Artificial Intelligence
Latest news and developments in artificial intelligence, machine learning, generative AI, and large language models transforming industries across Saudi Arabia and the Middle East.

SAS Innovate on Tour Places Istanbul at the Forefront of Generative AI
Istanbul, Türkiye, 31 May 2024: SAS, a leader in analytics, presented the premier data and AI experience for business leaders, technical users, and SAS partners in Türkiye. SAS Innovate, the company’s global flagship event is on tour this year – it began at Las Vegas and made its way across key hubs of innovation around the […]

Dell Technologies Fast-Tracks AI-Driven Innovation with the Dell AI Factory
World’s broadest AI solutions portfolio from desktop to data center to cloud helps customers quickly and securely capture AI opportunities Dubai, UAE – May 21, 2024 Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) announces the Dell AI Factory to give customers access to the industry’s broadest AI portfolio, from device to data center to cloud1 and an open ecosystem […]

Logitech brings seamless collaboration experiences to GITEX Africa 2024, based on AI-driven and sustainable video conferencing solutions
Marrakech, Morocco May 30, 2024 – Today, Logitech announced it is participating at GITEX Africa 2024, the second edition of Africa’s largest tech event, held in Marrakech, Morocco from May 29th to 31st, showcasing solutions centered around workspace transformation, artificial intelligence (AI), and sustainability in video collaboration. Given Africa’s accelerating rise as a prominent global player in digital transformation and the ongoing AI revolution, […]

Introducing The World’s First AI Call Scanner by Truecaller: The Fastest & Most Accurate AI Voice Scam Detection System
(BUSINESS WIRE) — Three seconds! That’s how much of your voice an AI voice synthesizer needs to generate a complete clone of your voice. Illegitimate voice cloning and speech synthesis technologies are improving at an incalculable rate of change and are, unfortunately, already commoditized and ubiquitous. This next wave of AI scams will prey on […]

SAS D[n]A Factory in the Middle East Set to Pioneer Practical Solutions to Regional Industry Challenges
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 29 May 2024: SAS, the leader in analytics, has announced the launch of the SAS D[n]A Factory in the Middle East. This new initiative will actively support the ambition of Middle Eastern countries to evolve into global hubs for artificial intelligence (AI), creating innovative new applications to solve region- and industry-specific challenges, […]

What kind of future is a future in which AI and virtualization play significant roles in development processes?
A common fundamental technology center that establishes technologies required in areas such as product development, provides various digital tools, and offers physical support. What kind of future does the department that includes engineers that utilize digital tools such as AI (artificial intelligence), CAD (3D model design tool), and CAE (simulation tool) imagine for Murata beyond […]

KSA & UAE homes get smarter: Six million smart devices are now connected to Alexa, over 90% more than last year
Riyadh, KSA – 26 May 2024: Smart home devices are becoming more prominent in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates as a total of six million smart devices are integrated into the everyday lives of Alexa customers, who are enjoying the benefits of a connected smart home. Customers are turning to Alexa to control lighting, […]

Canva Create 2024: Introducing a whole new Canva
May 23, 2024 To redesign the way we work, we’re redesigning Canva itself with a suite of game-changing workplace products transforming Canva into an all-in-one platform to supercharge how your team creates, engages, and collaborates on content. Since launching in 2013, we’ve been working towards our mission of empowering the world to design. Today, we’re […]

CNN Academy Abu Dhabi 2024 Set to Explore Artificial Intelligence in Journalism
Applications for 2024’s programme now open Applications open today (17th May) for CNN Academy Abu Dhabi, the international news network’s pioneering initiative to empower and upskill emerging talent in the region with multiplatform storytelling, supported by Creative Media Authority (CMA). Artificial Intelligence will be the overarching theme for this year’s course, which will be explored in […]

Through partnership with IBM, Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) launches a groundbreaking Arabic AI model to the Middle East
Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 22 May 2024: Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the launch of SDAIA’s open-source (with optional AUP) Arabic Large Language Model (LLM), ‘ALLaM’, on IBMs’ enterprise AI and data platform, watsonx. Clients will be able to access the model through the watsonx.ai studio and leverage […]
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Dell Technologies Expands Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA to Turbocharge AI Adoption
Dubai, UAE – MAY 22, 2024 Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) expands the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA to include new server, edge, workstation, solutions and services advancements that speed AI adoption and innovation. “Organizations are moving quickly to capture the AI opportunity, which is why our collaboration with NVIDIAis so important,” said Michael Dell, founder and CEO, Dell Technologies. “Our expansion of the Dell AIFactory with NVIDIA continues our joint mission – we’re making it easy for organizations to implement AI so they can […]

