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Anthropic’s 335-page S-1 filing describes potential catastrophic risks and benefits of its AI technology.
The Verge AI
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says the company will continue releasing AI-generated mathematical results in comments on a podcast.
The Verge AI
Runware is building a factory to produce prefabricated AI data centers on an assembly line; whether it can deliver at scale remains untested.
TechCrunch AI
Carma finds that the Middle East and Africa are least sceptical about AI data centres.
Google News – UAE
Egyptian investment firm Raya Ventures backs UK AI firm Pidima in its first investment.
Google News – Egypt
Legal experts assess whether technology firms may alert police about possible crimes before they occur, following cases of suspects confessing to ChatGPT.
Anadolu Agency
A report says AI services in the UAE anticipate users’ needs and complete transactions.
أخبار جوجل – الإمارات
Anadolu Agency reports Alphabet's market value falls $500 billion as shares drop nearly 13%, citing AI infrastructure costs, negative cash flow and pressure on ad revenue from AI search.
Anadolu Agency
A report examines how the Iran and Gaza wars show limits to military use of artificial intelligence.
Google News – Iran · Google News – Gaza
TahawulTech.com says UAE enterprises need to align their AI ambitions with security readiness.
Google News – UAE
The UAE AI Office launches a nationwide “Vibe Coding” experience in the United Arab Emirates for Codes Day.
Google News – UAE · أخبار جوجل – الإمارات
The United Arab Emirates introduces an AI-powered coding platform to help users build apps without programming skills.
Google News – UAE
AI data center expansion becomes a campaign issue in Maine, where a debate audience member says the facilities threaten the climate and water.
The Verge AI
Artificial Intelligence Day in Egypt brings together experts and students.
Google News – Egypt
An international symposium in the United Arab Emirates examines the use of artificial intelligence in Quranic interpretation.
أخبار جوجل – الإمارات
Nasdaq futures fall more than 2% on Friday after Amazon indicates its AI spending surge is not near its end.
الشرق الأوسط
Spotify plans to launch AI remixes in early 2027.
Google News – Egypt
European shares edge lower on Friday as technology stocks face pressure amid renewed concerns about returns on AI investments.
الشرق الأوسط
The Wikimedia Foundation urges courts in US AI copyright cases to protect LLM training on copyrighted works but not chatbots reproducing them.
The Verge AI
Kim Jong Un urges North Korea to pursue drone dominance and expand military AI use amid border tensions.
Google News – Yemen Houthi
Scientists discuss the effects of artificial intelligence on their work.
Asharq Al-Awsat
Arabian Business describes AI as the next chapter in relations between the United Arab Emirates and Canada.
Google News – UAE
Big Tech's nuclear power deals to supply electricity for AI prompt questions about who will pay for rising energy costs.
Al Jazeera English
The National reports that UAE parents are being urged to strengthen online safety as AI-generated images are used to bully and blackmail children.
Google News – UAE
The report says scientists give a patient an AI-designed virus for the first time in an attempt to address a bacterial infection resistant to antibiotics.
الشرق الأوسط
Qatar is considering equipping its unmanned naval boats with artificial intelligence from Shield AI.
أخبار جوجل – قطر
Lebanon Debate reports that Tele Liban will put “Talia” on air Saturday as the broadcaster introduces artificial intelligence.
أخبار جوجل – لبنان
An UAE envoy and technology leaders discuss AI and smart-city cooperation in Bangladesh.
Google News – UAE
The UAE and Saudi Arabia support Jordanian artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, according to the report.
أخبار جوجل – الأردن · أخبار جوجل – الإمارات
Saudi Arabia is putting AI agents to work in logistics and tourism.
Google News – Saudi Arabia
University of Kentucky administrator David Durman receives a religious exemption from using AI at work.
TechCrunch AI
Analysts say the high cost of building and operating AI tools means some companies may never make a profit.
BBC Arabic
Emirates Today reports the launch of a community experiment in AI programming.
أخبار جوجل – الإمارات
A community experiment in AI-assisted programming is launched; no further details are provided.
أخبار جوجل – الإمارات
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says the company will continue major capital spending as it seeks to build Amazon Web Services into a $1 trillion-revenue AI cloud business.
TechCrunch AI
A report says the United Arab Emirates is using AI to provide proactive, autonomous government services.
Google News – UAE
Evan Solomon defends AI talks with Israel, the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
Google News – Saudi Arabia · Google News – UAE
House Democrats ask the White House to preserve Donald Trump’s Grok conversations, following reports that he consulted the chatbot on an US military operation in Venezuela.
Anadolu Agency
Annahar publishes a report about the UAE and global artificial intelligence.
أخبار جوجل – الإمارات
Intel reports Q3 revenue rose 21%, while its Data Center and AI unit revenue increased 78% year on year to $7.3 billion.
Anadolu Agency