IT & Telecommunications

IT & Telecommunications

Egypt’s first AI factory to be set up by Vodafone, Cassava

Wed, 09 Sep 2026

Vodafone Business and Cassava Technologies have announced a tie-up to develop and enable advanced sovereign AI infrastructure in Egypt through the launch of the country’s first AI factory.

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KSA discusses boosting AI partnerships in Silicon Valley

Wed, 09 Sep 2026

The Saudi Minister of Communications and Information Technology Abdullah Alswaha has held a series of meetings with leaders of global technology and investment firms during the first day of his visit to Silicon Valley in California.

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Meeza inks major IT sector deal worth over QAR1bn

Wed, 09 Sep 2026

Qatar’s leading data centre and managed IT Services provider, has announced the signing of a landmark agreement with a global Hyperscaler, one of the world’s fastest-growing cloud service providers, in a deal valued at more than QAR1 billion ($272 million).

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UN rights chief warns unchecked AI could become ‘existential risk to humanity’

Tue, 08 Sep 2026

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.

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talabat partners with QuikBot to bring robotic deliveries to high-rise buildings

Tue, 08 Sep 2026

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.

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Cisco expands secure AI factory with NVIDIA for rack-scale era

Tue, 08 Sep 2026

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.

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CIO event underscores Abu Dhabi’s AI ambition

Tue, 08 Sep 2026

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.

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DCO concludes LEAP 2026 with tie-ups, milestones

Tue, 08 Sep 2026

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.

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Gulf Business Machines appoints new Chief Executive Officer

Tue, 08 Sep 2026

Gulf Business Machines (GBM), a leading end-to-end digital solutions provider, has appointed Pieter Willem Bil as its Chief Executive Officer.

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Saviynt appoints new VP of Sales for Middle East and Africa

Tue, 08 Sep 2026

Saviynt, a leading provider of identity security solutions, has appointed Kamel Heus as Vice President of Sales for the Middle East and Africa (MEA).