ISSUE # 393
CNME May 2025
Padam Kafle, Head of Innovation at Aster Hospitals UAE, talks about how the loss of his brother at just 26 …
Ericsson
Majda Lahlo, President of Ericsson West Africa and Morocco, has called on more to be done to bridge the digital divide across the African continent.
SandboxAQ
Stefan Leichenauer, VP of Engineering at SandboxAQ, highlights the importance of their partnership with Aramco, and why LQMs, and not LLMs are the models best designed to tackle the world's biggest challenges.
IBM
Shukri Eid, General Manager of IBM Gulf, Levant and Pakistan, outlines the importance of Dubai AI Week, and the need for stakeholders to come together to develop greater governance on AI.
What’s Inside
Security Operations Centres to face greater challenges in the coming year
0 25387SOCs to face greater challenges from cybercriminals targeting governments and media.
AI safety command centre: Your entire site—one dashboard away, says viAct official
0 80A journey from scattered logs to a single source of truth. Let’s paint a common industrial site scenario – A …
WhatsApp debuts real-time translation feature
0 71WhatsApp launches new real-time translation capabilities.
Nvidia to launch AI Robotics lab in the UAE
0 83Nvidia backs UAE AI initiatives with a new robotics lab.
Who is in the running for the US TikTok takeover?
0 76Oracle and Silver Lake look to lead the US TikTok takeover.
Planview expands into Middle East, celebrates launch on October 7
0 80Dubai — Planview, a global leader in Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM) and Digital Product Development (DPD), today announced its official …
“AI Workforce report makes it clear that AI skills open exciting new doors.” – Francine Katsoudas, Cisco
0 87The AI Workforce Consortium has released its second study, entitled – ICT in Motion: The Next Wave of AI Integration, …
Siemens supplies digital technology for factory-built housing
0 121Siemens raises the roof on the viability of factory-built housing.
Zahid Group and Infor to launch an Innovation Centre of Excellence
0 126New Centre to Accelerate Zahid Group's Digital Transformation and Advance Saudi Arabia’s Technological Capabilities in line with Vision 2030.
Over 200 visionary speakers and over 200 exhibitors expected to gather in Doha in November
0 181GSMA signs five MoU agreements with Qatari and global brands to drive MWC Doha success and local impact.
DCO Member States pledge digital cooperation in joint statement at UNGA 80
0 144New York — The Member States of the Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO) convened for their first High-level Dialogue for Digital …
Presight and Shorooq launch a $100M global fund to accelerate AI innovation
0 178Abu Dhabi — Presight, a leading global AI and big data analytics company, and Shorooq, a leading Abu Dhabi-headquartered investment firm …
Back-to-school season: The importance of using responsible artificial intelligence
0 124With the start of a new school year, the role of AI in education is taking on greater significance than …
Splunk .conf25 recap: Data Fabric, Agentic AI in the SOC, Observability and Federated Search for Snowflake
0 212CNME Editor Mark Forker was on the ground at Cisco Splunk .conf25 in Boston, and the company unloaded a barrage …
Future of Finance 2025 sets stage for transformative dialogue in Dubai
0 215Dubai — The much-anticipated Future of Finance 2025 conference in Dubai last week brought together global and regional leaders to …
UK airport suffers cyber-attack disruption
0 180Day of delays at Heathrow after cyber-attack brings disruption.
ISACA & Tahawultech Infosec Cybersecurity Congress highlights digital trust, AI security
0 148Abu Dhabi — The ISACA Abu Dhabi Infosec & Cybersecurity Congress 2025, hosted in partnership with Tahawultech.com, convened industry leaders, …
AVEVA to showcase AI-Driven Industrial Innovation at Schneider Electric Innovation Summit 2025
0 151AVEVA to Showcase AI-Driven Industrial Innovation at Schneider Electric Innovation Summit 2025 in Riyadh.
Watch experts address digital threats at the Infosec and Cybersecurity Congress Abu Dhabi 2025
0 258tahawultech and ISACA UAE's recent Infosec and Cybersecurity Congress in Abu Dhabi saw industry experts and security professionals gain practical insights into today’s digital threats as they debated the complexities that demand robust cybersecurity strategies.
Apple experiences friction with European regulators
0 160Apple steps up war of words with European regulators.
Trump outlines recent developments of TikTok deal
0 151Trump hails TikTok deal after call with President Xi.
Oracle is supporting the UAE’s AI Economy with Enterprise Ready AI Innovation
0 157Incredible Generative AI showcase and the globally popular Oracle Red Bull Racing experience will bring to life the performance, scale, and impact of Oracle’s AI powered solutions across database, cloud infrastructure, and fusion cloud applications.
Meta announces new additions to its wearable technology portfolio
0 226Meta showcases the next-gen Ray-Ban, Oakley wearables.
Microsoft agrees to support Norwegian AI Infrastructure
0 183Microsoft signs $6.2 Billion deal for AI infrastructure in Norway.
