Technology news and insights in the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa
Technology News and insights in the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa
Saudi Arabia’s HUMAIN Chat, powered by the ALLAM 34B model, has been launched by PIF-backed HUMAIN to enrich Arabic digital content. SDAIA President Dr. Abdullah Alghamdi praised the initiative as a step toward positioning the Kingdom as a global leader in AI and preserving the Arabic language online.
Altharwah Albashariyyah has secured a SAR 15.21 million project from Saudi Arabia’s National Cybersecurity Authority to deliver employee training programs in 2025. The deal, set for signing in September, highlights the company’s growing role in talent development, following its earlier MoU with Dar Al Uloom University.
KACST’s training program highlights Saudi Arabia’s commitment to building a skilled, future-ready workforce in cutting-edge technologies, ensuring young Saudis are both creators and leaders in the global digital economy.
Saudi Arabia’s unification of digital platforms is reshaping citizen experience, cutting inefficiencies, and positioning the Kingdom as a global leader in AI-powered, citizen-centric governance.
Saudi shoppers are moving from browsing to buying directly on social apps, with Snapchat playing a major role in QSR, electronics, travel, and fashion. AI, AR, creators, and personal connections now define the path to purchase, giving brands powerful new ways to reach consumers in the Kingdom.
Orange Egypt has partnered with Enjaz Payment Services to launch exclusive money transfers from Saudi Arabia to Egypt via Orange Cash wallets. Customers enjoy fee-free transfers, instant receipt, and EGP500 cashback, reinforcing Orange’s regional remittance expansion and Enjaz’s strong Saudi fintech network.
Holo has raised $22M in Series A funding, led by Impact46 and backed by Mubadala and others, to expand its mortgage fintech platform in the UAE and Saudi Arabia. The company aims to simplify homeownership with 500+ mortgage products, regional talent growth, and stronger product innovation.
OmniOps has partnered with Groq to advance sovereign AI infrastructure in Saudi Arabia. The MoU focuses on deploying locally hosted, high-performance inference solutions, ensuring regulatory compliance, and supporting Vision 2030 goals by accelerating AI adoption across key sectors like government, energy, and aviation.
Saudi Arabia will introduce an AI curriculum to over six million public school students in 2025–2026, aligning with Vision 2030 goals to build a knowledge-based society. The program, supported by SDAIA, includes global training, ethical AI guidelines, scholarships, and academies to prepare a future generation of AI leaders.
Saudi Arabia has launched Humain Chat, its first Arabic AI app powered by the ALLAM 34B model built locally by Saudi experts. Available on mobile and web, the culturally attuned platform serves 350 million Arabic speakers worldwide, marking a milestone in the Kingdom’s ambition to lead AI innovation.