Raff Raises $1.7 Million to Scale Retail Technology Across the GCC
Raff, the Saudi-based platform is helping consumer brands expand from online into physical retail by digitizing inventory, distribution, fulfillment and payments. Raff…
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Arab Digital Transformation Accelerates as AI Reshapes Regional Economy
Arab League officials and digital economy leaders discussed AI preparedness, cross-border digital integration and investment initiatives aimed at turning technology…
OpenAI Localizes AI Processing in the UAE
OpenAI has launched its “Inference Residency” service in the United Arab Emirates. With the new implementation, eligible customers’ AI model inference operations can be…
Amazon Plans Major Texas Data Center Campus to Power AI Growth
Amazon is planning a major new data center campus in Pecos County, Texas, as the technology giant expands infrastructure to support growing demand for artificial…
Turkish AI Researcher Koray Kavukcuoglu Takes on Expanded Leadership Role at Google
Google has elevated Turkish AI researcher Koray Kavukcuoglu to a broader leadership position, placing him at the center of the company’s efforts to accelerate artificial…
Amazon Signs $410 Million Compute Agreement with Recursive Superintelligence
Artificial intelligence startup Recursive Superintelligence has signed a multi-year compute capacity agreement worth $410 million with Amazon Web Services (AWS). The…
PaySureFy Launches Africa’s First AI-Powered Escrow Payment Platform
Nigerian fintech startup PaySureFy has launched an AI-powered escrow payment and trust infrastructure to reduce the risk of fraud in online and cross-border…
Amazon Business Surpasses $60 Billion in Annualized Sales, Accelerates AI-Driven B2B Procurement
Amazon Business has reached a major milestone, surpassing $60 billion in annualized gross sales while serving more than 11 million organizations worldwide. The…
NeoFashion.ai Unveils AI Photography Platform to Help Fashion Brands Scale Visual Content
New Platform Enables Fashion Labels to Generate Brand-Consistent AI Imagery NeoFashion.ai has officially launched its AI-powered photography platform, introducing a…
Google Tools Generated AED 21.8 Billion in UAE Economic Activity, New Report Finds
Google’s ecosystem of products and services generated an estimated AED 21.8 billion in economic activity across the United Arab Emirates in 2024, according to a new…
Turkish Founders’ Munich-Based 5U AI Raises $3.2 Million in Pre-Seed Funding
Munich-based logistics technology startup 5U AI, founded by Turkish entrepreneurs Yağız Abik and Fehmi Şener, has raised $3.2 million in an oversubscribed pre-seed…
Huawei Launches AI-Powered CloudCampus Platform in South Africa
Huawei has launched the Xinghe AI CloudCampus Software-as-a-Service platform in South Africa to enhance the network management of public institutions and businesses with…
Dtec Partners with JetBrains to Accelerate AI Innovation Across UAE Startups
Dubai Technology Entrepreneur Campus (Dtec), an initiative of the Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority (DIEZ), has announced a strategic partnership with JetBrains…
Alibaba Unveils Qwen 3.8 Max, Escalating the Global AI Race
Alibaba has officially unveiled a preview of Qwen 3.8 Max, describing it as its most capable artificial intelligence model to date and positioning it among the world’s…
29 Nations Launch Global AI Cooperation Organization as Shanghai Emerges as New Hub for AI Governance
New international body aims to shape global AI governance with a focus on safety, fairness, and multilateral cooperation A coalition of 29 countries has formally signed…
PixVerse Raises $439M as AI Video Startup Surpasses $2 Billion Valuation
Singapore-based AI startup PixVerse has raised $439 million in a Series C extension, pushing its valuation above $2 billion as investor appetite for generative AI and…
Shahbandr Rebrands as “Komrz”: Global E-Commerce Expansion with AI Assistant Komi
Saudi Arabia-based e-commerce platform Shahbandr announced that it will continue its operations under the “Komrz” brand. As part of the rebranding process, the company…
Khalifa Fund Launches No-Code Artificial Intelligence Program
Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development has launched the second edition of its Prompt Engineering Program, enabling entrepreneurs to develop AI-powered business ideas…
Samsung Accelerates Yongin Chip Fab Launch to 2029 as AI Demand Reshapes Semiconductor Investment
Samsung Electronics is bringing forward the launch of its first semiconductor fabrication facility in Yongin, South Korea, underscoring the growing urgency to expand…
Flipkart Builds Proprietary E-Commerce LLMs as AI Generates Up to 40% of Its Code
Walmart-owned Flipkart is deepening its artificial intelligence strategy by developing specialised e-commerce large language models (LLMs), with AI now generating nearly…
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