Agentic AI

Meta expands partnership with AWS to deploy tens of millions of Graviton processors for CPU-intensive agentic AI workloads, making Meta one of the world’s largest Graviton customers.

Google Cloud commits $750 million to accelerate enterprise agentic AI adoption through partnerships with major consulting firms including McKinsey, Accenture, Capgemini, and Deloitte.

COGNNA held its third annual HORIZON 2026 summit in Riyadh on April 12, bringing together cybersecurity leaders from across the MENA region to discuss AI-driven cyber defense strategies.

Infobip marks its 20th anniversary with the live launch of AgentOS, a platform designed to deploy agentic AI across enterprise customer communications at scale.

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.

Huawei unveiled its Techco2.0 framework at the SAMENA Leaders’ Summit 2026 in Dubai, outlining a three-layer AI model to help telecom operators generate new revenue and automate operations.

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.

Anthropic has launched a research preview of Claude computer use for Pro and Max subscribers on macOS, enabling the AI assistant to control a computer and complete tasks autonomously.

OpenAI plans to merge ChatGPT, Codex, and the Atlas browser into a single desktop superapp, citing fragmentation and competitive pressure from Anthropic.

Nvidia is set to showcase its agentic-optimized CPU lineup at GTC 2026, as surging demand for AI infrastructure pushes central processors back into the spotlight. The company’s multiyear Meta deal and a broader industry supply crunch signal a major market shift.

NVIDIA released Nemotron 3 Super on March 11, 2026, a 120B-parameter hybrid MoE model with a 1 million-token context window designed for multi-agent AI applications. The fully open model scores 85.6% on PinchBench and delivers over 5x the throughput of its predecessor.

A16z partner George Sivulka argues that AI has made individuals ten times more productive but organizations have not captured equivalent value, and outlines seven pillars that define Institutional AI.

China has moved to restrict OpenClaw AI platform use across government agencies and state banks, citing data security risks. Tencent and JD.com continue to promote adoption in the private sector.

Cequence Security has been named co-chair of TM Forum’s Agentic Interaction Security Blueprint, taking on a leadership role in defining global standards for secure agentic AI in telecommunications.

SDAIA Academy has launched the Applied Artificial Intelligence Bootcamp in Riyadh, running from March 29 to May 21, 2026, targeting technical professionals with registration closing March 12.

Splunk’s CISO Report 2026 surveyed 650 security leaders globally and found that agentic AI is reshaping threat detection, personal accountability, and workforce strategy across the cybersecurity sector.

Kyndryl has opened its first Cyber Defence Operations Centre in Bengaluru, India, unifying network and security operations as agentic AI reshapes enterprise risk.

IT Max Global and Microsoft UAE examined how agentic AI is transforming customer service from assisted interactions to autonomous, end-to-end journeys at an executive roundtable in Dubai.

DXC Technology completes enterprise-wide Amazon Quick deployment across 115,000 employees in 70 countries and launches new practice to help organizations accelerate AI adoption at scale.

Cisco expands AI Defense platform with new agentic security features, AI-aware SASE capabilities, and industry-first post-quantum cryptography protections for enterprises.

Global tech giants including Amazon, IBM, and PWC led specialized AI workshops at ICAN 2026 in Riyadh, focusing on capacity building, agentic AI, and national talent development.

e& and IBM announce strategic partnership to implement agentic AI for enterprise governance and compliance, unveiled at Davos World Economic Forum. The collaboration integrates IBM watsonx Orchestrate into e&’s core operational systems, moving beyond traditional chatbots to action-oriented AI.