Shaffra Launches Groundbreaking ‘AI Trainer’ for Custom Virtual Workforce
AI Trainer is a cutting-edge tool that empowers businesses to create and manage AI avatars capable of performing tasks traditionally handled by humans. These AI avatars are fully customisable, allowing companies to tailor them to reflect their unique culture, policies, and needs. Riyadh, KSA, 22nd May 2024 — Shaffra, a deep tech company in the Middle East pioneering state-of-the-art […]

IBM Think 2024: AI, Hybrid Cloud, and Quantum Computing Drive Enterprise Transformation
IBM Think 2024 showcased IBM’s vision for enterprise transformation powered by AI, hybrid cloud, and quantum computing. Key announcements included the open-sourcing of IBM’s Granite models, the launch of InstructLab, and strategic partnerships with companies like Adobe and SDAIA.

Saudi Arabia Shows High Adoption and Planned Expansion of Hybrid Multicloud with 2024 Investment Focus on AI Strategy and Cloud Staff
CIOs increasingly prioritizing hybrid IT strategies to manage complexity of running applications and data across clouds Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 21nd May, 2024 – Nutanix (NASDAQ: NTNX), a leader in hybrid multicloud computing, announced the findings of its sixth global Enterprise Cloud Index (ECI) survey and research report, which measures enterprise progress with cloud adoption. The majority of Saudi Arabia respondents in this […]

Huawei Cloud TechWave Summit 2024: Innovative Cloud Solutions and Programs Launched to Accelerate Intelligence across Middle East and Central Asia
[Baku, Azerbaijan, May 15, 2024] With the theme of “Accelerate Intelligence with Everything as a Service”, Huawei Cloud TechWave Summit 2024 was held in Baku, Azerbaijan, on May 15. At the event, a series of new launches, innovative cloud services, and programs were introduced by Huawei Cloud, such as Huawei Cloud AI Video Service Technical White […]

drupa Imaging Summit: The Importance of Artificial Intelligence for the Printing and Imaging Industry
At this year’s drupa (May 28 to June 7), Messe Düsseldorf will present the drupa Imaging Summit for the first time as part of the “drupa next age” event series: Top-class speakers from renowned companies will give 20-minute keynote speeches and panels on the most important topics at the interface between imaging technologies and printing. […]

Intelmatix Launches First Software Suite for (EDIX) Platform
Intelmatix, a deep tech AI company, has announced the launch of their first software suite of their Enterprise Decision Intelligence Platform (EDIX). The launch follows a yearlong pilot implementation with a group of partners, during which the platform demonstrated significant performance improvements. EDIX is the first platform, in the MENA region, that utilizes advanced AI […]

Cognizant and Google Cloud forge strategic partnership to drive AI innovation in Saudi Arabia
Building upon their successful global collaboration, Cognizant and Google Cloud have announced their strategic partnership in the Saudi region. This joint effort aims to accelerate the adoption of cutting-edge technologies, with a strong focus on generative AI, data modernization, and application migration. Key highlights of the partnership: “This collaboration with Cognizant marks a new era […]

Mind the Gap: New Report Reveals Alignment Issues Between Security Teams and the C-Suite are Exposing Middle Eastern Organizations to Increased Cyber Risk
The rise of AI-driven attacks and accelerated software delivery cycles make the protection of organizations more difficult, as 87% of chief information security officers (CISOs) in the Middle East say application security remains a blind spot. Riyadh, KSA, May 5, 2024 – Dynatrace (NYSE: DT), the leader in unified observability and security, released its annual CISO survey. “The […]

Global report finds organizations overlook huge blind spots in their AI overconfidence
Despite firm belief in AI plans, businesses’ fragmented AI strategies and execution that overlook end-to-end lifecycles will not deliver successful outcomes Dubai, United Arab Emirates – May 01, 2024 – In a research report commissioned by Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE), nearly half (44%) of IT leaders surveyed believe their organizations are fully set up to realize the […]

Huawei Iraq Digital Week event paves the way for digitalization collaboration and advancement of the intelligent world
[Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, May 1, 2024] – Huawei has successfully concluded its Iraq Digital Week event, which took place from April 28-30 at the Grand Millennium Hotel Sulaymaniyah. With the theme “Advancing the Intelligent World”, the event aimed to promote digitalization in the Iraq market and showcase Huawei’s latest technologies and solutions, launched at the 2024 […]

The bigger picture: Data center performance and energy efficiency
By: Robert Hormuth, Corporate Vice President of Architecture and Strategy for the Data Center Solutions Group at AMD As we harness AI, science and technology to bring more progress to everyone in the world, we will need more computational power from our data centers to deliver on these ambitious goals. This requires energy for both […]
