Topic: Public-Private Partnerships
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AMD Fuels U.S. Sovereign AI Supercomputers for Open American AI
Oak Ridge National Laboratory is deploying two new supercomputers, Lux and Discovery, powered by AMD technology, to establish a sovereign AI infrastructure that accelerates scientific discovery and ensures critical AI research remains securely in the U.S. Lux, scheduled for 2026, will be the nati...
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UAE Leads Cybersecurity and Digital Innovation at GITEX 2025
The UAE is showcasing its leadership in cybersecurity and digital innovation at GITEX GLOBAL 2025, emphasizing international cooperation and investment in its growing digital ecosystem. Key technologies highlighted include artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and advanced cybersecurity, wh...
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GITEX Expands to Latin America, Fuels $950B Digital Boom
Latin America's digital economy is projected to reach nearly $950 billion by 2026, with GITEX launching its inaugural Latin American edition in São Paulo in 2027 to accelerate this growth. GITEX LATAM will showcase Brazil as a tech hub, leveraging its digital infrastructure and economic leadershi...
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FII9: How Tech and Policy Drive Growth in Riyadh
The FII9 Conference in Riyadh focuses on leveraging technology and policy to drive economic growth, featuring over 600 speakers and 20 Heads of State to develop actionable strategies for sustainable development. Key discussion topics include the impact of AI and robotics on productivity, addressi...
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Expand North Star: Scaling Startups from 180 Countries
Expand North Star 2025 is the world's leading startup and investor event, featuring over 2,000 startups and 1,200 investors from 180 nations, and it plays a key role in scaling the global digital ecosystem after a year of $368 billion in venture capital investment. Brazil is the event's first off...
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AI Leaders Unite in Cairo to Shape Middle East & Africa's Tech Future
A landmark AI event in Cairo brought together global leaders to outline a collaborative vision for digital innovation in the Middle East and Africa. Egypt aims to capture $42.7 billion in annual AI value by 2030, supported by its National AI Strategy and advancements in the global AI Readiness In...
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Lucid Motors: Powering Saudi Arabia's Sustainable Future
Lucid Motors is advancing Saudi Arabia's electric vehicle transformation by establishing a major assembly plant and retail presence, aligning with Vision 2030 to boost production capacity and clean mobility goals. The company earned the "Saudi Made" certification, becoming the first OEM to do so,...
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FWA at GITEX 2025: Building Economic Ecosystems
The 2025 GITEX Global roundtable highlighted Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) as a strategic asset for building intelligent, sustainable digital economies, moving beyond its role as a broadband alternative and focusing on interconnected ecosystems. Industry leaders emphasized that integrating FWA with...
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UAE Ranks World's Most Stable Economy as AI Tech Booms
The United Arab Emirates is recognized as the world's most stable economy, with business leaders showing strong confidence in its resilience and rapid adoption of artificial intelligence in security operations. UAE security leaders have a uniquely positive outlook, with only 29% anticipating econ...
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NASA & Google Develop AI Health Assistant for Mars Missions
NASA and Google are collaborating on an AI-powered health assistant (CMO-DA) to provide autonomous medical care for astronauts during deep-space missions like Mars, where real-time Earth support is unavailable. The AI assistant, built on Google Cloud’s Vertex AI, showed promising diagnostic accur...
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Abu Dhabi Debuts World's First AI Public Servant at GITEX 2025
Abu Dhabi has launched the world's first AI public servant through the TAMM AutoGov platform, automating routine tasks like license renewals and bill payments to free residents from administrative burdens. The initiative introduces AI-driven features such as AI Vision, Smart Guide, and holographi...
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FII Institute Joins Expo 2030 Riyadh to Drive Global Prosperity
A strategic partnership between the Future Investment Initiative Institute and Expo 2030 Riyadh aims to advance global prosperity by converting ideas into real-world solutions and investments. The collaboration will focus on placing people at the center of policy-making and innovation to ensure t...
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U.S.-UAE AI Chiefs Forge Tech Partnership
AI integration is a top national priority for the UAE, central to its strategy for pioneering digital governance and achieving strategic ambitions. A high-level UAE delegation visited the U.S. to foster international collaboration, share best practices, and build partnerships with leading tech fi...
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Alipay+ Expands to Saudi Arabia, Enabling QR Payments for Merchants
The Saudi Central Bank and Ant International are partnering to introduce cross-border QR payments by 2026, enhancing financial inclusion and supporting Saudi Vision 2030. This integration will allow Saudi merchants to accept payments from over 1.7 billion users across 36 digital wallets, boosting...
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Trump's Intel Bet: Will His Chip Gamble Pay Off?
The US government is considering an equity investment in Intel using CHIPS Act funds to boost domestic semiconductor production and reduce reliance on foreign chipmakers. Negotiations involve the government potentially acquiring up to 10% equity in Intel in exchange for grants, providing capital ...
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Quick Read: The Distributional Impact of AI - Inequality and the Need for Upskilling
The economic benefits of AI are not evenly distributed. There is a risk that AI could exacerbate existing inequalities unless proactive measures are taken. Economic Inequality Wealth Concentration: Companies that…
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Expand North Star 2025: A Decade of Startup Innovation
Expand North Star 2025, the world's largest startup and investor event, is set to take place in Dubai from October 12-15, aiming to boost funding, partnerships, and digital growth, particularly in AI economies. The event will connect over 2,000 startups with 1,200 investors managing $1.1 trillion...
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Solving the AI Puzzle in Finance
The UAE is strategically positioned to transform its financial sector through AI adoption, supported by national strategies and investment, but faces challenges in accelerating value realization and achieving competitive returns on investment. AI applications in UAE finance are already yielding b...
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BlackSuit Ransomware Sites Shut Down in Operation Checkmate
Law enforcement dismantled BlackSuit ransomware's online infrastructure in Operation Checkmate, seizing dark web domains and replacing them with seizure notices. Multiple international agencies and cybersecurity firm Bitdefender collaborated, while BlackSuit may rebrand as Chaos ransomware,...
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