The Institute of Foundation Models at Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) released K2 Horizon, a family of six open-source AI models ranging from 0.9 billion to 375 billio…
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency granted preliminary conditional approval on August 14 for a national trust bank charter to the Trump family's crypto venture, World Liberty Financial, mar…
Mistral AI has partnered with HUMAIN, a Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund-backed entity, in a deal valued at hundreds of millions of euros to develop sovereign AI models for Arabic language proces…
Kenya's plans for a $1bn Microsoft-G42 data centre in Olkaria, near Lake Naivasha, have stalled over power capacity concerns, while local residents and environmental groups fear the facility's water d…
On August 10, Mark Zuckerberg published a letter titled "The Future for Everyone," advocating for wider distribution of AI access, but six global AI observers interviewed by Rest of World challenged h…
OpenAI and Cerebras are previewing an "Ultrafast" mode for GPT-5.6 Sol that delivers 750 tokens per second, roughly 14x the standard tier's ~53 tokens per second, marking the first time a closed front…
The US government is facilitating $26 billion in African data center deals through public-private partnerships, including a $1 billion Microsoft and G42 geothermal-powered AI data center in Kenya and …
The United States and the United Arab Emirates are launching Task Force Talon Synapse, a bilateral AI military task force based in Abu Dhabi, to develop AI applications for intelligence support, criti…
The Trump administration overruled Commerce Department warnings to grant the United Arab Emirates extensive access to advanced US technology, including AI chips and military-related tech, without a li…
The United Arab Emirates is getting broader access to prized US artificial intelligence chips after becoming a key military partner during the conflict with Iran, under a Trump administration rule ann…
The US Commerce Department eased export controls for the United Arab Emirates around July 10-11, 2026, granting license-free access to advanced AI chips and military tech in a deal no other Middle Eas…
The Abu Dhabi Department of Government Enablement (DGE) has committed AED 13 billion ($3.54 billion) to transform the emirate into the world's first entirely AI-native government by 2027, targeting 10…
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, despite committing tens of billions of dollars to become artificial intelligence powers, remain dependent on Nvidia because alternatives are either far weake…
UAE-based AI company Inception42 announced a partnership with Abu Dhabi-based NXT Holding, owned by Sahm Holding, to deploy enterprise AI across UAE firms, focusing on AI consulting, corporate trainin…
The Trump administration approved license-free access for the UAE to buy advanced US AI chips, a decision critics call a 'corrupt deal' after a UAE royal invested $500 million in a Trump family crypto…
The US reclassified the UAE to Country Group A:5, effective July 10, 2026, lifting license requirements for exports of advanced AI chips, servers, and dual-use technologies. The policy shift, which bu…
The US reclassified the UAE to Country Group A:5, effective July 10, 2026, eliminating export licenses for advanced AI chips, military gear, and satellites. The move follows the US-UAE AI Cooperation …
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…
The U.S. Department of Commerce loosened export controls on the United Arab Emirates, making it easier to export military items, AI chips, and commercial satellites. The UAE government and approved co…
The US Commerce Department reclassified the United Arab Emirates from export control groups D:3 and D:4 to Group A:5, allowing license-free access to advanced AI chips from Nvidia and AMD. The move, t…