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.

Jumia Cuts Another 10% of Staff, Pivots to AI for Profitability

Jumia Technologies is cutting 200 jobs (10% of its workforce) to accelerate profitability by end of 2026, citing AI-driven workflows…

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UK Cybersecurity Market Hits £14.7bn, Fueled by AI Growth

The UK cybersecurity sector generated £14.7bn in revenue last year, contributed £9.1bn in gross value added (a 17% increase), and…

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Half-open laptops: New badge of AI coders on the move

AI agents like Claude Code and OpenAI Codex require laptops to remain open and running, leading users like product head…

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Amazon launches AI shopping assistant Alexa+ in search bar

Amazon has launched Alexa for Shopping, a new AI assistant powered by Alexa+, replacing its 2024 predecessor Rufus to provide…

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New Smaller, Cheaper Roombas Hit the Market

iRobot has launched eight new Roomba models that are up to 25% smaller and significantly more affordable, with price drops…

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Meta blocks users from hiding its AI on Threads

Meta is testing a new Threads feature that lets users tag a Meta AI account for real-time answers, but users…

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Meta AI integration comes to Threads, similar to Grok

Threads is testing a Meta AI integration in select countries that allows users to mention the AI in posts for…

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Istanbul’s Grand Games raises $70M Series B as Balderton backs Turkey’s puzzle games

Grand Games Oyun ve Yazılım, the studio behind hit puzzle titles "Magic Sort" and "Car Match", has raised a $70…

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How to Disable Gemini AI in Chrome

Google's Chrome browser automatically downloaded a Gemini Nano AI model for desktop users in 2024, occupying approximately 4 GB of…

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Fake Claude AI site infects Windows with new Beagle malware

A fraudulent website at "claude-pro[.]com" impersonates the official Claude AI platform to distribute a malicious installer disguised as "Claude-Pro Relay,"…

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Why Your Doctor Never Returns Your Calls

Basata, founded by Kaled Alhanafi and Chetan Patel, uses AI to automate the administrative bottleneck between primary care referrals and…

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Sony PS5 sales drop as price hikes and memory shortage bite

Sony's PS5 sales dropped 46% year-over-year to 1.5 million units in its latest fourth fiscal quarter, following two price increases…

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MuddyWater uses Chaos ransomware as decoy in attacks

Iranian state-sponsored MuddyWater hackers posed as a Chaos ransomware operation, using Microsoft Teams social engineering to steal credentials and access…

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UAE firm G42 leases 20MW in former Minneapolis office for AI data hub

Core42, the cloud and AI arm of Abu Dhabi's G42 Group, leased 20 megawatts of capacity in a converted Minneapolis…

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Real-estate dev startup Davis raises $5.5M to shrink timelines from months to days

Davis, an AI-native startup co-founded by two Entrepreneurs First alumni, secured $5.5 million in pre-seed funding from Heartcore and Balderton…

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Google DeepMind Staff Votes to Unionize Over Military AI Contracts

Google DeepMind employees in London have voted to unionize, seeking formal recognition of the Communication Workers Union and Unite the…

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Dubai gives private sector AI deadline as governments race for strategy

Dubai has mandated its entire private sector to transition toward agentic AI, making it a binding requirement rather than a…

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Cerebras, OpenAI’s close partner, eyes blockbuster IPO

Cerebras Systems plans to go public by offering 28 million shares priced between $115 and $125 each, potentially raising $3.5…

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Amazon faces months of repairs after drone strikes on data centers

Amazon Web Services confirmed full recovery from Iranian drone strikes on its UAE and Bahrain data centers will take several…

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Synaps raises $3.6M for AI-powered design canvas

Synaps, an Austrian-Albanian AI design platform, has raised a $3.6 million pre-seed funding round led by Plug and Play, reaching…

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