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Alvin R Cabral

Alvin R Cabral

Business Reporter – Consumer & Technology
Alvin Romans Cabral is a business reporter who has been covering consumer technology for The National since 2021. With over 13 years of experience in journalism, he has represented the UAE on the global stage at some of the sector’s most important events, including those from Apple and Samsung. Prior to joining The National, he worked for the Dubai-based Khaleej Times since 2008.
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The Garadagh solar plant operated by Masdar in Baku, Azerbaijan. Pawan Singh / The National
Masdar enters Malaysia with development of $208 million floating solar plant

Chereh Dam 200MW plant would power more than 100,000 homes and be Masdar's biggest such project

EnergyDecember 23, 2025
Oil tankers anchored off the Venezuelan coast. US President Donald Trump had ordered a 'complete and total' blockade of sanctioned tankers moving in and out of the country. AFP
Oil set for second weekly drop on potential Russia-Ukraine peace deal

Brent has now lost more than 20% so far in 2025

MarketsDecember 19, 2025
A visitor holds a Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold smartphone during a launch event at a Samsung store in Seoul on December 2, 2025. Samsung Electronics unveiled its first tri-fold phone on December 2, as the conglomerate rushes to show it can keep pace with rivals in generative AI. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)
Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold review: Peak mobile convenience or can we go bigger?

Get ready for a big piece of digital real estate in your hands

TechnologyDecember 19, 2025
XRG has been actively increasing its operations globally and plans to double its asset value over the next decade. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Adnoc secures 95% stake in Germany's Covestro in its biggest acquisition yet

Deal boosts XRG's goal of becoming top-three player in global chemicals sector

EnergyDecember 17, 2025
Festive celebrations at the New York Stock Exchange. Technology stocks weighed on Wall Street amid overspending concerns. AFP
Stock markets mostly fall on AI bubble fears and interest rate uncertainty

Technology shares take a hit as week closes following disappointing messages from top companies

MarketsDecember 13, 2025
Apple teamed up with ChatGPT maker OpenAI last year and eventually launched Apple Intelligence, throwing its hat into the generative AI arena. Getty Images
ChatGPT tops Apple's UAE App Store downloads in 2025

Social media platforms continue to dominate App Store's top 10 rankings, year-end assessment shows

TechnologyDecember 13, 2025
Villas in Ajman's Al Zahya neighbourhood. The emirate has been bolstering regulations to attract more investors into its real estate sector. Antonie Robertson / The National
Ajman's property transactions surpass Dh25bn through November on strong demand

Value of activity leapt nearly a third during the month

BusinessDecember 13, 2025
The Skipper oil tanker, which was seized by the US off the coast of Venezuela. Reuters
Oil prices post more than 4% weekly loss on oversupply concerns

Possible Russia-Ukraine peace deal carries more weight among market watchers than US military action against Venezuela

MarketsDecember 12, 2025
Stella Li, senior vice president of BYD, at the Chinese auto maker's showroom in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Exclusive BYD in talks with UAE authorities on driverless cars and research centre

Chinese EV maker is accelerating co-operation amid smart mobility push, senior executive says

TechnologyDecember 11, 2025
The Al Sadaf LNG vessel is the latest addition to Adnoc L&S's multi-billion-dollar fleet renewal programme. Photo: Adnoc L&S
Adnoc L&S welcomes fourth new LNG vessel to boost fleet and capacity expansion

Al Sadaf carrier will immediately depart on first commercial mission

EnergyDecember 10, 2025
Paramount Studios in Los Angeles. Paramount Skydance and Netflix are locked in a bidding war for Warner Bros Discovery. AFP
What Paramount's Gulf-backed Warner Bros ownership could mean

Some say Arab funding would influence prized US media assets such as CNN, HBO and DC Entertainment

BusinessDecember 09, 2025
A stablecoin is a type of cryptocurrency pegged to a fiat currency and tends to be less volatile. Reuters
US stablecoin issuer Circle granted financial services permission by Abu Dhabi

Licence to allow company to expand regulated payment and settlement use cases in the UAE

TechnologyDecember 09, 2025
Paul Manafort, former campaign chairman of US President Donald Trump, at the Bitcoin Mena 2025 conference in Abu Dhabi. Alvin R Cabral / The National
Trump could take legal action against banks defying crypto rules, Manafort says

Former campaign manager accuses US banks of 'throwing wrenches into the system'

TechnologyDecember 08, 2025
Works from Bitcoin Museum Nashville are displayed at the Bitcoin Mena 2025 conference in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
UAE has potential to become 'Wall Street of crypto', industry experts say

Capital inflows should be boosted to cement leadership status, industry experts say

TechnologyDecember 08, 2025
Tom Hale, chief executive of Oura, said the company has also held 'exploratory conversations' in Saudi Arabia. EPA
Oura in talks with UAE authorities to explore health tech initiatives, CEO says

Smart ring maker is seeking to expand its reach in the Middle East

TechnologyDecember 06, 2025
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