Iran's retaliatory missile and drone strikes against US military bases and civilian infrastructure in the Middle East hit three Amazon Web Services data centers in the UAE and Bahrain, disrupting digi…
A Carnegie Endowment report warns that democracies have a narrow window to lead in AI infrastructure, as the U.S. currently hosts three-quarters of advanced AI computing clusters but faces domestic co…
International mobility of AI talent fell 12% in 2025, with the United States losing market share in AI talent for the first time, according to a Boston Consulting Group report. The UAE and Saudi Arabi…
Lee Andrews returned to Instagram after release from a Dubai prison, using AI-generated hair in his first video. He insists he was arrested on espionage suspicion, not fraud, despite fraud allegations…
The U.S. and Iran agreed an interim deal to end more than 100 days of war, providing a 60-day ceasefire and free passage through the Strait of Hormuz. Gulf states, which faced missile and drone attack…
A study from Norway and the UAE analyzing 25 million comments on Reddit and Hacker News found that accusations of "AI slop" rose more than tenfold between 2023 and 2026, even when comments showed no e…
A developer fine-tuned GPT-4.1 for a UAE landscaping company, then recommended against deploying it after evaluation. The fine-tuned model produced better brand voice but also invented a false warrant…
The Gulf's artificial intelligence ambitions are threatened by a strategic vulnerability: a heavy reliance on a small number of undersea cables that run through politically volatile waterways like the…