Technology news and insights in the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa
Technology News and insights in the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa
Technology news and insights in the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa
Technology News and insights in the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa
South Korea has joined the UAE’s Stargate AI data centre project, agreeing to support computing, energy infrastructure, and AI R&D. With Samsung and SK Hynix supplying chips, the partnership strengthens bilateral AI collaboration and advances the UAE’s goal of hosting the world’s largest AI data centre campus outside the U.S.
MTN and Microsoft are partnering to bring AI-enabled digital tools like Microsoft 365 Copilot to millions of users across Africa, advancing digital inclusion, skills development, and secure productivity.
Naver is strengthening its role in Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 smart city transformation with advanced digital twin platforms and urban innovation technologies.
Vida secures $4M to accelerate AI voice innovation, expand into new industries, and boost leadership expertise as demand surges for automated communication solutions with faster performance and scalable customer engagement.
Cassava Technologies is deploying 12,000 Nvidia GPUs to power Africa’s first large-scale AI factory, enabling sovereign GPUaaS infrastructure and accelerating local innovation, digital industrialization, and competitive AI development across multiple countries.
The US and UAE have partnered to build Omen, an advanced AI-powered combat drone that can take off vertically and fly like an aircraft. Developed by Anduril and EDGE Group in Abu Dhabi, the drone will incorporate the Lattice AI system for autonomous decision-making. With production expected by 2028, the project strengthens US-UAE defense ties and marks a major leap toward AI-driven military systems.
Saudi Arabia is redesigning engineering education to become an AI-producing nation rather than an AI-consuming one. King Saud University is embedding AI across its curriculum, opening advanced labs, launching an AI for Engineering Center, and partnering with global universities. This transformation supports Vision 2030 and aims to develop engineers capable of building sovereign AI systems, next-generation networks, and advanced technologies that power national competitiveness.
Egypt’s Aydi has secured $7.5 million in pre-seed funding to launch ORTH, the world’s first AI agricultural engineer. Supported by investors such as Daltex, the platform uses machine learning to guide farmers on irrigation, fertilisation, and pest control. ORTH aims to boost global food production, improve sustainability, and redefine the future of smart, tech-enabled agriculture.
UNESCO has released its AI Readiness Assessment Report for Bahrain, recognising the Kingdom’s strong digital governance, ethical AI initiatives, and inclusive transformation efforts. The report highlights Bahrain’s progress in national AI policy, innovation programmes, and institutional capacity, while offering recommendations to further strengthen ethical, people-centred AI adoption in line with Bahrain Vision 2030.
Cassava’s new CAIMEx platform gives African mobile operators a single, locally compliant gateway to the world’s top AI and LLM models, unlocking new digital services, operational efficiency, and AI-powered innovation at scale.