ISSUE # 4
60mins Day 4 – LEAP 2025
What’s Inside
Security Operations Centres to face greater challenges in the coming year
0 23955SOCs to face greater challenges from cybercriminals targeting governments and media.
xAI apologies for recent horrific behaviour of Grok chatbot
0 6xAI explained the update “was active for 16 hours” and made the chatbot “susceptible to existing X user posts” including those containing “extremist views”.
Meta to invest billions in colossal data centre push
0 15These facilities will be used to train and manage workloads generated by Meta’s advanced AI models.
EU members set to trial new age verification safety app
0 24The EC outlined plans to scale the service to additional member states, working in coordination with national authorities and digital services coordinators.
Nvidia to receive a license to sell in China
0 27The restriction previously led to the tech giant taking a $5.5 billion hit in its financial results.
IBM study shows UAE is leading a global shift in the appointment of Chief AI Officers
0 39The UAE has already demonstrated that it doesn’t want to be imitate when it comes to AI, but instead innovate …
Fujairah’s Young Techpreneurs Initiative Enters its final Phase
0 31The goal of the initiative is to empower young people with the tools of the future and strengthen their skills in key fields such as artificial intelligence, programming, cybersecurity and entrepreneurship.
Companies must protect themselves against bots bypassing defenses
0 36David Warburton, Director, F5 Labs, outlines the growing sophistication of bot adversaries and the steps companies can take to combat them in this exclusive op-ed.
Tenable named major player in IDC MarketScape for cloud-native app protection platforms
0 35Tenable Named a Major Player in Inaugural IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms.
“We’re not here to digitise old workflows – we engineer environments where work flows with life.” – Pierpaolo Taliento, MiCloud Software
0 60CNME Editor Mark Forker sat down with Pierpaolo Taliento, CEO of MiCloud Software, to learn more about how the company’s …
Snowflake appoints former AWS executive to lead their global Alliances & Channels program
0 49Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW), the AI Data Cloud company, has announced Chris Niederman as Senior Vice President of Alliances & Channels, …
Vendor-distributor partnerships rewrite channel playbook, says D-Link official
0 68Strategic collaboration, innovation, and digital agility are redefining partnerships across the channel ecosystem. The vendor-distributor relationship is undergoing a profound …
“SMBs are the heart of the UAE economy, and we are committed to helping them thrive.” – Joanne Chehab, TikTok
0 146TikTok and Visa have announced a strategic collaboration to support small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) across the United Arab Emirates, …
Qatar to host MWC in MENA, positioning Doha as regional tech powerhouse
0 152Doha — Under the esteemed patronage of His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Prime Minister and …
Intel, Redington strengthen tech alliances to drive AI and innovation, says Shadi Shidvash
0 171Intel’s Shadi Shidvash reflects on 25 years of partnership with Redington and how collaboration is shaping the future of AI, …
Zebra Technologies and Clearview launch Industrial Automation Centre of Excellence
0 211New resource provides innovative training for machine builders, systems integrators, and customers. Zebra Technologies Corporation, a global leader in digitising …
“Elon Musk is giving Bitcoin further ideological weight and policy relevance.” – Nigel Green, deVere CEO
0 343Nigel Green, CEO of one of the world’s leading independent financial institutions has said that tech entrepreneur Elon Musk is …
Pure Storage redefining what’s possible for their customers with expansion of its next-generation storage products
0 330Pure Storage has announced an expansion of its next-generation storage products designed for the most demanding, high-performance workloads, that they …
“Today, we’re not launching a feature—we’re activating the intelligence foundation for our future.” – Jon Lawrence, JAGGAER
0 302JAGGAER has introduced to customers and partners its latest bold leap forward in enterprise procurement transformation. JAI, pronounced “Jay”, an intelligent …
“We needed a platform that could deliver both reliability and flexibility at scale—WSO2 gave us exactly that.” – MVola CIO
0 293MVola, Madagascar’s pioneering mobile money service and the country’s first licensed digital bank, is redefining how millions access and manage …
Behind the Firewalls: Celebrating figures that safeguard the UAE’s critical sectors
0 332Critical industry sectors such as healthcare, government and utilities services are becoming increasingly reliant on digital systems, and as these …
Google launches Flow & Gemini’s photo-to-video capability in Middle East North Africa
0 340Dubai — Google launches today a new photo-to-video capability in Gemini, allowing creators and artists to transform their favorite photos …
Hytera, WAFA ink contract to transform UAE’s energy sector communications
0 301Hytera Communications, a leading global provider of professional communications technologies and solutions, has secured a multi-million-dollar strategic contract with UAE-based …
NVIDIA becomes the world’s most valuable company as its market capitalisation reaches $4 trillion
0 351NVIDIA has surpassed Microsoft and Apple, by becoming the first company to reach the market capitalisation of $4 trillion, which …
“When milliseconds matter and excellence is the standard, ServiceNow helps Ferrari stay ahead.” – Fabio Spoletini, ServiceNow
0 361ServiceNow, the AI platform for business transformation, has announced a strategic partnership with Ferrari to boost Hypercar performance and real-time …
Vectra AI named ‘Leader’ in first-ever Gartner Magic Quadrant for NDR
0 346Recognised for the strength of its AI-driven NDR platform, Vectra AI is positioned furthest for completeness of vision and highest …
“We can no longer afford to build AI on brittle foundations past their prime.” – Haider Aziz, VAST Data
0 335Haider Aziz, Managing Director, META at VAST Data, has penned a compelling op-ed exclusively for tahawultech.com, in which he highlights …
Cisco Talos report shows LLMs are being weaponised by cybercriminals
0 295A comprehensive report from Cisco Talos has shown that Large Language Models are being increasingly weaponised to launch cyberattacks at …
NTT DATA appoints director of Smart Manufacturing and Industry for MEA
0 277NTT DATA, a global leader in digital business and technology services, has announced the appointment of Vinesh Maharaj, as the …
American University of Sharjah, Ghaf Labs partner to boost student industry exposure
0 322Sharjah – American University of Sharjah (AUS) has entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Ghaf Labs–FZCO, a Dubai-based …