Boards across Middle East are emerging as the most forward-looking and tech-focused globally, leading the world on AI governance. However skills and subject matter expertise remain the region’s biggest barrier to better board decision-making, said an expert.
As the Artificial Intelligence (AI) initiatives move from experimentation to production, fragmented log management from too many tools is emerging as a key barrier to operational scale. The rapid growth of AI workloads is pushing traditional log management approaches to their limits, said an expert.
e& UAE today announced it has awarded a contract to a strategic infrastructure partner to roll out the world’s first commercial mobile network using Upper 6GHz (U6GHz) 256TRX Giga-MIMO technology.
Apple plans to increase prices for its products to offset the impact of rising memory and storage chip costs. A sharp surge in AI-driven demand from data centres has forced consumer electronics manufacturers into intense competition for dwindling supplies of key components, said a report.
NHC Innovation, a leading Saudi provider of integrated digital services, has signed partnership deals with leading Chinese companies Huawei, Lenovo and ByteDance at a key event in Shenzhen. The agreements span AI, hitech data centres, knowledge transfer and smart city solutions.
Mubadala Investment Company, an Abu Dhabi sovereign investor, has acquired $200 million worth of Equitix’s stake in Greenlink, a joint venture between Equitix and Baltic Cable which operates a 504 MW subsea electricity interconnector linking Great Britain with Ireland.
The UAE has announced plans to set up a national body responsible for data, artificial intelligence and digital government in the country. The move is aimed at improving the quality of life, thereby strengthening the nation's competitiveness and global leadership in the digital economy.
The Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) has joined forces with artificial intelligence (AI) chip giant NVIDIA, private equity firm KKR and US integrated power generation firm Vistra to launch a new AI infrastructure company - Helix Digital Infrastructure - at a total investment of over $10 billion in long-duration capital commitments.
Ajman Transport Authority has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with e&, on the sidelines of the 3rd Annual Government Cybersecurity Summit 2026, to strengthen collaboration in digital innovation and artificial intelligence, supporting the continued development of the transport ecosystem and corporate services.
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Company spent nearly 90 trillion won ($59.2 billion) on capital expenditures and research and development (R&D) in 2025, making it the biggest investor among the world's top 10 semiconductor companies, industry data showed.
