TechTaffy

tech:

taffy

Saudia Arabia opens first all women business and technology park

By TechTaffy Desk

Saudi Aramco, Princess Nourah University (PNU) and Wipro Arabia, a subsidiary of Wipro, inaugurated the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s first all women Business & Technology Park on Monday. The project is expected to create nearly 21,000 jobs for Saudi women over a period of ten years.

The Women’s Business Park (WBP) is a result of a joint venture between Princess Nourah University (PNU), the largest women’s university in the world, and Wipro Arabia. Saudi Aramco is the strategic advisor and anchor of this initiative. Dedicated to working women, this business park is a first of its kind project aimed at providing knowledge-based employment for women in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, according to a statement released by Wipro.

[Image courtesy: Wipro]

Just in

Fundings

Wiz raises $1B

Cloud security company Wiz has raised $1 billion in a funding round.
Fundings

Augment raises $227M 

Palo Alto, Calif.-based Augment, an AI coding assistance startup, has emerged from stealth with the announcement of a $227 million Series B funding round.
Fundings

Dropzone AI raises $16.85M

Dropzone AI, a company that delivers pre-trained autonomous AI analysts that work alongside human analysts on security operations teams, has raised $16.85 million in a Series A funding round.
IT

Akamai to acquire Noname Security for $450M

Akamai Technologies has entered into an agreement to acquire San Jose, California-based, privately-funded API security company Noname Security, for approximately $450 million.
AI

Ukraine unveils AI-generated foreign ministry spokesperson — The Guardian

Victoria Shi is modelled on Rosalie Nombre, a singer and former contestant on Ukraine’s version of the reality show The Bachelor, according to the report on The Guardian.