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Iranian mobile operator MCI unveils Divan AI, a legal and judicial services platform that lets users prepare and submit documents without an in-person visit.
Mehr News
Tasnim reports Iran's cyberspace chief urged AI startups working with Israeli military industries to stop, saying Iran monitors them and warning of consequences.
Tasnim · Mehr News
At least seven Bay Area cities have passed data centre moratoriums ahead of US midterm elections, despite the region’s reputation as an AI hub.
Al Jazeera English
EnterpriseAM reports that AI is reshaping UAE banks and may particularly benefit Islamic finance.
Google News – UAE · أخبار جوجل – الإمارات
The National reports that EQT is seeking a joint artificial intelligence and data centre deal with Saudi and UAE sovereign investors.
Google News – UAE · Google News – Saudi Arabia
An executive order signed by President Donald Trump directs US agencies to use “Super Intelligence” instead of artificial intelligence.
MIT Technology Review AI
The UAE launches a government challenge focused on assistive AI.
Google News – UAE
Tencent Cloud and OmniOps partner to advance enterprise AI development in Saudi Arabia.
Google News – Saudi Arabia
Google brings its Dreambeans AI experiment for generating personal stories to India, where it supports 13 Indian languages.
TechCrunch AI
The Washington Institute says AI is speeding U.S. operations in Iran and prompting a reassessment of the human role.
أخبار جوجل – إيران
OpenAI names former US Army secretary Dan Driscoll to advise it and its partners on using advanced AI for national security and cybersecurity.
Anadolu Agency
UAE AI minister Omar Sultan Al Olama says the industry is consolidating into a few major players.
Google News – UAE
Apple indicated on its Monday earnings call that third-party AI opportunities could contribute to revenue growth.
TechCrunch AI
A report says Sam Altman visited South Korea and the UAE as OpenAI secured memory chips and Middle East capital.
Google News – UAE
Garry Tan of Y Combinator says on Walter Isaacson’s podcast that he spends up to $200,000 a year on tokens for AI agents.
TechCrunch AI
ADNOC, OpenAI and G42 sign a multi-year AI partnership at ADIPEC in Abu Dhabi; the report says ADNOC will be the first energy company to use OpenAI's platform.
Google News – UAE · سكاي نيوز عربية · Google News – Lebanon +1
AI startup Trajectory raises $45 million to make AI model training accessible to nontechnical experts and is valued at $300 million.
TechCrunch AI
Anthropic says it is close to recursive self-improvement, a capability in which AI systems improve their own training.
TechCrunch AI
OpenAI's CEO says the United Arab Emirates is the world's most forward-looking country in artificial intelligence.
أخبار جوجل – الإمارات
The Office of Artificial Intelligence organizes a training program to develop health services.
أخبار جوجل – الإمارات
Latvia says the Security Council will focus on AI during its first presidency and confirms Türkiye’s nomination for UN secretary-general, alongside discussions on Ukraine and the Middle East.
Anadolu Agency
Qatar urges Arab universities to make Arabic central to artificial intelligence.
Google News – Qatar
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says Germany should preserve its digital sovereignty in AI and avoid dependence on foreign countries.
IRNA
A Yahoo Finance headline describes the UAE as giving OpenAI “the keys to the kingdom.”
Google News – UAE
CNN Economics reports that 70% of companies on the Dubai Financial Market use artificial intelligence.
أخبار جوجل – الإمارات
The Verge reports that Anthropic updates Claude Code's system prompt to prevent recreations of existing video games while permitting original games.
The Verge AI
OpenAI says it will pilot a program at a planned data center in Effingham County, Georgia, to free up to 1,000 megawatts during emergencies.
The Verge AI
Sam Altman seeks investment from UAE investors as OpenAI's funding target reportedly decreases.
Google News – UAE · Al-Monitor · أخبار جوجل – الإمارات
The New York Times and other publishers sue Brave Software, alleging unlawful web scraping for AI training and tools that let users bypass paywalls.
The Verge AI
Israel's chief of staff says the military is integrating AI, the battlefield is changing, and it must lead in innovation.
ynet
OpenAI's CEO says the United Arab Emirates is the world's most forward-looking country for AI adoption.
أخبار جوجل – الإمارات · Google News – UAE
Al-Khazindar says Egypt has advanced in outsourcing and software, while artificial intelligence may affect some jobs.
أخبار جوجل – مصر
Saudi Aramco and the Public Investment Fund complete a deal making Aramco a 49% partner in AI company HUMAIN, with cash and technology assets.
الشرق الأوسط · Google News – Saudi Arabia · أخبار جوجل – السعودية
Al-Youm Al-Sabea reports that Egypt aims to build an AI industry with 250 companies and 30,000 specialists by 2030.
أخبار جوجل – مصر
A MIT Technology Review report says an average 48% of analytics-agent insights at surveyed companies lead to actions that improve business outcomes.
MIT Technology Review AI
Emirates NBD updates its National Digital Talent Incubator program to accelerate AI adoption among small and medium-sized businesses in the UAE.
أخبار جوجل – الإمارات
TechCrunch reports that 42AI has emerged from stealth with $62.5 million and a world model designed to predict human behavior in unfamiliar situations.
TechCrunch AI
Fars News posts a headline asking whether artificial intelligence is a friend or a barrier.
Fars News
The Washington Institute says AI accelerated U.S. operations in Iran and calls for rethinking the human role.
Google News – Iran
Oracle plans $20 billion in stock and bond sales, including $10 billion each in equity and debt, to fund AI expansion and data centers serving OpenAI, Meta and Nvidia.
Anadolu Agency
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