Topic: Public-Private Partnerships
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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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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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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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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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