ISSUE # 1
60mins Day 1 – AM (2019)
What’s Inside
Security Operations Centres to face greater challenges in the coming year
0 23438SOCs to face greater challenges from cybercriminals targeting governments and media.
Dataiku launches new FSI Blueprint designed to accelerate Agentic AI in financial services
0 18Dataiku, the Universal AI Platform™ has announced a new FSI Blueprint for deploying agentic AI systems in financial services. This …
Amazon to invest billions in Australian data centre ecosystem
0 45Companies like Amazon, Microsoft and Google have been ramping up data centre investments to secure market share and meet AI workload requirements.
Cyberattack hits Microsoft Accounts of Washington Post journalists
0 43The reporters whose emails were targeted included members of the national security and economic policy teams.
Taiwan tightens export control on Huawei
0 39Taiwan has also repeatedly vowed to crack down on what it says are efforts by Chinese companies, including SMIC, to steal technology and entice chip talent away from the island.
MWC25 Doha focuses on advancing next-gen digital societies
0 58MWC25 Doha will bring together industry leaders, policymakers and innovators from around the world, with a focus on advancing the next generation of digital societies in the Middle East and globally.
Meta makes strategic investment in Scale AI
0 50Meta will take a 49% stake for $14.3 billion, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Will you love your AI twin?
0 228Imagine discovering that somewhere in the expanded universe, a version of you solves problems faster, thinks clearer, and never needs …
Opinion: TeKnowledge CTO on the Enterprise AI Execution Gap
0 414Mahmood Lockhat, Chief Technology Officer at TeKnowledge, discusses the execution gap faced by many organisations when it comes to AI and how their new partnership with Kore.ai aims to address this in this exclusive op-ed.
AMD takes steps to ‘Advance AI’
0 147AMD said that many aspects of the Helios servers - such as the networking standards - would be made openly available and shared with competitors such as Intel
US puts limits on Huawei’s AI manufacturing
0 131US mandates that China's Huawei can't exceed production of 200,000 AI chips in 2025.
Google suffers brief global service outage
0 129The outage began around 1:50 p.m. ET on 12/6/2025 and there were 14,729 reports of Google Cloud being down in the U.S.
Hoko Agency acquires Everdome for creative AI venture
0 113UAE-based Hoko Agency Acquires Everdome to Strengthen HumAIn Assets – A New Creative AI Venture.
NTT DATA launches AI powered software defined infrastructure services for Cisco
0 167Reimagined Software Defined Infrastructure services enhance optimisation, reduce costs and accelerate transformation in the era of AI Dubai — NTT …
Strategy One delivers personalized AI experiences in the UAE
0 149Atul Kaul, EVP International at Strategy One, discusses the potential for their AI agents to inform data-driven decision-making in this exclusive Q&A.
How AI is Revolutionising Warehousing Intralogistics
0 149Alexander Honigmann, Director, Transportation and Logistics, EMEA, Zebra Technologies, outlines the improvements that artificial intelligence has brought to modern warehouses by reworking the scale of data analytics.
Amazon enters nuclear energy partnership to power data centres
0 140Both companies will also explore building new Small Modular Reactors within Talen's Pennsylvania footprint and pursue expanding the nuclear plant's energy output.
Google appoints new Chief AI Architect
0 204Koray Kavukcuoglu will lead AI-powered product development as chief architect.
Oracle anticipates strong demand for its cloud offerings
0 153For fiscal year 2026, Oracle expects total revenue to be at least $67 billion, Safra Catz CEO said on a post-earnings call.
Nvidia aims to build industrial AI platform in Germany
0 135The technology aims to help carmakers such as BMW and Mercedes-Benz with processes from simulating product design to managing logistics.
Vertiv appoints Mike Giresi as new Global CIO in bid to reinforce their ambitious AI strategy
0 167Vertiv, a global leader in critical digital infrastructure, has announced that Mike Giresi will join the company on June 30, …
Japanese giant FUJIFILM opens new offices at Expo City in bid to expand its regional footprint
0 148FUJIFILM Middle East and Africa has announced the inauguration of its new offices at Expo City Dubai, – an innovation-driven, …
Khazna announces major collaboration with NVIDIA to build AI factories across the Middle East and Africa
0 195Khazna Data Centers have announced a strategic collaboration with global AI leader NVIDIA, that is designed to accelerate AI infrastructure …
Salesforce blocks AI rivals using data from Slack app
0 239Slack, a Salesforce workplace messaging app, recently blocked other software firms from searching or storing Slack messages reported online publication, …
TeKnowledge announces global partnership with Kore.ai in bid to close the enterprise AI execution gap
0 184Kore.ai, a global leader in enterprise AI technology, has announced a strategic partnership with TeKnowledge, a global provider of expert …
Threads to test direct messaging feature
0 202Threads and Instagram have long been intertwined as part of Meta's plans to leverage the image and video sharing platform's massive user base to better compete with rivals.
“IBM is charting the next frontier in quantum computing, one that will solve real-world challenges.” – Arvind Krishna, IBM CEO
0 213IBM has outlined its plans to build the world’s first large-scale fault-tolerant quantum computer, which will ultimately pave the way …
GameStop revenue declines as online gaming rises
0 242Despite expanding its ecommerce platform to include digital downloads and online merchandise, GameStop is yet to fully capitalise on the shift.
Mistral launches Europe’s first AI reasoning model
0 213Mistral recently launched Europe's first AI reasoning model, which uses logical thinking to create a response, as it tries to keep pace with American and Chinese rivals at the forefront of AI development.
Redington and Autodesk expand strategic partnership
0 197Together, the two companies aim to foster a new era of digital excellence across the Middle East, helping businesses streamline operations, enhance creativity, and realise smarter, more sustainable outcomes.