Books to help the curious lay person understand artificial intelligence and how it’s transforming our world. Ask any expert about artificial intelligence and they’ll tell you it’s going to radically change the world. Ask them for specifics on how and they’ll probably start fighting. Leading researchers in the field can’t agree if smart machines are an apocalyptic […]
Month: May 2018
How I Rebooted My Career After Getting Fired — Twice
People told me it was over. I didn’t listen. Image credit: Peter Dazeley | Getty Images Call it getting reorganized out. Call it getting fired. Whatever you call it, the result was the same. One day, I was running Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. The next day, they’d “simplified their leadership structure,” and I was on my couch, […]
What a Cryptocurrency Takeover Would Look Like
Could cryptocurrency have the power to replace cash and fiat currency entirely? Image credit: Background image: Shutterstock This story originally appeared on Due Fiat money, or fiat currency, is a currency that a government (usually a national government) has declared to be legal tender. This currency, unlike older styles of currency, is not backed by a physical commodity (the […]
Trucks restricted from entering Doha during Ramadan
File picture used for representation. The Peninsula In order to avoid traffic congestion at peak times, and for the safety of road users including pedestrians and drivers during the holy month of Ramadan, the General Directorate of Traffic announced restrictions on the movement of trucks to Doha city during the days of Ramadan. Trucks will […]
Amir accepts invitation to attend OIC summit
His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani QNA Doha *Turkey to host Islamic summit in Istanbul on Friday to discuss the latest developments in Palestine *Cabinet asks UNSC to protect Palestinians from Israeli aggression and to recognise their rights His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani held a telephone conversation on […]
Rules governing transfer of job
By Nizar Kochery/Doha Question: I am currently working in Qatar in a retail shop. I am having an open contract and I have completed one-and-a-half years with the company. Now, I want to move to another employer in Qatar itself. My current employer is not giving me NOC letter. I am getting good offers […]
Returning to Qatar for a new job
By Nizar Kochery/Doha QUESTION: I am working in an automobile company in Doha and due to some financial difficulties, the company is reducing the staff. My contract is valid up to May 2018. If the company terminates me, can I return to Doha for another job? Will there any ban for me? Please advise. […]
Can you come back after resigning ???
Working in a corporate setting can be quite stressful and stress can sometimes easily cause a person to lose his/her cool and do something extreme, which one would not normally do such as assaulting a co-worker, which can then not only cost him/her his job but also face disciplinary action. According to Article 26 of […]
Night Market opens today
A Night Market in the parking area of Duhail Sports Club will open its doors for visitors today. The month-long market will offer variety of products including apparels, perfumes and food items. Visitors will also be able to enjoy variety of meals as a separate dedicated area has been allocated for a food court. […]
Duterte Orders Total Lifting Of Ban Of Filipino Workers To Kuwait
President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday has ordered the total lifting of the deployment ban of workers to Kuwait upon the recommendation of Presidential Special Envoy to Kuwait Abdullah Mama-o “President Rodrigo Roa Duterte tonight instructed Secretary Silvestre Bello to totally lift the ban on deployment of Filipino workers to Kuwait,” Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said […]