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IT & Telecommunications

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.

IT & Telecommunications

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.

Travel, Tourism & Hospitality

HBX Group partners with Vorsee to bring predictive AI to hotels

Tue, 08 Sep 2026

HBX Group, a B2B travel technology marketplace, has partnered with Swiss travel AI company Vorsee, part of ZYTLYN Technologies AG, to bring predictive travel intelligence and agentic AI capabilities to HBX Group’s hotel partners.

Media & Promotion Retail & Wholesale

Bahrain uses AI to issue licences for promotional campaigns

Mon, 07 Sep 2026

Bahrain's Ministry of Industry and Commerce has developed its marketing campaign licensing service for the commercial sector as part of the government's efforts to improve service quality and re-engineer services.

IT & Telecommunications

Nutanix expands hybrid multicloud in the Middle East

Fri, 04 Sep 2026

Nutanix, a leader in hybrid multicloud computing, has announced the availability of Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) on Google Cloud in the Google Cloud Dammam region.

Industry, Logistics & Shipping IT & Telecommunications

Humain picks EY Mena to develop Saudi Arabia's first AI-native BPO service

Wed, 30 Sep 2026

Humain, a Saudi PIF company delivering full-stack artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities globally, has signed up EY, a global leader in professional services, to develop Saudi Arabia's first AI-native business process outsource service underpinned by its full stack ecosystem.

Energy, Oil & Gas

AI, data centres reshape energy demand, says Middle East Energy Director

Thu, 03 Sep 2026

The rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) and data centres is reshaping energy demand and increasing the focus on flexible generation, energy storage, critical power and smart energy management, according to Mark Ring, Group Director of Middle East Energy.

AI & Automation

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.

Analysis, Interviews, Opinions Finance & Capital Market

Markets drive record wealth as AI raises the stakes

Tue, 29 Sep 2026

Global financial assets increased by 8.6% in 2025 to a record EUR268.4 trillion ($304.4 trillion), despite a challenging geopolitical and economic backdrop, says a new report.

AI & Automation

AI transformation firm Brain Digits opens new office in Abu Dhabi

Tue, 29 Sep 2026

Brain Digits, a US-based AI transformation and innovation company, has opened a new office in Abu Dhabi as it expands its UAE operations and seeks to support growing demand for artificial intelligence adoption across government and business.