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Sheikh Hamdan announces partnership with Microsoft to equip one million people with AI skills by 2027

His Highness: “As we usher in the AI era, mastering AI skills is crucial for fostering innovation and driving economic sustainability”

ADIPEC 2024: Industry leaders highlight AI’s critical role in sustainable energy future

Experts debate AI’s role in boosting efficiency, enhancing resilience and unlocking investment while addressing its environmental impact

Official dates revealed for ADIPEC 2025 

40+ ministers and 200+ executives from around the world gathered in Abu Dhabi for ADIPEC 2024

ADIPEC 2024: ADNOC, Masdar, Microsoft partner to drive AI deployment, low-carbon solutions

Agreement to power Microsoft’s data centers with renewable energy through Masdar

ADIPEC 2024: Microsoft supports energy transition towards more sustainable future 

The booth features a Surface Zone and demo arena for attendees to explore Microsoft’s solutions for operational and environmental goals 

Sheikh Khaled, Microsoft vice-chair discuss cooperation in AI, energy and climate

Meeting explored ways to further utilize Microsoft's expertise in tech and AI to support the UAE and Abu Dhabi’s ambitions in clean energy transition

Dubai Internet City: 25 years of transforming Middle East’s digital landscape, empowering global tech firms

Dubai Internet City’s ecosystem has grown in 2024 to include multinational corporations, start-ups, and Fortune 500 companies 

UAE’s AI firm G42 appoints new Group Chief Strategy Officer

Ali Dalloul brings extensive expertise in AI commercialization, enterprise integration, and product strategy

Microsoft’s cloud ecosystem to add $74.4 billion to UAE economy, create over 150,000 new jobs: Report

The Microsoft ecosystem will be responsible for adding over 41,800 new skilled IT jobs into the UAE economy

Gitex Global 2024, Expand North Star to boost global AI economy set to reach $2.7 trillion by 2032

Presenting the year’s largest AI event, Gitex Global 2024 will deliver 120-plus hours of AI and deep tech content across various topics

UAE’s AI firm G42 to reveal ‘Intelligence Grid’ at GITEX 2024

The grid aims to establish a new benchmark for scalable AI solutions across essential sectors such as government, healthcare, and energy

MBRHE partners with Microsoft to drive digital transformation, cloud computing initiatives for Dubai’s residents

The two entities will collaborate to organize workshops and training programs to develop digital skills among MBRHE employees

Microsoft to set up engineering development center in Abu Dhabi

This will be Microsoft’s first such center in the Arab world

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed meets Microsoft, BlackRock and Nvidia CEOs on U.S. visit

Meeting focuses on the opportunities presented by latest tech developments and the growing UAE-U.S. collaboration in the sector

SIF 2024: Sharjah launches first AI-powered trade license in partnership with Microsoft

This initiative will expedite the investment process and enhance the business environment in the emirate

UAE’s AI firm G42, Microsoft to launch two AI centers in Abu Dhabi

Centers to advance best practices and address key economic challenges by harnessing power of AI

Microsoft and partners to generate $24 billion in Saudi Arabia over next four years, says IDC study

Microsoft’s partner ecosystem will earn roughly $8 for every $1 of revenue generated by Microsoft’s cloud services

Microsoft launches new AI-powered Surface devices in UAE to accelerate innovation, enhance productivity

New Surface devices are for students, professionals, and enthusiasts, looking to enhance their productivity using AI

CrowdStrike outage: Why hasn’t the issue been fixed yet?

The problem has been identified, and a fix has been issued. But why isn't everything back on track yet?

Microsoft reports CrowdStrike software update affected 8.5 million Windows devices

The broad economic and societal impacts reflect the use of CrowdStrike by enterprises running critical services, Microsoft said

UAE’s Emirates flight operations unaffected amid Microsoft and CloudStrike-related global major IT meltdown

A spokesperson noted that there could be delays to some Emirates flight timings later in the day

DXB airport restores operations after CrowdStrike-linked outage

A global system outage affected the check-in process for some airlines in Terminals 1 and 2 this morning

Widespread Microsoft outage cripples airports, businesses after CrowdStrike glitch

The issue appears to be related to software from the cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike

Nvidia becomes world’s valuable company, dethrones Microsoft

For the first time in more than 20 years, Nvidia’s market valuation eclipsed Apple’s earlier this month