SSICT News

Ministry Launches Third Edition of Saudi Game Champions Program in Riyadh
The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology launched the third edition of the Saudi Game Champions program to support local gaming talent.

Apple Partners With LG to Build New Smart Home Hardware
Apple is collaborating with LG on a series of smart home devices, including locks, doorbells, and thermostats designed to integrate with an upcoming central hub.

Google Launches Gemma 4 Developer Agent Competition With $100,000 Prize Pool
Google launches the Gemma 4 Developer Agent Competition on Kaggle with $100,000 in prizes to build open-source coding agents on standard hardware.

Madinah AI Camp Launches with 120 Participants to Develop Technical Solutions
The Madinah AI camp has launched with 120 participants and nine speakers, focusing on prototypes across sports, agriculture, and tourism tracks.

Huawei Launches HUAWEI WATCH GT 7 Series in Saudi Arabia Starting at 999 SAR
Huawei has launched the HUAWEI WATCH GT 7 series in Saudi Arabia, offering up to 21 days of battery life and health tracking starting at 999 SAR.

Zain KSA Wins Corporate Social Responsibility Award for Third Consecutive Year
Zain KSA has won the Corporate Social Responsibility Award for the third consecutive year at the Global CSR Forum 2026 in Saudi Arabia.

Beltone and Amtaar Partner on EGP 2 Billion Real Estate Investment Fund
Beltone Asset Management and Amtaar Capital have partnered to launch a real estate investment fund targeting EGP 2 billion in issuances.

Changan Al Majdouie Showcases HunterCaravan at Saudi Falcons and Hunting Exhibition 2026
Changan Al Majdouie showcased the HunterCaravan at the Saudi Falcons Exhibition 2026, featuring a 2.0L turbo engine and integrated solar power systems.

Deepal Showcases the Deepal G318 Off-Road Vehicle at Saudi Falcons Exhibition 2026
Deepal presented the Deepal G318 at the Saudi International Falcons and Hunting Exhibition 2026 in Riyadh, featuring four-wheel drive and an 850 km range.

Nova ARCIS Development Showcases Three Tbilisi Residential Projects at Future Real Estate Expo in Riyadh
Nova ARCIS Development is showcasing three major residential developments in Tbilisi during the Future Real Estate Expo 2026 in Riyadh.

Group-IB Uncovers $2M Cyber Fraud Scheme Targeting GCC Government Payment Portals
Group-IB uncovered a $2M cyber fraud scheme that used stolen cards to pay GCC government bills at a discount, bypassing 3DS bank security controls.

Cisco Talos Exposes How ClickFix Attacks Exploit Trusted Web Services
Cisco Talos has published findings exposing how ClickFix techniques abuse legitimate cloud platforms and fake verification windows to distribute information-stealing malware.

UAE Cyber Security Council and SCC Middle East Partner to Build Cyber Resilience Centre
The UAE Cyber Security Council and SCC Middle East have agreed to establish a dedicated centre for cyber resilience and trusted technology.

FedEx Dubai World Central Hub Secures IATA CEIV Pharma Certification
FedEx secured IATA CEIV Pharma certification for its Dubai World Central hub, validating specialized cold-chain infrastructure for regional healthcare shipments.

Lucid Releases Air UX 3.0 Update for Lucid Air Models
Lucid has launched Air UX 3.0, bringing updated EV navigation, wider Apple CarPlay support, and redesigned controls to Lucid Air vehicles.

AHOY Labs AI Outperforms Global Tech Giants on Enterprise Benchmark
AHOY Labs AI has outperformed enterprise systems from OpenAI, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and NVIDIA on the open-source EnterpriseRAG-Bench evaluation.

McLaren Automotive Returns to Saudi Arabia With Mohamed Yousuf Naghi Motors
McLaren Automotive partners with Mohamed Yousuf Naghi Motors to launch McLaren Riyadh, providing sales and aftersales operations across Saudi Arabia.

TII Completes Asteroid-Landing Probe for Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt
TII has finished building its autonomous asteroid-landing probe for integration with the MBR Explorer spacecraft ahead of the 2028 launch window.

NVIDIA Trains Nemotron Speech Model on Saudi Audio Dataset to Cut Transcription Errors
NVIDIA used SDAIA’s Sada dataset to train its Nemotron 3.5 speech model, cutting Saudi dialect transcription error rates nearly in half.

Tuwaiq Academy and Aramco Launch Madar Cybersecurity Event
Tuwaiq Academy and Aramco launched the Madar cybersecurity event in Dammam, featuring six interactive zones and SAR 60,000 in competition prizes.

Zain KSA Deploys Nokia Deepfield Cloud Intelligence Across 100 Saudi Cities
Zain KSA has deployed Nokia Deepfield Cloud Intelligence across 100 cities in Saudi Arabia to monitor network traffic and improve service quality.

Google Acknowledges Android App Issues on Intel Googlebooks
Google acknowledged that select Android apps experience performance issues on Intel-powered Googlebook laptops due to architectural differences.
