-a-digital-tourism-ecosystem/https://techplugged.com/syrias-tourism-ministry-taps-three-saudi-tech-firms-to-build-a-digital-tourism-ecosystem/Thu, 23 Jul 2026 20:11:47 +0400projectxEnterpriseTech NewsGOVTECHSYRIADigital Tourism EcosystemTECHPLUGGED.COM Syria’s Ministry of Tourism is betting that the fastest route back into the global travel market runs through a data platform, not a hotel lobby. The ministry has signed a strategic memorandum of understanding with three Saudi technology…https://techplugged.com/tv-archive-tidy-up-together-turns-shelving-3180-videotapes-into-an-online-co-op-and-pvp-sport/https://techplugged.com/tv-archive-tidy-up-together-turns-shelving-3180-videotapes-into-an-online-co-op-and-pvp-sport/Thu, 23 Jul 2026 19:10:31 +0400projectxGamingTech NewsThere is a whole genre of games built on the strange satisfaction of putting things where they belong, and TV Archive Tidy Up Together wants to scale that itch up to industrial proportions. Announced this week for a late August 2026 launch on Steam, the first-person simulation drops you inside a…https://techplugged.com/fords-new-taurus-bets-on-big-screens-and-driver-assist-tech-to-win-over-middle-east-sedan-buyers/https://techplugged.com/fords-new-taurus-bets-on-big-screens-and-driver-assist-tech-to-win-over-middle-east-sedan-buyers/Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:12:20 +0400projectxAuto TechTech NewsFord is making its pitch to Middle East sedan buyers with a new Taurus that leans harder on screens, comfort features and driver-assist tech than on brand prestige. The automaker is framing the latest generation, built on what it calls a 40-year legacy, as “smart luxury” — shorthand for…https://techplugged.com/omoda-jaecoo-to-debut-mass-produced-ai-smart-cockpit-at-super-ai-night/https://techplugged.com/omoda-jaecoo-to-debut-mass-produced-ai-smart-cockpit-at-super-ai-night/Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:11:37 +0400projectxAuto TechTech NewsAUTO TECHOMODA and JAECOOAI Smart Cockpit Global DebutTECHPLUGGED.COM OMODA & JAECOO is getting ready to put an AI-powered cabin into showrooms. The Chery-owned brand says it will unveil its first mass-produced AI Smart Cockpit at “Super AI Night” in Indonesia on July 27, a debut it frames as the…https://techplugged.com/snap-goes-all-in-on-the-esports-world-cup-with-its-biggest-ar-activation-yet/https://techplugged.com/snap-goes-all-in-on-the-esports-world-cup-with-its-biggest-ar-activation-yet/Thu, 23 Jul 2026 14:11:54 +0400projectxGamingTech NewsESPORTSSNAPEsports World Cup 2026TECHPLUGGED.COM Snap is making its biggest play yet for gaming’s marquee event. The company and the Esports Foundation on Thursday unveiled Snap’s largest-ever activation around the Esports World Cup (EWC), stacking augmented reality, camera tech and creator content…https://techplugged.com/instagrams-replace-audio-lets-you-swap-a-posts-song-without-losing-likes/https://techplugged.com/instagrams-replace-audio-lets-you-swap-a-posts-song-without-losing-likes/Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:10:49 +0400projectxTech NewsSOCIAL MEDIAINSTAGRAMReplace Audio rolls outTECHPLUGGED.COM Instagram is finally letting creators fix the song without blowing up the post. The Meta-owned platform today began a global rollout of Replace Audio , a feature that lets users swap the music on already-published feed posts and carousels…https://techplugged.com/an-ex-google-engineer-built-a-synth-that-runs-on-physics-not-oscillators/https://techplugged.com/an-ex-google-engineer-built-a-synth-that-runs-on-physics-not-oscillators/Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:09:41 +0400projectxGadgetsTech NewsMUSIC TECHANUKARIPhysics-Based InstrumentTECHPLUGGED.COM Most of the money in music software right now is chasing the same thing: speed. Type a prompt, get a track. Streaming platforms are drowning