Data, AI, & Machine Learning
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Data & Data Culture
MBZUAI Unveils K2 Think V2, Advancing the UAE’s Push for Fully Sovereign AI
The 70B-parameter system embeds reasoning directly into a fully open foundation model.
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Data, AI, & Machine Learning
ENEC, TII, and ASPIRE Partner to Advance Autonomous Aerial Systems
By developing this proof of concept, the three entities will be able to assess how advanced autonomous aerial and robotic systems can enhance situational awareness.
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Data, AI, & Machine Learning
OpenAI Bets on AI to Streamline Scientific Research Workflows
The AI firm is pitching a free, LaTeX-native workspace as a fix for fragmented academic workflows, even as concerns grow over AI’s expanding role in research.
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Data, AI, & Machine Learning
AI Use Is Rising at Work but Productivity Gains Lag
Despite widespread access and training, most workers lack AI use cases that generate business returns, shows study by AI transformation firm Section.
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AI and Machine Learning
Meta Signals Shift Toward Paid Features With Subscription Tests Across Its Apps
The company plans paid tiers across Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp, signaling a broader shift beyond ads.
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Data, AI, & Machine Learning
All LLMs Are Trained on the Same Data’: Oracle Chief Flags AI’s Biggest Challenge
During Oracle's fiscal Q2 2026 earnings call in December, he warned that the shared foundation was rapidly turning cutting-edge AI into a commodity product with razor-thin differentiation.
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AI and Machine Learning
Concern Grows as ChatGPT References Musk’s Grokipedia in Factual Answers
What has unsettled researchers is not merely Grokipedia’s AI-generated right learning content, but how it is now appearing beyond the Musk ecosystem.
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AI and Machine Learning
TII and Qualcomm Bet on Edge AI to Move Autonomous Systems Out of the Lab
The partnership brings together TII’s research expertise in robotics and autonomous systems with Qualcomm’s edge-computing platforms.
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Data, AI, & Machine Learning
Musk Predicts AI Will Outpace Human Intelligence by 2026
Expressing confidence in robots’ transformative potential, he said a future is approaching in which robots will manufacture other robots, significantly reducing the need for human labor.
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Automation
GovTech Predictions for 2026: Why the Middle East is Racing Toward the AI-Enabled State
In 2026, Middle Eastern governments will fast-track AI, cloud, and data to boost state capacity, economic power, and geopolitical influence.



