MENA Tech Scene

Dive into the heart of the Middle East & North Africa’s digital revolution with your essential guide to the dynamic and rapidly expanding MENA Technology Scene. From the bustling innovation hubs of Dubai and Riyadh to the emerging startup ecosystems in Cairo and Tunis, we cover the breakthroughs, trends, and trailblazers shaping the future of Technology in the region.
Explore in-depth analysis on venture capital funding, track the journey of the next unicorns, and gain insights into key sectors like FinTech, AI, e-commerce, and HealthTech. Whether you’re an investor, an entrepreneur, or simply a tech enthusiast, stay ahead of the curve with our expert coverage of the people, products, and policies driving one of the world’s most exciting digital transformations.

Anti-Palantir Protests Erupt Across UK Over NHS Data Deal

Around 80 protesters, including an NHS nurse, gathered at the NHS ConfedExpo in Manchester to oppose a $440 million data-sharing…

Read More »

Anthropic Taps TCS to Scale Enterprise AI Deployments

Anthropic has partnered with Tata Consultancy Services to drive enterprise AI adoption, with TCS establishing a dedicated business unit, gaining…

Read More »

Upriver raises $14M to fix the data layer where enterprise AI fails

Upriver, an Israeli startup, raised $14 million to automate data cleanup, targeting the "data engineering bottleneck" that causes most enterprise…

Read More »

Lucid Executive Departs During New CEO’s Leadership Shakeup

Emad Dlala, a longtime Lucid Motors executive promoted to lead Engineering and Digital in November, has left the company, marking…

Read More »

Rotomate raises €2.1M to bring reliability AI to every factory

Rotomate, a Finnish industrial AI startup, raised €2.1 million in pre-seed funding to scale its platform that interprets machine data…

Read More »

US military performs first drone boat rescue of downed helicopter crew

A drone boat operated by the U.S. 5th Fleet’s Task Force 59 successfully rescued two U.S. Army Apache helicopter pilots…

Read More »

Alta Ares secures €50M for AI-powered drone interceptors

Alta Ares, a French defense-tech startup founded in 2024, raised €50 million to develop AI-guided interceptors that can cheaply destroy…

Read More »

Meta: NSO violated spyware ban with new WhatsApp attacks

Meta claims the NSO Group violated a permanent injunction barring it from targeting WhatsApp users, with Meta detecting and disrupting…

Read More »

Eye Tracking Optimizes Your Global Marketing Strategy

SEO has been rebranded with acronyms like LEO, AEO, and GEO, but Google clarified it remains fundamentally SEO; however, the…

Read More »

UN food agency data breach hits 600,000 Gaza households

The UN World Food Programme confirmed a data breach affecting its self-registration application for Palestine, exposing sensitive personal data of…

Read More »

Coralogix secures $200M to monitor AI agents

Coralogix raised $200 million in Series F funding (at a $1.6 billion valuation) to capitalize on surging demand for monitoring…

Read More »

Apoha exits stealth with $36M to model matter behavior

Apoha, a London-based company emerging from stealth with $36 million in funding, claims to have built a measurement tool that…

Read More »

Redditors Use AI to Outsmart Soaring World Cup Ticket Prices

Reddit's r/WorldCup2026Tickets community has evolved from a fan forum into a grassroots, AI-driven movement fighting FIFA's high prices and artificial…

Read More »

MSI’s MEG Vision X2 Ships with Talking Holographic Pet for On-Command RGB Tuning

MSI launched the MEG Vision X2 AI+ desktop featuring LuckyClaw, a holographic AI pet assistant that lives in a dedicated…

Read More »

Chinese Hackers Target Maritime, Energy Firms Amid Iran Tensions

Chinese state-backed APT groups are exploiting regional instability, particularly tensions with Iran, to target maritime and energy sector firms for…

Read More »

Call of Duty: Warzone Ending on PS4 and Xbox One

Activision confirmed that Call of Duty: Warzone will be discontinued on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One when Season 1 begins…

Read More »

Glean’s revenue hits $300M as AI cost-cutting drives growth

Glean has reached $300 million in annual recurring revenue, tripling its $100 million milestone from 15 months ago, despite increasing…

Read More »

Waymo’s new Chinese-built robotaxi is now carrying riders

Waymo has launched its new fully electric robotaxi, the Ojai minivan, in select cities for free rides to gather feedback,…

Read More »

Anthropic’s Milan office names Generali, Pirelli, and Enel as Italian clients

Anthropic opened its sixth European office in Milan, announcing major Italian enterprise clients including Generali Group, Unipol Group, Enel Group,…

Read More »

Coinflow CISO: Securing crypto payments amid AI threats

Crypto payment firms are prime targets for advanced persistent threat groups due to the industry's financial and Web3 focus, not…

Read More »