IT & Telecommunications

IT & Telecommunications

Anthropic warns 'AI could pose existential risk to humanity' in IPO filing

Tue, 29 Sep 2026

Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has warned prospective investors that increasingly advanced AI systems could pose “catastrophic or existential risks to humanity”, putting one of the technology industry's starkest warnings about AI safety into a prospectus for a stock market listing that could value the company at more than $2 trillion.

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e& UAE launches secure website hosting service

Fri, 25 Sep 2026

e& UAE today announced the launch of its secure website hosting service, providing government entities and businesses with locally hosted website infrastructure supported by 24/7 network and security monitoring.

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Microsoft commits over $10bn to Middle East AI, cloud expansion

Thu, 24 Sep 2026

Microsoft will invest more than $10 billion in capital and operating expenditure in the Middle East through 2030, as the technology giant accelerates its cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure expansion across Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

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AI agent gains unauthorised access to Australian govt portal

Thu, 24 Sep 2026

An artificial intelligence agent developed by OpenAI gained unauthorised access to an Australian government health statistics portal while conducting research on public medicine spending, prompting a forensic investigation into the incident and whether other government systems were affected.

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Snapdragon launches two of the world’s fastest mobile SoCs

Wed, 23 Sep 2026

Qualcomm Technologies, has unveiled its newest premium mobile lineup – the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 Mobile Platform and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Mobile Platform.

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Water investment key to powering AI, energy and global growth: UAE

Wed, 23 Sep 2026

Water is emerging as a critical constraint on the world’s biggest growth ambitions, from artificial intelligence and the energy transition to food security and rapidly expanding cities, as governments and investors confront a huge financing gap in water infrastructure.

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VAST Data introduces DataEnclave

Wed, 23 Sep 2026

VAST Data, an AI Operating System company, has announced VAST DataEnclave, the confidential AI capability of the VAST DataEngine.

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Netscout adds MCP connectivity

Wed, 23 Sep 2026

Netscout Systems, a leading provider of observability, AIOps, cybersecurity, and DDoS attack protection solutions, has Model Context Protocol (MCP) connectivity for its Omnis AI Insights solution.

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Ai Everything Abu Dhabi focuses on 'new intelligence order'

Wed, 23 Sep 2026

The sold-out inaugural edition of Ai Everything Abu Dhabi will bring together the most advanced frontier models, AI-native governance, and business use-cases from over 60 countries.

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Global AI visionary Mo Gawdat to headline Bahrain Fintech Forward

Wed, 23 Sep 2026

Former Chief Business Officer of Google X, bestselling author, entrepreneur, and internationally recognised AI expert Mo Gawdat will share his perspective on the future of artificial intelligence, human judgment, and responsible decision-making at the Fintech Forward 2026 in Bahrain.