Technology

Global AI market to reach $4.8 trillion by 2033: 40 percent of jobs at risk

The report emphasized the need for global AI governance, with 118 countries absent from discussions

Middle East mobile app revenues soar to $1.7 billion, recording 18.6 percent YoY growth

The Holy Month sparks surge in mobile app engagement and revenue across the region

SpaceX launches record-breaking 28 Starlink satellites in single mission

Starlink provides high-speed internet access to remote and underserved areas worldwide 

Global GenAI spending to reach $644 billion in 2025, says Gartner

Spending in 2025 will largely be driven by the integration of AI capabilities into hardware

Elon Musk’s Starlink launches in Oman, eyes regional expansion

Starlink Muscat will cover all geographical areas of Oman with speeds that can reach 100 Megabytes per second

Emirates Group co-locates to world’s largest solar-powered data center

Group expects to start relocating its data center from mid-2026 to Moro Hub

DeepSeek-V3 vs. V2: How the new model outperforms its predecessor

The upgrade positions the Chinese AI startup competitively against OpenAI in the AI landscape

DEWA unveils roadmap to become world’s first AI-native utility

This initiative keeps DEWA at the forefront of digital advancements and drives sustainable growth in energy

UAE thwarts 634 cyberattacks on public, private entities

Attacks targeted data leaks in UAE's critical sectors, managed with best global practices

Google’s Gemini 2.0 Flash vs. OpenAI’s ChatGPT o1-pro – What you need to know

Both Gemini 2.0 Flash and ChatGPT o1-pro provide valuable features for diverse user needs

ADGM, Chainlink partner to shape global blockchain standards and best practices

Both parties will promote a dialogue on regulatory matters in blockchain, AI, and other emerging technologies

81 percent of CEOs in Saudi Arabia embraced AI in the past year, says PWC

Almost half of CEOs in the Kingdom say that in the past five years, they have begun to compete in sectors or industries that are new to them

Sheikh Hamdan issues resolution forming data and statistics committee in Dubai

Committee will integrate the use, exchange and governance of data and statistics in Dubai

NVIDIA and xAI to join MGX, BlackRock and Microsoft’s $30 billion AI Infrastructure Partnership

Partnership will mobilize up to $100 billion in total investment potential when including debt financing

ADQ, Energy Capital Partners to invest $25 billion in powering U.S. data center

Partnership seeks to service the growing power needs of data centers, hyperscale cloud companies and other energy-intensive industries

Building a national Large Language Model (LLM): Opportunities and challenges in the UAE and beyond

For the UAE and the broader Middle East, the potential of LLMs extends far beyond technological innovation

Abu Dhabi’s G42, NVIDIA to develop AI-powered weather forecasting system

G42 and NVIDIA will initially focus on a square-kilometer resolution weather forecasting model

Dubai Land Department launches pilot phase of Real Estate Tokenization Project

Dubai's real estate tokenization sector is projected to reach AED60 billion by 2033

Dubai AI Week 2025 to feature third edition of Machines Can See AI Summit

Summit to feature 20 keynote speeches and panel discussions under the theme ‘Good AI: Making the World a Safer Place’

Google to acquire cloud security platform Wiz for $32 billion

Google Cloud's acquisition boosts cloud security and enhances multicloud capabilities in the AI era

Abu Dhabi to become world’s first fully AI-native government by 2027 in partnership with Microsoft, Core42

High-performance sovereign cloud computing environment will be capable of processing over 11 million daily digital interactions

U.S. Bitcoin ETFs record $5.4 billion in outflows in five weeks

Bitcoin has dropped 21 percent over the last three months

UAE-U.S. merchandise trade grows 9.47 percent to $34.43 billion in 2024

UAE investments in the U.S. reached approximately $3.7 billion between 2018 and 2023

10 megatrends shaping the future of communities, economies and governments in the coming years

These megatrends are set to positively impact the quality of life in communities and drive sectoral and economic development