in the output. Evan Mezeske, who spent more than a decade leading engineering teams at Google…https://techplugged.com/mall-together-turns-retail-drudgery-into-four-player-co-op-and-it-lands-july-24/https://techplugged.com/mall-together-turns-retail-drudgery-into-four-player-co-op-and-it-lands-july-24/Wed, 22 Jul 2026 17:09:34 +0400projectxGamingTech NewsStocking shelves is not most people’s idea of a good time. Somehow, PC gaming keeps proving otherwise — and Mall Together , a first-person shopping mall management sim, is betting it can do it with friends. The full game launches on Steam on July 24, 2026 at 2:00 PM CEST. The pitch is…https://techplugged.com/panasonic-leans-on-its-service-network-in-the-middle-east-as-after-sales-becomes-the-battleground/https://techplugged.com/panasonic-leans-on-its-service-network-in-the-middle-east-as-after-sales-becomes-the-battleground/Wed, 22 Jul 2026 14:11:20 +0400projectxHardwareTech NewsConsumer electronics companies love to talk about product launches. Panasonic just spent a day talking about what happens after the box is opened. Panasonic Middle East & Africa held its Customer Service Strategy Conference 2026 on July 20, a virtual forum that pulled in senior staff from the…https://techplugged.com/huawei-is-betting-students-will-trade-their-laptops-for-a-matepad-and-a-stylus/https://techplugged.com/huawei-is-betting-students-will-trade-their-laptops-for-a-matepad-and-a-stylus/Wed, 22 Jul 2026 14:10:52 +0400projectxGadgetsTech NewsTABLETSHUAWEIMatePad for studentsTECHPLUGGED.COM The laptop has owned the lecture hall for two decades. Huawei thinks the tablet is finally ready to take it, and it is building the pitch around three devices: the MatePad Pro Max, the MatePad 12X and the MatePad 11.5 S. The argument is less about…https://techplugged.com/sabic-and-ceer-sign-mou-to-localize-saudi-arabias-ev-supply-chain/https://techplugged.com/sabic-and-ceer-sign-mou-to-localize-saudi-arabias-ev-supply-chain/Tue, 21 Jul 2026 20:10:48 +0400projectxAuto TechTech NewsSaudi Arabia’s bid to build electric cars on home soil just picked up a heavyweight materials partner. Chemicals giant SABIC and CEER, the Kingdom’s first homegrown EV brand, have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore weaving SABIC’s advanced materials into the design, development and…https://techplugged.com/socan-taps-musical-ai-to-make-sure-songwriters-get-paid-when-ai-borrows-their-sound/https://techplugged.com/socan-taps-musical-ai-to-make-sure-songwriters-get-paid-when-ai-borrows-their-sound/Tue, 21 Jul 2026 18:11:05 +0400projectxEnterpriseTech NewsAI AND MUSICSOCANSOCAN x Musical AITECHPLUGGED.COM When an AI model spits out a song that sounds suspiciously like something a real person wrote, who gets paid? SOCAN — the organization that collects royalties for more than 200,000 Canadian songwriters, composers and music publishers — thinks it…https://techplugged.com/panasonic-bets-on-after-sales-service-to-defend-its-ground-in-the-middle-east-and-africa/https://techplugged.com/panasonic-bets-on-after-sales-service-to-defend-its-ground-in-the-middle-east-and-africa/Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:11:14 +0400projectxEnterpriseTech NewsPanasonic wants to remind everyone that the relationship with a customer doesn’t end at checkout. The Japanese electronics giant has wrapped its Customer Service Strategy Conference 2026, a virtual gathering that pulled together its Middle East & Africa arm, regional business partners, factory…https://techplugged.com/freelander-makes-the-uae-its-first-international-market-with-an-abu-dhabi-launch-set-for-september/https://techplugged.com/freelander-makes-the-uae-its-first-international-market-with-an-abu-dhabi-launch-set-for-september/Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:11:37 +0400projectxAuto TechTech NewsAUTO TECHFREELANDERNew Energy