Today: Oct 16, 2026
Why your AI pilot will stall at the storage layer, according to VAST Data’s Jason Hammons
Four years ago, VAST Data began building for cloud providers that wanted to run tens of thousands of GPUs in a single build-out, on an architecture its engineers insisted had to be all-flash at a time when much of the storage industry considered flash too niche for computing at that scale. The company had come to the problem through
This Abu Dhabi AI startup turned a client’s satellite headache into a sovereign platform
Over 27 years ago, in September 1999, Ikonos became the first commercial satellite to sell high-resolution imagery. Built by Lockheed Martin, the camera was created by Eastman Kodak; the
The 9 steps between an Abu Dhabi lab and a paying customer
Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC) funds
UAE retail investors pivot to Oracle and AI infrastructure in Q3
UAE retail investors on eToro shifted focus from
BeyondTrust names Lindsey Claypool SVP of global channels and alliances
BeyondTrust has appointed Lindsey Claypool as Senior Vice
PepsiCo, LTM, Nvidia, and NTT Data on why ServiceNow’s ServiceNow’s Super Intelligence Control Tower AI Passport matters
When Jamie Robbins and his colleagues at NTT Data began mapping the AI running across the company, they found five separate productivity agents answering the same employee questions, each commissioned by a different part of the business and each carrying its own costs. The years of acquisitions have left NTT Data with around 2,500 applications and nine HR systems;
X14 Media and Presight partner to advance AI media intelligence
X14 Media and Presight have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop advanced AI-powered media intelligence solutions for governments and enterprises. Announced at the AI Everything event in Abu
Etisalat UAE and DataRobot extend partnership to advance sovereign agentic AI
Etisalat UAE and DataRobot announced the extension of
The physicist securing Abu Dhabi’s networks is building encryption no computer will ever break
In 1994, the mathematician Peter Shor published an
16 Emirati AI experts to explore China’s AI ecosystem
A delegation of 16 Emirati experts from the
Tech Mahindra expands agentic AI readiness with Google Cloud Gemini
Tech Mahindra has strengthened its partnership with Google Cloud to enhance its agentic AI capabilities globally. Through the ‘Build with Gemini’ workshop, the company is training 12,500 associates to develop, secure, and
Huawei and Qualcomm sign broad 5G and AI patent licence deal
Huawei and Qualcomm have entered a multi-year patent licence agreement covering 5G, AI, and networking. The deal includes cross-licensing and the acquisition of specific Huawei US patents by Qualcomm, following fair, reasonable,
Cloudflare launches Basin to simplify serverless data analytics
Cloudflare has launched Basin, a serverless data platform designed to simplify how developers ingest, store, and query analytical data. Built on Apache Iceberg and Cloudflare R2, the platform removes vendor lock-in and eliminates data transfer fees, allowing teams
AWS is betting AED 20 billion that the UAE’s AI boom will hold
“If you had asked me 20 years ago whether I could carry my music library, my films, a world of possibilities in my pocket,” Tanuja Randery told an audience at the Dubai World Trade Centre this week during
Nemetschek Group and University of Jeddah partner to boost AEC digital skills
Nemetschek Group and the University of Jeddah have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance digital skills and industry readiness for AEC students. The collaboration includes software licensing, staff training, and curriculum development to support Saudi Vision 2030.
Kingston Technology sets benchmarks for embedded storage in edge infrastructure
Kingston Technology highlights the critical role of reliable, long-lifecycle embedded storage as edge computing expands across the Middle East. With applications in smart cities, energy, and transport, the firm stresses that selecting storage based on endurance and environmental
HONOR becomes second largest smartphone vendor in Middle East
HONOR has secured its position as the second largest smartphone vendor in the Middle East, recording 35% growth in 2026 despite a 13% market decline. The brand is transitioning into an AI device ecosystem provider, supported by aggressive
UAE space economy spending jumps 27.1% to AED 5.52bn, says UAE Space Agency
The UAE space economy grew by 27.1% to reach AED 5.52 billion in total spending, according to a new report by the UAE Space Agency and the FCSC. Commercial investment now accounts
Euro Motors becomes first Middle East dealer to adopt Keyloop Service Hub
Euro Motors, Bahrain’s leading premium automotive group, has integrated Keyloop’s Service Hub across its four workshops. As the first Middle East dealer to adopt the cloud-native solution, the group aims to streamline aftersales processes for
Would you let an untested AI agent loose in your network? SimSpace is betting the region won’t
Autonomous agents are arriving in the region’s security operations faster than anyone can prove they work. Gamal Emara, General Manager, Middle East at SimSpace, told AI Times why agentic AI has to be tested against a replica of the real network before it is
Why Group-IB’s CEO believes AI will only help defenders lose faster
Dmitry Volkov, CEO of Group-IB, told Sindhu V Kashyap, Editor, GEC Media,
If your data is highly sensitive, you should have started last week
Adnan Bassem Fakhouri, Customer Delivery and Success Engineer at QuantumGate, on why
Kaspersky’s Yamout: agentic attackers are not new, they are just 1,000 times faster
Maher Yamout, Lead Security Researcher in the Global Research and Analysis Team,
70% of enterprises have adopted Gen AI. only 26% put any controls around It
Ram Narayanan, Country Manager, Check Point Software Technologies, Middle East, told GEC
