The UAE is reportedly revising plans for a 5-gigawatt AI data-center project after Iranian drone and missile attacks damaged AWS facilities in the UAE and Bahrain, shifting from a single 26-square-kil…
Abu Dhabi-based research institute IFM released six fully open-source AI models, including training data, code, methodologies, and intermediate checkpoints, on September 3, 2026. The K2 Horizon family…
Coinbase announced in August the launch of AiFi, an AI-driven financial ecosystem enabling autonomous AI agents to manage crypto assets and execute trades, alongside a Bitcoin-backed mortgage service …
Dubai startups in 2026 face stricter UAE data sovereignty and AI Act compliance, making on-device AI a strategic moat for corporate data privacy, according to a technical article promoting the FRIDAY …
Abu Dhabi has operationalized multi-gigawatt AI compute hubs in 2026, with 5 GW of AI-only capacity and a PUE target of 1.10–1.18, shifting inference economics regionally and enabling data-local LLM s…
On-device AI infrastructure is critical for Dubai's 2026 smart city initiatives to meet sub-20 ms latency requirements and Corporate Data Privacy UAE obligations, according to a technical blueprint fr…
Gecko Robotics CEO Jake Loosararian said the UAE leads the U.S. and China in practical AI and robotics deployment, citing ADNOC's use of Gecko's wall-climbing robots and AI Cantilever platform, which …
Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates are aggressively building AI data centers, including the Stargate UAE project with OpenAI and Oracle, aiming to become a neutral AI corridor between Eas…
Abu Dhabi has built an AI-native government centered on the TAMM app, which automates ID renewals, healthcare bookings, and fine payments, often before a citizen requests them. Mohamed Al Askar, direc…
Abu Dhabi is embedding AI into everyday life through apps like TAMM, which handles tasks from paying parking tickets to reporting potholes, as part of a strategic pivot from oil to technology. Yousef …
The US Department of Commerce reclassified the UAE to Country Group A:5, easing export controls on advanced AI chips from Nvidia and other defense tech. The move unlocks license-free access for approv…
MGX, an Abu Dhabi-backed AI investment platform, closed its MGX Fund I at $49 billion, exceeding its $45 billion target and creating one of the largest dedicated AI capital pools globally. The fund, l…
Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund MGX closed a $49 billion AI fund on July 1, 2026, exceeding its initial $45 billion target. The fund, one of the largest focused on AI, has already backed 14 companies …