Lahint says it has finished building a single backend that plugs directly into official Saudi government APIs, and is now launching AI-powered services for businesses on top of it. The company isn't naming the platforms.
Infobip says its Startup Tribe programme has backed thousands of startups from 120+ countries in five years, handing out up to $60,000 in credits apiece. The company won't say how many convert into paying customers.
The SparX Innovation Hub at Expo City Dubai pairs AI and real-time consumer data with startups and universities to help Nestlé's MENA business turn ideas into products faster.
The Abu Dhabi-based, ADX-listed AI firm signed a term sheet with Kazakhstan's transport ministry to explore a national platform for real-time monitoring, predictive insights and video analytics.
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.
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.
A new UAE-based platform wants to be the single marketplace where the Gulf's hospitals, suppliers, investors and service providers find each other — in a healthcare economy it says is heading toward $60 billion by 2030.
Emirates Global Aluminium took home the AI Vision and Strategy Award at the 2026 Manufacturing Leadership Awards in the US. Behind the trophy sits a digital-transformation program the company says has driven $100 million in impact across more than 80 use cases.
