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AUS to host the world’s only UNESCO Chair in Arabic Language, Artificial Intelligence and Digital Heritage

American University of Sharjah (AUS) has signed an agreement with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, President and Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of AUS, to establish the UNESCO Chair in Arabic Language, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Digital
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New IDC study identifies governance gap as AI adoption accelerates across UAE enterprises

In line with Cyber Security Awareness Month, Microsoft, CPX and IDC today released the findings of ‘Securing AI in the UAE Enterprise’, a new study examining how organizations across the UAE are adapting their cybersecurity models and governance structures as AI adoption accelerates. The study comes as the cyber environment grows increasingly complex and AI […]
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Seed Group partners with VerbaFlo to bring AI-powered leasing and resident communications to property operators in the UAE

Seed Group, a company of The Private Office of Sheikh Saeed bin Ahmed Al Maktoum, has entered into a strategic partnership with London-based VerbaFlo to support its growth in the residential property sector in the UAE. VerbaFlo provides AI technology for leasing and resident communications, serving landlords and operators of rental housing and student accommodation. […]
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GCC employees embrace AI as a workplace tool – but draw the line at letting it make decisions about people

Employees across the GCC are embracing artificial intelligence as a workplace tool, but remain significantly less comfortable when AI is given authority over decisions that directly affect people, according to the latest GCC People Pulse: Word on Work, a workforce sentiment tracker from EXE: Employee Experience Exchange and Ipsos.   The Q3 2026 report, based […]
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IBM Study: Three in Four UAE Executives Report AI Incidents Reaching Leadership as Agent Autonomy Grows

New research by IBM (NYSE: IBM) finds that AI-related incidents are already reaching boardrooms in UAE organizations, but governance capabilities and risk accountability are under pressure as AI adoption advances. Three in four (75%) UAE executives surveyed say an AI-related incident — including an agent failure, data exposure, AI-driven decision error or AI security
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Logitech Unveils Its Biggest Enterprise Launch Ever: More Power, More Future-Proofed Rooms for the AI Revolution

Logitech has unveiled the largest enterprise product launch in company history, engineered to equip companies for the AI revolution. Headlined by Logitech Rally Bar 2, Rally System 2 Pro, and Sound Shape technology, the new portfolio brings advanced compute, intelligence and sensing into more workspaces to support the next decade of intelligent collaboration. “This second
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Etisalat UAE and DataRobot deepen strategic partnership to advance sovereign agentic AI

Etisalat UAE, the flagship telecom arm of Etisalat, and DataRobot today announced the extension of their strategic partnership through a new multi-year agreement focused on building, operating, and governing an agentic AI workforce across Etisalat UAE’s business units.   The agreement builds on Etisalat UAE’s wider ambition to scale AI within a secure environment,
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Alef Education Attracts International Interest in AI-Powered Learning Solutions at Ai Everything Abu Dhabi 2026

Alef Education (ADX: ALEFEDT), a UAE-based global leader in education technology, concluded its participation at Ai Everything Abu Dhabi 2026 on October 7, generating interest from representatives across the Gulf, Africa and Asia in practical AI solutions built to support teaching and learning. During the two-day event, Alef Education showcased its portfolio of AI-powered
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Saxo study on the future of digital wealth reveals banks increasingly turning to external partners amidst AI pressures

Banks are increasingly turning to external partners to modernise their wealth management and brokerage offerings, according to a new study about the future of digital wealth released by Saxo today.   The study, which surveyed 332 senior decision-makers across banking, brokerage, and fintech across Europe, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), and Asia-Pacific
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GEMS Education unveils GR8 School, a world-first fusion of AI, teachers and industry experts reinventing education

What if students did not all have to learn the same thing, in the same way, at the same time? GEMS Education, one of the oldest and largest private K-12 education providers, today unveiled GR8 School, a global-first model combining hyper-personalised AI-powered learning with specially trained teachers (human mentors) and real-world expertise. Drawing on almost […]
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Infobip predicts 7.3 billion Black Friday and Cyber Monday interactions as AI reshapes the 2026 shopping season

Global AI-first cloud communications platform Infobip predicts more than 7.3 billion customer interactions across Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2026, as AI and conversational channels transform how consumers discover products, receive offers and access support. New Infobip research also reveals that 63.2% of consumers have used an AI assistant or chatbot while shopping
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IBPC Dubai AI Masterclass Connects Academia and Industry to Drive the Next Wave of Business AI Adoption

The Indian Business and Professional Council (IBPC Dubai) brought business leaders, entrepreneurs and professionals together in Dubai for an AI Masterclass focused on a question that is rapidly moving to the top of every boardroom agenda – how can businesses turn AI from experimentation into measurable business advantage? Hosted at Taj, JLT, the event was […]
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Riverbed Study: 90% of Saudi Organisations Say AI Has Met or Exceeded ROI Goals as Focus Shifts to Execution at Scale

Riverbed, the leader in AIOps for observability, today announced the results of the Riverbed Global Survey on ‘The State of Autonomous IT Operations’. Artificial intelligence has crossed the threshold from experimentation into the IT operating model, with organisations accelerating efforts to operationalise AI and progress towards autonomous IT. As AI assumes a greater
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GBM Launches the UAE’s First AI Lab Powered by Cisco Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA – Delivering Sovereign AI Infrastructure

Gulf Business Machines (GBM), a leading end-to-end digital solutions provider, today launched The UAE’s first AI Lab built on the Cisco Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA. The lab will give organizations across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region the secure, full-stack infrastructure they need to take AI from experimentation to production.   The AI Lab […]