
The AI Times

The AI Times

The AI Times

The AI Times

The AI Times

The AI Times

The AI Times

Every vendor now sells “sovereign cloud”. Core42’s Mohammed Retmi explains how to tell who means it
On 23 April 2026, the UAE Cabinet approved a framework to move 50% of government sectors, services and operations onto agentic AI within 2 years,

Huawei launches AI infrastructure and SCALE system to boost Middle East AI
At Huawei Connect 2026, Huawei unveiled new AI infrastructure and the SCALE partner support system. These developments aim to help Middle Eastern organisations transition from

UAE calls for cross-border action against AI-powered cyber fraud
The UAE has called for closer international cooperation to investigate cyber-fraud networks, freeze criminal assets and recover money stolen from victims, warning that artificial intelligence

Abu Dhabi AI hackathons challenge students to build real-world software
Students from NYU Abu Dhabi and 42 Abu Dhabi competed in two hackathons supported by JetBrains. The events required developers to build functional AI prototypes,

Innovation City and Salesforce launch world’s first AI business registration
Innovation City, the UAE’s premier AI-powered free zone, has partnered with Salesforce to deploy Agentforce. This collaboration introduces the world’s first AI-powered business registration platform,

Abu Dhabi named top Middle East city in The Observer AI Cities Index
The Observer has published its first AI Cities Index, ranking 57 global hubs based on investment, innovation, and implementation. Abu Dhabi has been named the

Dataiku is building HR for AI agents, complete with promotions, handovers and a kill switch
Ask the technology leadership of a large enterprise how many AI agents it has in production and, in Dataiku’s experience, the answer arrives quickly and

Agent level controls can’t mitigate the data risks beneath enterprise AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) agents are being deployed at pace across the Middle East as businesses face sustained pressure to produce stronger results. According to Confluent’s

NetApp to acquire PEAK:AIO to scale AI cloud storage infrastructure
NetApp has announced its intent to acquire PEAK:AIO, a developer specialising in high-performance parallel file systems. The acquisition aims to solve metadata bottlenecks in AI

F5 showcases AI security innovations for Omani enterprises
F5 recently held two events in Muscat to demonstrate its latest enterprise AI security capabilities. Aligned with Oman’s National Programme for Artificial Intelligence and Advanced

