ADQ and Gates Foundation commit $40 million to scale responsible AI, edtech across Africa

ADQ and Gates Foundation commit $40 million to scale responsible AI, edtech across Africa

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: ADQ, an active sovereign investor focused on critical infrastructure and global supply chains and the Gates Foundation announced a landmark partnership to accelerate the responsible and high-impact adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and education technology (EdTech) to improve learning outcomes for children across sub-Saharan Africa. The announcement was made on the sidelines […]

Samsung and Amazon collaborate to enhance digital customer experiences across the UAE and Saudi Arabia

Samsung and Amazon collaborate to enhance digital customer experiences across the UAE and Saudi Arabia

Dubai, UAE – Samsung Electronics MENA and Amazon, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) advancing their ongoing collaboration to enhance the customer experience, deepen digital integration, and deliver meaningful value through innovation and convenience in the UAE and Saudi Arabia. As part of the MoU, Samsung and Amazon will work together across several key areas […]

UAE becomes one of the first countries globally with experts certified to implement AI powered leader approach to AI transformation of companies

UAE becomes one of the first countries globally with experts certified to implement AI powered leader approach to AI transformation of companies

Abu Dhabi / Ljubljana: The United Arab Emirates has become one of the first countries in the world with a certified AI Powered Leader Trainer, marking a significant step in building AI ready leadership across the region. Chafik Moalem, a seasoned executive based in Abu Dhabi with decades of experience across the UAE and the wider […]

Inception Partners with Ireland’s Mirror Security to Co-Develop Advanced AI Security Solutions

Inception Partners with Ireland’s Mirror Security to Co-Develop Advanced AI Security Solutions

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Inception, a G42 company and the region’s leading innovator of AI-powered domain-specific products and enterprise solutions, today announced a strategic partnership with Ireland-based Mirror Security, a global leader at the forefront of GenAI security. Under the terms of the agreement, Inception and Mirror Security will co-develop advanced AI security products tailored […]

TII and Space42 join forces to build the UAE’s first space-to-ground quantum communication network

TII and Space42 join forces to build the UAE’s first space-to-ground quantum communication network

Abu Dhabi, UAE: The Technology Innovation Institute (TII), the applied research arm of Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), is collaborating with Space42, the UAE-based AI-powered SpaceTech company with global reach, to co-develop and deploy the UAE’s first space-to-ground quantum communication network, integrating both satellite and ground-based systems powered by sovereign Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) […]

SentinelOne and AWS strengthen collaboration to power the Future of AI Security

SentinelOne and AWS strengthen collaboration to power the Future of AI Security

Dubai, United Arab Emirates –  SentinelOne, the leader in AI-native cybersecurity, announced a series of new innovative designations and integrations with Amazon Web Services (AWS), designed to bring the full benefits of its AI security to AWS customers. From securing GenAI usage in the workplace, to protecting AI infrastructure, to leveraging agentic AI and automation to […]

Bahrain’s Tanami launches world’s first Private Market Robo-Advisor

Bahrain’s Tanami launches world’s first Private Market Robo-Advisor

Singapore: Tanami, a Bahrain-based global private markets investment platform, unveiled SmartMatch, the world’s first private markets robo-advisor, at the Singapore FinTech Festival. SmartMatch marks a significant milestone in Tanami’s mission to democratize access to institutional-grade private investments. It enables investors to build portfolios across private equity, private credit, real estate, and infrastructure, all tailored to their […]

Microsoft and G42 accelerate UAE’s digital future with major data centre expansion

Microsoft and G42 accelerate UAE’s digital future with major data centre expansion

As part of Microsoft’s $15.2 billion investment announcement in the UAE, Microsoft and G42 are deepening their strategic partnership to accelerate the nation’s digital transformation. The two companies today announced a 200-megawatt (MW) expansion of datacenter capacity, delivered through Khazna Data Centers, a subsidiary of G42. This expansion is expected to start coming online before […]

Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait (BBK) partners with Binance for first-of-its-kind Crypto-as-a-Service integration in the GCC

Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait (BBK) partners with Binance for first-of-its-kind Crypto-as-a-Service integration in the GCC

BBK, a leader in retail and corporate banking in the Kingdom of Bahrain, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Binance, the world’s largest blockchain ecosystem and crypto-asset exchange, to become the first bank and entity in the GCC to join the Binance Link Program. The partnership is pending final regulatory approval from the […]

UAE strengthens national AI vision with banking Innovation led by EIF Innovation Hub, UBF, KPMG

UAE strengthens national AI vision with banking Innovation led by EIF Innovation Hub, UBF, KPMG

DUBAI, 31st October, 2025 (WAM) — The Innovation Hub of the Emirates Institute of Finance (EIF Innovation Hub), in collaboration with the UAE Banks Federation (UBF) and KPMG Middle East, concluded a 2-day AI Innovation Workshop, a unique forum designed to accelerate the responsible adoption of Agentic AI across the UAE’s banking ecosystem. The initiative […]