Delivery boosts Saudi-backed firm’s capacity to train and deploy large-scale artificial intelligence models
AI infrastructure
Khazna Data Centres names new country head as Saudi expansion accelerates
Bin Hassan to lead hyperscale growth as company advances 200MW Dammam project aligned with Vision 2030
Brookfield and Qatar launch $20 billion AI infrastructure joint venture
Joint venture aims to make Qatar a leading AI hub in the Middle East
Middle East emerges as major hub for AI data centre growth – report
Qatar, the UAE and Saudi Arabia lead regional efforts to attract global AI data centre investment through competitive costs, advanced infrastructure and fast-track development, BCG’s findings show
Kuwait Investment Authority to partner Brookfield’s $100bn AI programme
BAIIF, the new fund also backed by Nvidia, will acquire up to $100bn of AI infrastructure assets, deploying investment across every stage of the value chain
G42 welcomes US approval for advanced AI chip exports for UAE mega projects
The chips are critical to projects like the Stargate UAE and the massive 5GW UAE–US AI Campus, being built in alignment with US regulatory frameworks and governance protocols
MGX part of a consortium that acquires Aligned Data Centers
Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Partnership, which includes Nvidia and Microsoft, and BlackRock’s Global Infrastructure Partners
AI won’t fix your business if your systems are still broken
Learning from the successes of organisations that became digital-first, businesses can now make the essential transformation into being AI-native
Saudi Arabia’s HUMAIN and AWS forge $5bn-plus AI Zone partnership
AWS and HUMAIN will launch a high-performance AI Zone to scale Arabic LLMs, genAI use cases, and startup innovation
UAE’s G42, Cisco partner to accelerate global AI infrastructure development
The collaboration aims to enhance AI infrastructure, secure data centres, and support the UAE’s ambition to lead in responsible AI development
Mohammed Bin Rashid Innovation Fund provides $1.36mn in funding to q-commerce tech startup Quiqup
The guarantee for a loan from MBRIF enables Quiqup to access affordable debt finance to continuously invest in their research and development capabilities and strengthen their innovative technology solution, as they plan to scale across the region