This is the second Air India flight that has made an emergency landing in Russia in the last 13 months
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Elon Musk
US financial regulators sue Elon Musk to force him to testify
The SEC has taken legal action to compel Elon Musk to testify in their investigation, alleging potential violations of securities laws related to the deal
Elon Musk
Musk signals shifting Twitter’s headquarters
San Francisco officials announced last week they are investigating Twitter after six former employees alleged that Musk’s team broke laws by turning the company’s headquarters into a “Twitter Hotel”
Education
Leap Scholar to invest $20m in Gulf expansion to meet study abroad demand
San Francisco-headquartered firm says services will be available across the GCC and Israel over the next year
Artificial intelligence
Dubai robotics firm secures new funding to boost R&D, production
Micropolis announces seed round investment led by San Francisco-based venture capital firm, Mindrock Capital
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi targets key cities as it seeks to attract more overseas firms
Abu Dhabi Investment Office holds meetings in London, Paris, Beijing, Seoul, New York and San Francisco
Firefly
Abu Dhabi’s Multiply invests again in US taxi advertising platform
Subsidiary of International Holdings Company invests another AED55m in San Francisco-based Firefly
Air India
Indian national carrier eyes first polar route to San Francisco
Air India is understood to be planning to fly over North Pole for its Delhi-San Francisco direct flight
Bloomberg Live
Prince Khaled to participate in San Francisco event dedicated to venture capital
The founder and CEO of KBW Ventures will be continuing his unofficial position ambassador of MENA venture capital in Silicon Valley
Alphabet
Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund yet to cash in on Uber’s IPO
Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund and Google parent company Alphabet haven’t offered any of their shares for sale
Careem
Uber, Careem deal set to be completed in 7-8 months
Timeline for $3.1bn ride hailing app acquisition is discussed during meeting between Dubai Deputy Ruler and CEOs of both companies
Abu Dhabi
Saudi wealth fund plans San Francisco office in technology push
Saudi Public Investment Fund is looking to open offices in San Francisco, as well as New York and London
Arabian Business StartUp
UAE’s Mubadala leads $60m funding of US logistics platform
Mubadala Ventures, the US-based venture capital arm of Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Company, invests in Turvo
driverless cars
Video: The $800M robo taxi that could beat Uber
Zoox is on the verge of transforming the entire transportation industry by creating self-driving robots that will become the ride-shares of the future.