Satellite-backed monitoring outperforms traditional inspections, prompting plans for emirate-wide rollout
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence
UAE residents plan to use AI for holidays, cybersecurity experts warn of risks – report
Usage is highest among younger people, with 86% of those aged 18 to 34 saying they expect to rely on AI during the festive season
ADQ
ADQ, Gates Foundation commit $40mn for AI education in sub-Saharan Africa
The four-year partnership will tackle persistent education challenges across the region by expanding the ethical use of AI through two flagship programs
Artificial intelligence
Why UAE leaders must start having honest conversations about AI at work
Globally, only 25 per cent of CEOs and 13 per cent of HR leaders say they have discussed the impacts of AI on the business
AI adoption
UAE places AI at centre of growth strategy with record investment, adoption
Major infrastructure projects and public-sector deployment in the UAE positioned artificial intelligence as a key economic driver in 2025
AI adoption
Middle East workers embrace AI while prioritising job security – survey
Employees across the region report high levels of AI use and engagement at work, but job security and skills development are emerging as stronger priorities than pay growth, according to new research from PwC
Artificial intelligence
Dubai Customs to make AI a central element in future decision-making
Keeping pace with the global developments in the customs ecosystem, it will update its five-year institutional strategic plan 2026-2030
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi turns to AI to cut water waste on farms
Smart Metre Project links digital monitoring and analytics to agriculture as authorities expand rollout across hundreds of farms
Artificial intelligence
Dubai launches national campaign to counter AI-driven economic fraud
The Economic Security Centre of Dubai has unveiled a nationwide initiative aimed at helping individuals and businesses recognise and prevent increasingly sophisticated digital fraud
Artificial intelligence
PureHealth unveils AI-powered national diagnostic lab in Abu Dhabi
PureHealth launches a 70,000-sq-ft AI-powered diagnostic lab via PureLab, processing 30m samples annually to support UAE healthcare innovation.
Artificial intelligence
AI boom to drive trillion-dollar leap in digital economy by 2026
New DCO Trends report says rapid advances in AI and frontier technologies will push the digital economy to 28 trillion dollars next year
Artificial intelligence
Mickey, Darth Vader and Iron Man enter the AI age as Disney strikes deal with OpenAI
New partnership will allow fans to create short AI-generated videos featuring characters from Disney, Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars using OpenAI’s Sora platform
Artificial intelligence
UAE deploys AI to boost call centre operations and slash response times by 90 per cent
UAE MoHRE uses advanced AI tools in call centre, reducing response times by 90 per cent and strengthening customer service
Artificial intelligence
The circular economy of hype: Inside AI’s self-financing machine
Growth that flows in a circle isn’t the same as growth that flows from independent demand
Artificial intelligence
Smartphones will become obsolete, your grandchildren will marry an AI robot
Marketing guru Gary Vaynerchuk makes some bold claims as the BRIDGE Summit in Abu Dhabi wraps up
Amazon
Amazon commits $35bn to India by 2030 to boost AI, exports and job creation
New investment plan aims to bring AI tools to 15 million small businesses, generate one million jobs and push cumulative exports to US$80 billion
Artificial intelligence
Riyadh Air and IBM unveil world’s first AI-native airline
New partnership embeds AI across operations, customer service and crew systems as Riyadh Air prepares for its commercial launch in 2026
