KSA AI
MacKenzie Sigalos, CNBC, Saudi Arabia goes big in Davos as it looks to become a top AI tech hub for the Middle East, 19 Jan 2024 “Becoming a tech...
Dubai Content Creators‘ Fund
Arab News, Dubai to allocate more than $40m for content creators’ support fund, 11 Jan 2024 “The move appears to align with Dubai’s commitment to investing in creative talents...
UAE Comics
Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, A Comics Sandstorm Is Brewing In The Gulf As UAE Unveils Massive Investment In Creative Industries, 7 Dec 2023 “The festival is a showcase for Sandstorm, a...
Crypto Majlis
Irina Heaver, Forbes, A Bitcoin Vision: Ras Al-Khaimah Ruler’s Crypto Majlis Sets The Tone, 8 Dec 2023 “During the official launch of the RAK Digital Assets Oasis His Highness...
UAE Coding Day
The National, Sheikh Mohammed hails technology drive as UAE coding day goes global, 11 Nov 2023 ““In a new global initiative for the UAE, Unesco today adopts an Emirati...
AI and Fatwas
Khaleej TImes, UAE minister proposes fatwa on how AI, robots should be used to serve people, 23 Oct 2023 “In a world that is changing by the minute, there...
Arabic AI
Aimee Look, CNN, Arabic AI could help open doors for other languages, 4 Oct 2023. “ Although ChatGPT, Meta’s LLaMA and other LLMs have Arabic-language capabilities, they were mostly...
UAE Crypto
The National, UAE’s crypto transactions hit nearly $35bn amid rising regulatory clarity, 26 Sep 2023. “The value of cryptocurrency transactions received by the UAE reached nearly $35 billion between July 2022...
Chip Race
Joseph Wilkins, Markets Insider, Saudi Arabia, UAE join Elon Musk and Chinese tech titans in the race for scarce Nvidia chips, 15 Aug 2023 “Saudi Arabia and the United...
COP28 @UAE
CNN, Fake Twitter profiles, Wikipedia editing and PR battles: Inside the push to greenwash the COP28 climate summit, 18 July 2023 “The optics of a major oil-producing country organizing the world’s...