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.
DeepSeek V4 to Run on Huawei Chips: Can China’s AI Hardware Match Nvidia?
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?
Anthropic Acquires Coefficient Bio for $400M: Nine People, One Giant Bet on AI Drug Discovery
Anthropic just paid $400 million for Coefficient Bio, a nine-person AI drug discovery startup that was only eight months old. The all-stock deal works out to $44 million per person.
Gradiant Wins Water Contract for UK Hyperscale Data Center in Oxfordshire
Gradiant has been awarded a contract to build a water treatment facility for a hyperscale AI data center in Didcot, Oxfordshire, covering treatment, recycling, and zero liquid discharge.
Cursor Composer 2 Is Here: Frontier Coding AI at a Fraction of the Cost
Cursor has launched Composer 2, a new AI coding model with frontier-level benchmark scores and pricing starting at just $0.50 per million input tokens.
Gemma 4: Google’s Most Capable Open AI Models Are Here
Google has launched Gemma 4, its most capable open model family yet, available in four sizes from mobile-optimized edge models to a 31B dense model ranking third globally. Released under Apache 2.0, it supports 140+ languages and advanced agentic workflows.
Pika AI Video Call Feature Lets You Meet Your Agent Face-to-Face on Google Meet
Pika has launched a beta skill that lets any AI agent join a Google Meet call as a real-time avatar with voice cloning and persistent memory. Typing to your agent may soon be a thing of the past.
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OpenAI Buys TBPN Podcast: Why Owning the AI Conversation Matters
OpenAI has acquired TBPN, the podcast network where AI industry leaders speak openly. The deal is less about content and more about controlling the narrative around artificial intelligence.
Cursor 3 AI Launches as a Full Agent Orchestration Platform
Cursor 3 AI launched today as a full agent orchestration platform, not just a code editor update. Agents now get dedicated compute environments and can run locally, over SSH, or in the cloud simultaneously.
WINGIE Smart Refund Technology Cuts Airline Refund Wait Times with AI
WINGIE has launched an AI-powered refund system that lets passengers manage airline refund requests digitally, reporting a fivefold increase in operational efficiency after rollout.
SAS Outlines 15 Predictions for AI in Health Care and Life Sciences in 2026
SAS published 15 predictions for AI in health care and life sciences on April 2, 2026, covering clinical decisions, drug discovery, rural access, and pharmaceutical manufacturing. Experts said leading organizations will treat data and AI as core infrastructure in 2026.
Ollama 0.19 Powered by MLX Brings Fastest AI Performance on Apple Silicon
Ollama 0.19 is now powered by Apple’s MLX framework, delivering up to 57% faster prefill speeds and nearly double the decode performance on Apple Silicon. The update also introduces NVFP4 quantization support and smarter caching for coding agents.
Claude Code grill-me: Stop Wasted Builds With This 3-Line Skill
Ex-Vercel engineer Matt Pocock’s three-line Claude Code skill forces the AI to interview you before building — here’s how to install and use it.
Incomedia to Present WebSite X5 AI Website Builder at GITEX Africa 2026
Italian software company Incomedia will showcase WebSite X5 at GITEX Africa 2026 in Marrakech from April 7 to 9. The no-code platform includes an AI assistant that builds complete websites through conversation.
Infobip Messaging Trends Report 2026: RCS Grows 3x, SMS Holds 62% of Traffic
Infobip’s Messaging Trends Report 2026 analyzes 628 billion interactions and finds RCS traffic tripled globally while single-channel use fell to 2.3%.
Rakuten Mobile Extends Netcracker Partnership for AI-Enabled Digital BSS in Japan
Netcracker Technology and Rakuten Mobile have extended their partnership for an AI-enabled Digital BSS platform supporting Japan’s 4G and 5G networks. The agreement continues a relationship that began when Rakuten Mobile launched in 2019.
elm Presents Umrah Digital Solutions at Madinah Forum 2026
elm participated as a strategic sponsor of the Umrah and Ziyarah Forum 2026 in Madinah, presenting a portfolio of digital solutions covering pilgrim services, AI-powered guidance, and crowd management.
Claude Code Source Code Leaked via npm Source Map: 1,900 Files, 512,000+ Lines Exposed
Anthropic’s Claude Code had its entire source code — 1,900 files and 512,000+ lines — accidentally exposed via a source map file in the npm registry. Here’s what was inside and what every developer should learn from it.
HPE Juniper Networking SRX400 Firewall Series Targets AI-Era Security Across Distributed Environments
HPE launched the Juniper Networking SRX400 firewall series and a set of AI governance and resilience updates at RSA Conference 2026. The announcements target distributed enterprise security as AI workloads expand across edge locations.
DDR5 Memory Prices Crash 30% After Google Unveils TurboQuant AI Compression Tech
Google’s TurboQuant AI compression tech has triggered a 30% crash in DDR5 memory prices and wiped nearly $450 billion from memory chip stocks. Here’s what it means for consumers and the industry.
Think AI Startup Launches in Riyadh, Targeting GPU Efficiency and AI Infrastructure Bottlenecks
Former Sandsoft CTO Ahmed AlSharif and Ammar Enaya have launched Think, a Riyadh-based AI infrastructure startup targeting GPU efficiency, cooling, and power bottlenecks in AI deployments.
Cisco Expands Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA to Bring Scalable AI from Data Centers to the Edge
Cisco expanded its Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA on March 31, 2026, offering enterprises a framework to deploy AI from data centers to edge locations. The architecture compresses deployment timelines from months to weeks while embedding security at every layer.
Claude Mythos AI: What Is Anthropic’s Leaked Model and Why It Raised Cybersecurity Concerns
An unreleased Anthropic model known as Claude Mythos AI surfaced online, raising cybersecurity concerns about unfiltered language models and AI data governance.