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Top 10 MIT SMR Middle East Articles of 2025
Year-end is the perfect moment to revisit our most-read stories on AI, leadership, policy, and the strategic choices reshaping organizations.
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Data, AI, & Machine Learning
NVIDIA Deepens AI Push With $5 Bn Intel Stake, $20 Bn Groq Deal
By paying $23.28 per share, NVIDIA is giving its rival a major financial lifeline after years of missteps and futile attempts at breakthrough innovation. This comes after it agreed to buy AI chip startup Groq.
MITSloan ME Editorial
AI and Machine Learning
What VCs Expect from Enterprise AI in 2026
Venture investors say discipline, not experimentation, will define the next phase of enterprise AI.
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AI and Machine Learning
Manus Joins Meta in Major Bet on Autonomous AI Agents
For Meta, the acquisition represents a strategic leap toward deploying agentic AI at massive scale, AI systems that don’t just assist users but independently carry out multi-step work.
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Data, AI, & Machine Learning
AI Job Losses Could Accelerate By 2026, Geoffrey Hinton Warns
The AI pioneer says rapid gains in reasoning and autonomy are pushing systems beyond routine tasks and into complex white-collar work.
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Automation
Bahrain Shows High Digital Maturity in World Bank GovTech Index
The index assesses governments across four pillars: public service delivery, citizen engagement, core government systems, and enabling frameworks.
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AI and Machine Learning
Sam Altman Calls for a Head of Preparedness at OpenAI
The new role reflects the company’s shift from building ever-stronger models to confronting the consequences of deploying them at scale.
MITSloan ME Editorial
Data, AI, & Machine Learning
Andrew Ng Joins Ongoing Row on AGI, Calls it ‘Limited’
Ng believes that AGI is a distant possibility, unlike other leading voices in technology who feel it will emerge in the coming years.
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ServiceNow to Acquire Cybersecurity Startup Armis for $7.75B
ServiceNow says the Armis acquisition is expected to more than triple its market opportunity for security and risk solutions.
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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.





