The Alef Academy program trained roughly 25,000 educators across 710 UAE schools between mid-May and the end of June, part of the country's National AI Strategy 2031 push.
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Deloitte joins the IBM- and Red Hat-backed Lightwell initiative, which backports validated security fixes straight to the software versions enterprises already run — no disruptive upgrade required.
Level Infinite and Gameloft have reopened the Gangstar franchise as a free-to-play multiplayer open-world game, and the Middle East and North Africa gets early access ahead of most of the world. The soft launch is set for 20 August 2026 on iOS and Android.
General Motors has started rolling out Google's Gemini assistant to eligible 2025-and-newer Chevrolet, GMC and Cadillac vehicles across the Middle East. It's an early step toward a deeper, OnStar-powered AI that GM says is still to come.
Rwanda's Paul Kagame, Salesforce's Marc Benioff and the ITU have launched a 40-plus-member AI for Good Global Commission, stacked with tech CEOs and heads of state, to widen access to AI. With 2.2 billion people still offline, the divide it is targeting is vast.
G42's Inception42 and Microsoft are wiring their AI agent platforms together so governments and enterprises can move past scattered pilots, with data kept in-country. It's a sovereignty pitch aimed squarely at the UAE's goal of running half of federal operations on AI agents.
Chery's international brands delivered 75,102 vehicles in June, up 178% year over year, with new energy vehicle sales rising roughly 310%.
Dubai resale app LUVED has added LUVBOT, an AI assistant that coaches buyers and sellers, plus a My Impact dashboard that tallies the carbon and water each secondhand purchase saves.
