Salesforce is positioning Slackbot as a bridge between the user and other agents— present or future— across an organization.

The new facilities in Dubai and Abu Dhabi will support in-country data residency, security compliance, and digital transformation goals.

The deal deepens ties between the tech juggernauts as Google’s parent, Alphabet, briefly touches a $4 trillion valuation.

As the race to dominate the AI landscape intensifies, new bets are being made, with over $500 billion expected to be invested by big companies.

95% of UAE executives say fast decision-making is now critical, while 98% see AI resilience and sovereignty as essential to their 2026 strategy.

Pax Silica expands into the Gulf, aligning Qatar and the UAE with U.S. technology security priorities.

Conversation summaries are rolling out globally at no cost, while the question-answering feature is limited to Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers.

Notably, Elon Musk’s Grok and China’s DeepSeek made their debuts, having a share of 3.4% and 3.7%, respectively.

The significance lies not in any single model launch or data center announcement, but in a combined effort to build a self-governing environment.

Cases could mark the first major legal reckoning over alleged real-world harm caused by conversational AI.