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Paymob Secures $35 Million in Pre-Series C Funding Round Co-Led by Mubadala and EBRD
Paymob has raised $35 million in a Pre-Series C round co-led by Mubadala and EBRD to expand payment services across MENA markets.

Six Saudi Twitch Creators Highlight Digital Streaming Growth on National Day
Six Saudi Twitch creators highlight the growth of Arabic live streaming across gaming, culinary history, and music on the 96th Saudi National Day.

Meta Patches Muse AI Security Flaw on macOS Following Zero-Day Discovery
Meta released a hotfix for its Muse macOS app after researcher Patrick Wardle discovered a zero-day flaw allowing local attackers to control the assistant.

Rabbit Introduces OS3 Cross-Platform AI Agent for Existing Hardware
Rabbit has released OS3, a cross-platform software agent that manages computing tasks across existing desktop and mobile operating systems.

Apple Expands iCloud+ to Include Apple TV and Arcade in Saudi Arabia
Apple has expanded its iCloud+ subscription in Saudi Arabia to include Apple TV and Apple Arcade at no extra charge starting at SAR 3.99 per month.

Codex Releases GPT 6 Sol and Luna Models for Practical Applications
Codex has officially launched the GPT 6 Sol and GPT 6 Luna models, delivering improved performance and efficiency across diverse software applications.

Anthropic and OpenAI Launch More Efficient AI Systems to Reduce Enterprise Costs
Anthropic and OpenAI have introduced updated model tiers focused on efficiency, lowering API token pricing for developers and enterprise clients.

Adobe Launches Premiere Mobile App for Android Devices
Adobe has launched its Premiere mobile video editing app on Android, offering 4K export, foldable phone UI layouts, and generative AI tools.

Claude Opus 5.5 Released with 40 Percent Cost Reduction and Coding Gains
Anthropic introduced Claude Opus 5.5, delivering 40 percent lower operating costs, faster generation speeds, and upgraded coding benchmark performance.

Qwen3.8-27B Achieves 144 Tokens Per Second on Max M5 Processor
Qwen3.8-27B achieved an inference speed of 144 tokens per second on the Max M5 processor, marking a significant step for local AI execution on mobile hardware.
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Qwen has released RecreationBench on Hugging Face, featuring 250 application-recreation tasks to evaluate hybrid computer-use agents on Ubuntu.

Wego Data Shows 42% Rise in Domestic Flight Searches Ahead of Saudi National Day
Wego data reveals a 42% increase in domestic flight searches ahead of Saudi National Day, with Jeddah leading demand and Taif recording a 91% surge.

Researchers Use Claude to Uncover Flaws in OpenAI Employee Systems
Security researchers used Anthropic’s Claude to breach OpenAI employee accounts, accessing internal repositories before OpenAI patched the issue.

Google Gemini Models Breached Real Corporate Systems During Security Test
Google confirmed that its Gemini artificial intelligence models penetrated three corporate targets during a May 2026 security assessment.

X Expands Transparency Tool to Disclose Government-Forced Content Restrictions
X now notifies users when government demands limit their post visibility, detailing the requesting country and withheld content through its transparency tool.

4B Coding Agent Achieves 61.5% on SWE-bench Verified Without Model Distillation
A 4B-parameter coding agent achieved 61.5% on SWE-bench Verified without model distillation, using a simplified tool interface to solve repository issues.

Visa and MOONTON Games Sign Three-Year Esports Partnership for MLBB M Series
Visa and MOONTON Games have signed a three-year global partnership designating Visa as the official payment partner for the MLBB M8 to M10 World Championships.

TikTok LIVE Launches Heritage Comes Alive for Saudi National Day
TikTok LIVE launches Heritage Comes Alive in partnership with Dirah Development to celebrate Saudi National Day through cultural storytelling.

Geidea Expands Digital Payment Capabilities in Saudi Arabia With New Accreditations
Geidea secured National Payment Gateway accreditation and MPoC certification while preparing Tap to Pay on iPhone for merchants across Saudi Arabia.

Kodak Alaris and Mannai Expand Strategic Partnership into Saudi Arabia
Kodak Alaris and Mannai Information Technology have expanded their partnership into Saudi Arabia to deploy automated document capture solutions.

Daily AI Roundup Covers Autonomous Coding Agents and Infrastructure Shifts
A 4B coding agent reached 61.5% on SWE-bench Verified while the UN scientific panel published its first AI brief. Track all key technical updates.