SUV BrandTECHPLUGGED.COM The Freelander badge is back, and its first stop outside China is the Middle East. At the 2026 Goodwood Festival of Speed, the reborn British premium brand confirmed the United Arab Emirates as its debut international market and pinned down a…https://techplugged.com/solar-powered-clinics-now-serve-200000-in-rural-india-backed-by-the-uaes-zayed-prize/https://techplugged.com/solar-powered-clinics-now-serve-200000-in-rural-india-backed-by-the-uaes-zayed-prize/Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:12:00 +0400projectxTech NewsThe UAE’s Zayed Sustainability Prize is betting that the fastest way to fix rural healthcare isn’t more hospitals — it’s more reliable electricity. Its Beyond2020 initiative said this week it has finished deploying six solar-powered health facilities across Karnataka in southern India, extending…https://techplugged.com/pubg-mobile-taps-spacetoons-legendary-arabic-voice-actors-for-a-nostalgia-play-in-mena/https://techplugged.com/pubg-mobile-taps-spacetoons-legendary-arabic-voice-actors-for-a-nostalgia-play-in-mena/Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:11:39 +0400projectxGamingTech NewsPUBG Mobile is betting that nostalgia is the ultimate power-up. The battle royale giant has partnered with Spacetoon — the Arabic-language broadcaster that introduced an entire generation of the region to Japanese anime — to launch an exclusive Arabic Voice Pack, now live in the game’s Crystal Shop…https://techplugged.com/sinchs-ai-production-paradox-executives-are-confident-the-teams-shipping-ai-arent/https://techplugged.com/sinchs-ai-production-paradox-executives-are-confident-the-teams-shipping-ai-arent/Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:11:14 +0400projectxEnterpriseTech NewsENTERPRISE AISINCHThe AI Production ParadoxTECHPLUGGED.COM There’s a confidence gap running through the enterprise AI boom, and Sinch just put a number on it. In a global survey of 2,527 senior decision-makers, the Swedish cloud communications company found that 60% of C-suite executives say they…https://techplugged.com/udrive-says-uae-residents-now-make-up-90-of-its-car-sharing-base-as-drivers-clock-45-million-km/https://techplugged.com/udrive-says-uae-residents-now-make-up-90-of-its-car-sharing-base-as-drivers-clock-45-million-km/Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:11:14 +0400projectxAuto TechTech NewsMOBILITYUDRIVEUAE Car SharingTECHPLUGGED.COM Car sharing is quietly becoming a daily habit in the UAE — not just a tourist novelty. That is the pitch behind Udrive’s latest usage report, which claims residents now make up 90% of the platform’s customer base, a marker of everyday adoption rather…https://techplugged.com/infobip-ai-driven-fraud-attempts-surged-77-in-2026-and-defenses-are-racing-to-keep-up/https://techplugged.com/infobip-ai-driven-fraud-attempts-surged-77-in-2026-and-defenses-are-racing-to-keep-up/Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:11:01 +0400projectxSecurityTech NewsFraud is being automated at industrial scale — and, for once, the defenders appear to be keeping pace. That is the core takeaway from Infobip’s Fraud and Security Trends 2026 report, which the global cloud communications company built from an analysis of billions of interactions across its network…https://techplugged.com/huawei-opens-pura-90s-pre-orders-in-the-uae-with-the-200mp-pro-max-starting-at-aed-3199/https://techplugged.com/huawei-opens-pura-90s-pre-orders-in-the-uae-with-the-200mp-pro-max-starting-at-aed-3199/Sat, 18 Jul 2026 12:11:15 +0400projectxGadgetsTech NewsSMARTPHONESHUAWEIPura 90s Series Pre-OrderTECHPLUGGED.COM Days after unveiling the Pura 90s Series in Dubai, Huawei has put a price on it. The camera-focused flagship line is now open for pre-order in the UAE through Huawei’s official online store, starting at AED 3,199 — with early buyers