United Nations human rights chief Volker Türk has called for urgent international action to impose binding safeguards and “red lines” on artificial intelligence, warning that increasingly powerful AI systems could become an existential risk to humanity if they are allowed to develop without effective oversight.
Talabat, the leading everyday app in the MENA region, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with QuikBot, an award-winning Singapore Deeptech company transforming final-mile delivery in dense, vertical cities, to launch a live pilot of autonomous delivery robots supporting riders in high-rise buildings.
Cisco is expanding the Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA through a partnership with Supermicro, bringing its leadership in high-density, liquid and air-cooled compute to Cisco’s industry-leading full-stack, secure AI infrastructure architecture for enterprises, neoclouds and sovereign clouds.
The recent CIO Roundtable & Industry–Academia Forum: AI in Action – From Innovation to Impact, highlighted Abu Dhabi's ambition to harness AI and emerging technologies to drive innovation, strengthen economic competitiveness and create long-term value.
The Digital Cooperation Organisation (DCO) has concluded its participation at LEAP 2026, during which the State of Palestine signed the DCO Charter, becoming a Signatory Member.
Gulf Business Machines (GBM), a leading end-to-end digital solutions provider, has appointed Pieter Willem Bil as its Chief Executive Officer.
Saviynt, a leading provider of identity security solutions, has appointed Kamel Heus as Vice President of Sales for the Middle East and Africa (MEA).
BARQ Systems, a regional technology and digital services company, leveraged its participation at the recently-concluded LEAP 2026 in Riyadh to showcase a broader vision for enterprise technology—one in which AI & Automation, Enterprise Applications & Cloud, Cybersecurity, Managed Services and IT Infrastructure increasingly operate as one connected technology environment.
ManageEngine, a division of Zoho, will focus on unified security platforms, endpoint security, and identity and access management (IAM), alongside its AI-driven security capabilities at GISEC Global 2026.
Shaffra, the GCC-born AI workforce platform building autonomous AI teams for enterprises and governments, has launched the GCC’s first enterprise-grade AI Project Manager, an AI employee designed to coordinate workflows, monitor project progress, automate follow-ups, identify delivery risks, and improve operational alignment in real time.
