Today: Oct 01, 2026
World CIO 200 Grand Finale 2026 concludes on a high note
The final day of the World CIO 200 Grand Finale 2026 brought three days of global technology leadership, thought-provoking conversations, recognition and meaningful connections to a spectacular close in Colombo. Held at Cinnamon Life at City of Dreams, the Grand Finale marked the culmination of the World CIO 200’s year-long global journey, bringing together CIOs, technology leaders, government representatives,
UAE showcases agentic AI government vision at Salesforce Dreamforce
HE Omar Sultan Al Olama, UAE Minister for AI, presented the country’s pioneering agentic AI strategy at Salesforce’s Dreamforce conference. The UAE plans to transition 50% of government operations
BOTS 9.0 brings 200 CIO voices together at the World CIO 200 Grand Finale 2026
The World CIO 200 Grand Finale 2026 marked
World CIO 200 Grand Finale Day 2 brings global leaders to Colombo
On 23 September 2026, the second day of
HP launches ZBook Ultra G3a mobile workstation for agentic AI
HP has launched the ZBook Ultra G3a 16-inch
Is an AI slowdown necessary? Examining its achievability through internal controls
The speed at which AI technology is evolving far outpaces the ability of governments to understand and regulate. A slowdown would provide time for societies to develop regulatory frameworks to mitigate risks says Dr Jassim Haji at International Group of Artificial Intelligence. The rapid advancement of Artificial Intelligence has sparked a fierce debate: is a slowdown necessary? From existential
du partners with Sapia.ai for AI-powered recruitment
UAE telecom provider du has partnered with Sapia.ai to integrate artificial intelligence into its recruitment workflow. Launched at the Ru’ya Career Fair, the platform uses conversational assessments to evaluate
VDURA launches V12 data platform for AI factories and GPU clouds
VDURA has released Data Platform V12, a high-performance
Abu Dhabi and Dubai rank among top global cities in BCG report
Abu Dhabi and Dubai have emerged as world-leading
Sleepless nights and 7,000 phishing campaigns: what AI has done to the people who defend your company
KnowBe4 recently observed a phishing operation aimed at
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
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
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
Tenable integrates Anthropic’s Claude Mythos 5 into Tenable One
Tenable Holdings is integrating Anthropic’s Claude Mythos 5 AI into its Tenable One Exposure Management Platform to enhance cyber reasoning. The collaboration introduces Adversary View, a new tool launching in September that helps security teams identify and block
Liferay launches unified Content Marketing Platform to streamline campaigns
Liferay has announced the general availability of its Content Marketing Platform (CMP), a solution designed to unify campaign planning and content management. By integrating natively with Liferay CMS, the platform removes the complexity of managing disparate tools, allowing
Datadobi launches data access governance to secure unstructured data
Datadobi has launched Data Access Governance (DAG) within its StorageMAP platform. This capability provides organisations with visibility into user permissions for unstructured data, ensuring alignment with security policies. It helps enterprises identify overexposed data, improve AI readiness, and
SUSE named leader and visionary in three 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant reports
SUSE has been recognised by Gartner across three 2026 Magic Quadrant reports, including a Leader position for Container Management for the third consecutive year. Named a Visionary in Server Virtualisation and Distributed Hybrid Infrastructure, SUSE provides a unified
Ankabut and PowerSchool partner to digitise UAE K-12 education
Ankabut and PowerSchool have formed a strategic partnership to enhance digital education across the UAE. By integrating PowerSchool’s AI-driven Student Information System with Ankabut’s sovereign local infrastructure, the initiative provides public and
Deloitte Middle East expands reward advisory with new acquisition
Deloitte Middle East has enhanced its Global Employer Services practice by acquiring the UAE-based specialist consultancy Compensation & Benefits Middle East LLC. This move strengthens Deloitte’s ability to support GCC organisations with complex compensation and
If your data is highly sensitive, you should have started last week
Adnan Bassem Fakhouri, Customer Delivery and Success Engineer at QuantumGate, on why budgets and roadmaps for post-quantum cryptography have raced ahead of the one task that has to come first. Two thirds of UAE entities have set aside money to move off classical encryption.
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
By the time your analyst opens the console, the attack has already happened
Amit Mishra, Co-founder and CPO, Evolvable AI, told GEC Newswire that legacy
Syntrix launched at GISEC with 5 vendors and an argument against buying more tools
Jayendra Raman, CRO, Syntrix Technologies, told GEC Newswire that the company will