thrown a…https://techplugged.com/embraers-runway-overrun-alert-system-just-cleared-easa-and-its-coming-to-every-e2-in-europe/https://techplugged.com/embraers-runway-overrun-alert-system-just-cleared-easa-and-its-coming-to-every-e2-in-europe/Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:10:35 +0400projectxHardwareTech NewsAVIATION TECHEMBRAERROAAS Cleared by EASATECHPLUGGED.COM Runway overruns are one of aviation’s most stubborn problems: not dramatic, not rare, and almost always the result of a landing that was marginal before the wheels ever touched down. Embraer thinks software can see it coming — and Europe’s…https://techplugged.com/gemini-will-soon-let-you-build-an-ai-avatar-of-your-own-face-and-voice/https://techplugged.com/gemini-will-soon-let-you-build-an-ai-avatar-of-your-own-face-and-voice/Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:10:41 +0400projectxEnterpriseTech NewsAI AVATARSGEMINIMy Avatar in GeminiTECHPLUGGED.COM Google is putting a face-and-voice cloner inside the Gemini app. In a notice to Workspace administrators, the company said a new My Avatar feature will let users build an avatar from their own face and voice, arriving no sooner than August 4, 2026.…https://techplugged.com/google-pics-is-coming-to-workspace-as-a-core-service-and-its-on-by-default/https://techplugged.com/google-pics-is-coming-to-workspace-as-a-core-service-and-its-on-by-default/Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:10:09 +0400projectxEnterpriseTech NewsAI IMAGINGGOOGLE PICSWorkspace core serviceTECHPLUGGED.COM Google is about to hand every paying Workspace customer an AI image generator whether they asked for one or not. In a notice sent to administrators this week, the company confirmed that Google Pics — its AI-powered image creation and…https://techplugged.com/denodos-platform-9-5-bets-that-ai-agents-are-only-as-good-as-the-data-definitions-behind-them/https://techplugged.com/denodos-platform-9-5-bets-that-ai-agents-are-only-as-good-as-the-data-definitions-behind-them/Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:10:27 +0400projectxEnterpriseTech NewsENTERPRISE AIDENODOPlatform 9.5TECHPLUGGED.COM Ask three systems inside a large company what last quarter’s revenue was, and you will often get three different numbers. Humans deal with this the way they always have: someone senior picks the version they trust and everyone moves on. AI agents don’t…https://techplugged.com/daice-hits-steam-turning-dice-rolls-into-spaceship-combat/https://techplugged.com/daice-hits-steam-turning-dice-rolls-into-spaceship-combat/Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:11:45 +0400projectxGamingTech NewsDice are having a moment in roguelites, and DAICE just threw its hand in. The sci-fi strategy game from Aeterna Ludi left early access and hit full release on Steam today, betting that the randomness of a dice roll and the tetris-brain satisfaction of inventory management make better companions…https://techplugged.com/kramer-freezes-av-pricing-through-2026-with-one-telling-exception/https://techplugged.com/kramer-freezes-av-pricing-through-2026-with-one-telling-exception/Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:14:12 +0400projectxHardwareTech NewsPRO AVKRAMERPrice stability through 2026TECHPLUGGED.COM Price-freeze announcements are usually the least interesting thing a hardware company can put out. Kramer’s is worth reading anyway — not for what it covers, but for what it deliberately leaves out. The pro AV manufacturer has committed to two…https://techplugged.com/swisslog-rebrands-its-monorail-as-fastmove-promising-600-pallets-an-hour-and-a-way-out-of-rip-and-replace/https://techplugged.com/swisslog-rebrands-its-monorail-as-fastmove-promising-600-pallets-an-hour-and-a-way-out-of-rip-and-replace/Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:13:35 +0400projectxEnterpriseTech