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Automation
Architects of Transformation: Building the Digital Backbone of the UAE
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AI and Machine Learning
OpenAI Nears $100B Raise at $850B Valuation in Historic Funding Push
Nvidia is expected to invest around $30 billion, with SoftBank, Amazon, and Microsoft also participating.
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AI and Machine Learning
Saudi Arabia AI Firm Humain Invests $3bn in Musk’s xAI
The investment also positions the Kingdom to benefit if Musk's other venture SpaceX proceeds with an IPO.
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Data, AI, & Machine Learning
Perplexity Rolls Back AI Ads to Prioritize User Experience
With LLMs becoming the new search engines, advertising is now being seen as the only viable way to neutralize the astronomical costs of maintaining models and meeting investor pressure for profitability.
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Managing Technology
UAE Banks Phase Out OTPs Amid Fraud Surge
Digital payments boom forces rethink of authentication infrastructure.
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News
Data Leak at Abu Dhabi Finance Week Exposes Details of 700+ Delegates
Unprotected cloud storage left passport scans of senior political and financial figures publicly accessible.
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Data, AI, & Machine Learning
Alibaba’s Latest Open-Weight Qwen3.5 Enters a Crowded Field
Qwen3.5 supports 201 languages and expands compatibility with open-source AI agents, signaling broader global ambitions.
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Data, AI, & Machine Learning
MBZUAI Secures $1M from Google.org to Narrow AI’s Language Divide
Funding will support research into low-resource language models tailored to the MENA region.
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AI and Machine Learning
UAE Emerges as Global Powerhouse, 42% of Firms Named ‘AI Leaders’
BCG report finds UAE organizations outpacing regional peers and translating AI ambition into measurable financial returns.
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Automation
Riyadh Launches Automated Traffic Compensation Under Osool Program
The initiative forms part of the center’s wider efforts to improve service delivery for infrastructure projects in the Riyadh region.
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Leadership
Saudi Arabia Appoints New Investment Minister
At PIF, Fahd bin Abduljalil bin Ali al Saif led the global capital finance division and investment strategy, and will succeed Khalid Al-Falih as the country’s investment minister.




