Nour Elotaiby

Google has integrated NotebookLM into Gemini, giving users organized, context-aware workspaces for AI conversations. Each notebook stores files, custom instructions, and chat history around a specific topic.

The General Transport Center ran a virtual Hajj transport simulation with 3,000 buses and 1.2 million virtual pilgrims, testing readiness for the 1447 AH season.

Arm Holdings has launched the Arm AGI CPU, its first-ever self-designed data center chip, targeting agentic AI infrastructure with more than 2x performance per rack versus x86 platforms.

Google and Arm launched Gemma 4 on April 2, 2026, bringing AI inference directly onto Android devices using the Armv9 architecture. Early tests show up to 5.5x faster input processing compared to previous approaches.

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy disclosed that AI services within AWS now generate over $15 billion annually, with the company committing $200 billion in capital expenditure for 2026.

Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and other tech companies have joined Project Glasswing, using Anthropic’s Claude Mythos AI to detect software vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure systems.

OpenAI has introduced a $100-per-month Pro tier for ChatGPT, offering five times more Codex usage than the $20 Plus plan. A limited-time promotion runs through May 31, 2026.

Google’s new Notebooks feature connects Gemini and NotebookLM into a single research workflow. Here’s why it’s a bigger deal than it looks.

The second day of the 10th International Conference on AI in Media in Riyadh featured six sessions on automation, deepfakes, and digital verification. Speakers called for new business models aligned with Vision 2030.

Marc Andreessen joined the Latent Space podcast at a16z’s Sand Hill Road office to argue that AI represents decades of compounding progress, not a repeat hype cycle. He covered agents, open source, chip shortages, and why proving human identity online may soon require biometrics.

Saudi consumers are holding back on electric vehicles for reasons that go beyond price. From scarce charging stations to extreme heat and cheap fuel, the barriers are real.

DeepSeek is preparing to launch its V4 model built on Huawei chips, with hundreds of thousands of units already ordered by China’s top tech firms. The move raises a critical question: can Huawei’s AI hardware truly compete with Nvidia at scale?

SDAIA issued comprehensive guidelines on March 26, 2026, to coordinate national efforts for the Year of Artificial Intelligence 2026, following Cabinet approval on March 10.

Beltone Asset Management has received initial FRA approval to launch Fadda, Egypt’s first silver investment fund offering daily cumulative returns to individual and institutional investors.

AlKhallat+ Desert Rules premieres April 2 on Netflix as a four-episode anthology series. Produced by Telfaz11, the Saudi comedy features returning and new cast members in standalone desert misadventures.

King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre received an American Heart Association honor for CPR education at the MENA Healthcare Forum 2026. Both the Riyadh and Jeddah branches were recognized for distinct contributions to clinical training and community awareness.

Sentry published a technical overview describing how developers can use HTTP content negotiation to serve optimized content to AI agents. The approach relies on the Accept: text/markdown header to distinguish agent traffic from human browser requests.

LG Electronics has partnered with digital art platform Sedition to add over 300 curated artworks to LG Gallery+, including exclusive pieces from six contemporary artists.

AI token pricing has made “context” the central billing unit in enterprise AI, with model output costs ranging from $2.50 to $180 per million tokens across major providers. The market prices capacity but not the quality of relational structure within those tokens.

Lexus has introduced the updated IS350 in the Middle East, featuring a revised steering system, a 12.3-inch center display, expanded safety tech, and eight exterior color options.

Saudi Arabia’s Cabinet has designated 2026 as the Year of Artificial Intelligence, as SDAIA accelerates AI adoption across government entities to improve service delivery and institutional performance.

K.A.CARE secured three gold medals, one silver medal, and a special award at the 51st International Exhibition of Inventions in Geneva, presenting technologies in water desalination, energy storage, and clean hydrogen.