NewsWAREHOUSE AUTOMATIONSWISSLOGFastMove monorailTECHPLUGGED.COM Nobody outside logistics gets excited about pallet transport, which is a shame, because the boring layer of the warehouse is usually the one that decides whether the clever robots upstairs are worth anything. Swisslog has relaunched its…https://techplugged.com/we-are-rewinds-pink-floyd-cassette-player-comes-with-the-only-tape-version-of-the-dark-side-50th-remaster/https://techplugged.com/we-are-rewinds-pink-floyd-cassette-player-comes-with-the-only-tape-version-of-the-dark-side-50th-remaster/Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:12:59 +0400projectxGadgetsTech NewsCassette sales are up 17.5% year on year in the US and 53% in the UK, which is either a heartening story about physical media or a slightly baffling one, depending on how much time you spent rewinding tape with a pencil. Either way, We Are Rewind keeps finding new reasons to sell you a Walkman —…https://techplugged.com/bandlab-buys-aiode-betting-that-fully-licensed-ai-music-models-are-the-ones-worth-owning/https://techplugged.com/bandlab-buys-aiode-betting-that-fully-licensed-ai-music-models-are-the-ones-worth-owning/Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:12:25 +0400projectxEnterpriseTech NewsAI MUSICBANDLABAcquires AiodeTECHPLUGGED.COM Every AI music company says it respects musicians. Aiode’s differentiator is that it can point to the paperwork — and BandLab Technologies just bought the company because of it. The Singapore-based group behind BandLab, Cakewalk, ReverbNation and Airbit…https://techplugged.com/huaweis-fusionsolar-9-0-bets-on-grid-forming-inverters-to-keep-the-middle-easts-solar-boom-from-wobbling/https://techplugged.com/huaweis-fusionsolar-9-0-bets-on-grid-forming-inverters-to-keep-the-middle-easts-solar-boom-from-wobbling/Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:11:47 +0400projectxEnterpriseTech NewsSOLAR TECHHUAWEIFusionSolar 9.0 Smart PVTECHPLUGGED.COM The Middle East has spent a decade proving it can build solar plants at scale. Huawei’s pitch in Dubai this week is that building them was the easy part — keeping the grid steady once they’re switched on is the harder problem, and it thinks…https://techplugged.com/huaweis-pura-90s-lands-in-dubai-with-a-200mp-telephoto-and-a-5-5g-pitch/https://techplugged.com/huaweis-pura-90s-lands-in-dubai-with-a-200mp-telephoto-and-a-5-5g-pitch/Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:14:04 +0400projectxGadgetsTech NewsSMARTPHONEHUAWEIPura 90s SeriesTECHPLUGGED.COM Huawei picked the Museum of the Future in Dubai — a building that looks like a piece of calligraphy fell out of the sky — to launch the Pura 90s Series, and the venue choice is not subtle. This is a phone the company wants you to read as a statement…https://techplugged.com/kias-vision-meta-turismo-takes-a-red-dot-and-its-gamer-mode-is-the-tell/https://techplugged.com/kias-vision-meta-turismo-takes-a-red-dot-and-its-gamer-mode-is-the-tell/Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:14:09 +0400projectxAuto TechTech NewsAUTO DESIGNKIAVision Meta TurismoTECHPLUGGED.COM Kia has picked up another Red Dot, this time for a car nobody will ever buy — which is rather the point of concept cars. The Kia Vision Meta Turismo has won a Red Dot Award 2026: Design Concept in the ‘Cars and Motorcycles’ category. The futuristic…https://techplugged.com/we-are-rewind-put-the-dark-side-of-the-moon-on-cassette-and-nick-mason-has-jokes/https://techplugged.com/we-are-rewind-put-the-dark-side-of-the-moon-on-cassette-and-nick-mason-has-jokes/Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:13:34 +0400projectxGadgetsTech NewsThe cassette revival has reached the stage where Pink Floyd’s drummer is being asked to comment on tape hiss. We’re fine with this. We Are Rewind — the French outfit that has spent the past few years making cassette