Data, AI, & Machine Learning
Data, AI, & Machine Learning
These Big Tech Partnerships Rewired the Middle East Economy in 2025
From hyperscale data centers to AI mega-rounds, the GCC is leveraging capital, policy, and partnerships to establish a new competitive edge.
Jennifer George
More Data, AI, & Machine Learning from MIT Sloan Management Review Middle East
AI and Machine Learning
UAE introduces federal law to regulate child safety across digital platforms
The new decree-law introduces age controls, data protections, and platform accountability
MITSloan ME Editorial
Data, AI, & Machine Learning
Middle East Has a Competitive Advantage as a Data Center Powerhouse, Says BCG
Benefiting from its 2,000-mile radius geographical characteristic, which encompasses over 3 billion people, the region is strategically positioned to serve Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Global South with non-latency-sensitive AI inference at scale.
MITSloan ME Editorial
Data, AI, & Machine Learning
These Big Tech Partnerships Rewired the Middle East Economy in 2025
From hyperscale data centers to AI mega-rounds, the GCC is leveraging capital, policy, and partnerships to establish a new competitive edge.
Jennifer George
Data, AI, & Machine Learning
The Most Consequential Tech Regulations That Shaped 2025
As some regions edged toward locking in long-debated data and AI bills, others busied themselves revising the rules they had only just learned to live with.
Tasmia Ansari
Data, AI, & Machine Learning
Will Halt Potential Rogue AI Systems, Says Microsoft AI Chief
Mustafa Suleyman further noted that now the focus was on ‘humanist superintelligence,’ systems that are strictly designed to serve human interests rather than operate autonomously.
MITSloan ME Editorial
Data, AI, & Machine Learning
Google Bets Big on Data Infra With a $4.75B Deal in Intersect
Keeping the operations separate from Google and Alphabet, Intersect will remain an individual brand, spearheaded by Sheldon Kimber.
MITSloan ME Editorial
Automation
Architecting a Digital-First Bank: How Commercial Bank of Dubai Is Transforming Banking in the UAE
Thomas Cherian explains how platform thinking, data, and strategic partnerships are redefining customer experience at Commercial Bank of Dubai.
MITSloan ME Editorial
Data, AI, & Machine Learning
OpenAI Softens ChatGPT’s Tone While Scaling for an AI Showdown
As OpenAI fine-tunes ChatGPT's tone, it is also racing to secure capital, compute, and strategic advantage.
MITSloan ME Editorial
AI and Machine Learning
Why the AI-Native Generation Needs a Different Cybersecurity Model
For them, cybersecurity isn’t just about protecting devices—it’s about safeguarding identity, behavior, and the data trails that define who they are.
Jennifer George
Automation
What Shaped the Middle East’s Mobility Ambitions in 2025
The year was defined by trials, launches, and partnerships driven by a single public demand: a sustainable mobility option.