players people actually want to own — has announced a Pink Floyd edition of its…https://techplugged.com/bandlab-buys-aiode-betting-fully-licensed-ai-is-the-version-musicians-will-actually-accept/https://techplugged.com/bandlab-buys-aiode-betting-fully-licensed-ai-is-the-version-musicians-will-actually-accept/Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:13:02 +0400projectxTech NewsAI MUSICBANDLABAcquires AiodeTECHPLUGGED.COM BandLab Technologies just bought its way into generative music — and picked the one flavor of it that musicians are least likely to throw chairs over. The Singapore-based group announced its acquisition of Aiode , an AI-powered digital music studio built…https://techplugged.com/kramer-freezes-prices-through-2026-except-on-anything-with-a-cpu-in-it/https://techplugged.com/kramer-freezes-prices-through-2026-except-on-anything-with-a-cpu-in-it/Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:12:25 +0400projectxHardwareTech NewsPRO AVKRAMERPrice Stability Through 2026TECHPLUGGED.COM Kramer is doing something most hardware vendors have spent the past two years avoiding: promising, in writing, not to raise prices. The professional AV manufacturer announced a global customer commitment covering the rest of 2026, built on two…https://techplugged.com/huawei-launches-fusionsolar-9-0-in-dubai-betting-grid-stability-is-solars-next-bottleneck/https://techplugged.com/huawei-launches-fusionsolar-9-0-in-dubai-betting-grid-stability-is-solars-next-bottleneck/Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:11:49 +0400projectxHardwareTech NewsSOLAR TECHHUAWEIFusionSolar 9.0 Smart PVTECHPLUGGED.COM Huawei Digital Power has a new pitch for the Middle East’s solar boom, and it isn’t about squeezing out another half-percent of efficiency. It’s about keeping the lights on. At its FusionSolar Technical Innovation Summit in Dubai on July 15,…https://techplugged.com/we-are-rewind-built-a-pink-floyd-cassette-player-and-the-tape-inside-is-the-real-hook/https://techplugged.com/we-are-rewind-built-a-pink-floyd-cassette-player-and-the-tape-inside-is-the-real-hook/Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:12:24 +0400projectxGadgetsTech NewsWe Are Rewind has spent the last few years making a bet that sounded absurd in 2020: that people would pay real money for a brand-new cassette player. It worked well enough to fund a boombox and a set of headphones. Now the French outfit is cashing in some of that credibility on a Pink Floyd…https://techplugged.com/manageengine-automates-the-last-mile-of-tls-certificate-renewal-where-most-outages-actually-happen/https://techplugged.com/manageengine-automates-the-last-mile-of-tls-certificate-renewal-where-most-outages-actually-happen/Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:15:31 +0400projectxEnterpriseTech NewsCYBERSECURITYMANAGEENGINEKey Manager PlusTECHPLUGGED.COM ManageEngine has closed the gap that quietly causes most certificate-related outages: what happens after the certificate is renewed. The Zoho division announced post-deployment automation for TLS certificates in Key Manager Plus, its…https://techplugged.com/asus-pushes-a-full-desktop-range-into-the-uae-from-aed-3399-all-in-ones-to-the-rog-gm700tz/https://techplugged.com/asus-pushes-a-full-desktop-range-into-the-uae-from-aed-3399-all-in-ones-to-the-rog-gm700tz/Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:14:55 +0400projectxHardwareTech NewsHARDWAREASUSDesktops and AiOs, UAETECHPLUGGED.COM ASUS has put its latest desktop lineup on UAE shelves – a spread that runs from budget family all-in-ones to a flagship AMD gaming tower, with everything already available rather than pre-announced. That last part is worth noting. Desktop launches…https://techplugged.com/knowbe4-signs-a-multi-year-aws-deal-and-starts-pitching-security-for-ai-agents/https://techplugged.com/knowbe4-signs-a-multi-year-aws-deal-and-starts-pitching-security-for-ai-agents/Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:14:22 +0400projectxSecurityTech NewsCYBERSECURITYKNOWBE4AWS CollaborationTECHPLUGGED.COM KnowBe4 has signed a multi-year strategic collaboration agreement with AWS, putting its digital workforce security products in AWS Marketplace and tying the two companies together on go-to-market, technology and ecosystem investment. The…https://techplugged.com/bandlab-buys-aiode-betting-that-licensed-ai-music-models-can-win-over-musicians/https://techplugged.com/bandlab-buys-aiode-betting-that-licensed-ai-music-models-can-win-over-musicians/Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:12:34 +0400projectxTech NewsAI MUSICBANDLABAcquires AiodeTECHPLUGGED.COM BandLab Technologies has acquired Aiode, an AI-powered music studio built on models trained entirely on licensed audio. The Singapore-based group, which already owns BandLab, Cakewalk, ReverbNation and Airbit, announced the deal on Wednesday. Terms…https://techplugged.com/lgs-2026-oled-lineup-lands-in-the-uae-with-a-165hz-c6-and-gemini-baked-into-the-remote/https://techplugged.com/lgs-2026-oled-lineup-lands-in-the-uae-with-a-165hz-c6-and-gemini-baked-into-the-remote/Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:11:14 +0400projectxGadgetsTech NewsLG has started rolling out its 2026 television line-up in the UAE, and for once the interesting part isn’t the flagship. It’s the mid-tier. The range is anchored by three OLEDs – the evo G6, evo C6, and AI B6 – plus a 115-inch QNED Mini-LED that exists mainly to make projector owners feel bad. The…https://techplugged.com/illumio-warns-the-ai-rush-is-exposing-old-security-gaps-faster-than-teams-can-close-them/https://techplugged.com/illumio-warns-the-ai-rush-is-exposing-old-security-gaps-faster-than-teams-can-close-them/Thu, 16 Jul 2026 08:13:50 +0400projectxSecurityTech NewsCYBERSECURITYILLUMIORethinking AI-Era DefenseTECHPLUGGED.COM Every tech-industry appreciation day comes with a press release, and AI Appreciation Day is no exception. But the note from cybersecurity firm Illumio reads less like a celebration than a warning: the same AI that companies are racing to…https://techplugged.com/knowbe4-signs-multi-year-aws-deal-to-secure-a-workforce-that-now-includes-ai-agents/https://techplugged.com/knowbe4-signs-multi-year-aws-deal-to-secure-a-workforce-that-now-includes-ai-agents/Thu, 16 Jul 2026 01:14:53 +0400projectxSecurityTech NewsCYBERSECURITYKNOWBE4Strategic AWS PartnershipTECHPLUGGED.COM KnowBe4 has signed a multi-year strategic collaboration agreement with Amazon Web Services, and the framing tells you where enterprise security is heading: the company says it now has to protect a workforce made up of both humans and AI…https://techplugged.com/asus-expands-its-uae-desktop-range-with-new-rog-tuf-and-all-in-one-pcs/https://techplugged.com/asus-expands-its-uae-desktop-range-with-new-rog-tuf-and-all-in-one-pcs/Thu, 16 Jul 2026 01:13:48 +0400projectxHardwareTech NewsHARDWAREASUSNew UAE Desktop and AiO LineupTECHPLUGGED.COM ASUS is broadening its desktop presence in the UAE with a new wave of PCs that stretches from serious gaming rigs down to no-fuss family machines. The refresh covers home, gaming and flagship performance tiers, and much of it is on sale…https://techplugged.com/lgs-2026-oled-tvs-hit-the-uae-with-a-new-ai-chip-165hz-gaming-and-a-115-inch-monster/https://techplugged.com/lgs-2026-oled-tvs-hit-the-uae-with-a-new-ai-chip-165hz-gaming-and-a-115-inch-monster/Thu, 16 Jul 2026 01:13:11 +0400projectxGadgetsTech NewsLG has rolled out its 2026 TV line-up in the UAE, and this year the company is leaning less on spec-sheet bragging rights and more on the stuff you actually notice from the couch: brighter panels, faster gaming and an AI assistant you can just talk to. Leading the charge are three OLEDs — the…