News Inc.Arabia Staff Snap Integrates Google’s AI to Enhance Snapchat Chatbot Looking ahead, Snap is considering using Gemini for its other products, including Spectacles, the company’s augmented reality smart glasses.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Brookfield Raises $2.4 Billion for Its UAE-backed Fund This is part of a plan to raise up to $5 billion for investments in clean energy and transition assets in emerging markets.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Meta, DFF Launch Regional AI Accelerator The first cohort consists of 22 startups and eight AI professionals who will participate in a four-week AI design sprint.
News Inc.Arabia Staff OpenAI Launches Academy to Support AI Innovation This program seeks to ensure that the potential of AI is accessible to diverse communities.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Meta to Introduce Celebrity Voices for AI Chatbot This aims to enhance user interaction with the Meta AI chatbot, similar to ChatGPT.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Saudi Arabia Leads MENA in AI Government Strategy The Kingdom retained its top position in this category and improved its overall ranking, moving up 17 places to 14th globally, ahead of the UAE, which ranked 20th.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Microsoft Launches Windows App for iPhone, Android Windows App is available now on the Microsoft Store, Apple Store, and in public beta for Android.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Alibaba Releases New AI Models, Text-to-Video Tech The newly released open-source Qwen 2.5 models vary in size from 0.5 to 72 billion parameters.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Sharjah Launches Seal the Deal to Back University Startups SRTI Park aims to create a science park that supports research and development.
News Inc.Arabia Staff NAGA Launches First Trading App Integrated with Telegram NAGA plans to roll out monthly updates for the app, including features like Social Trading with AutoCopy.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Botim Launches MENA's 1st 'Send Now, Pay Later' Service This feature enables users to send money internationally with instant transfers while deferring payments, making Botim the first fintech in the MENA region to offer such a solution.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Holon and Dubai AI Campus Partner to Boost Startups This collaboration will assist emerging companies in expanding their presence in the region.
News Inc.Arabia Staff G42 and Nvidia to Collaborate on Climatetech The collaboration will include establishing a climatetech lab.
News Inc.Arabia Staff UAE-Based Warehouse Gym Secures Investment for GCC Expansion The premium gym operator plans to open 20 new locations and reach 50,000 members across the GCC in the next four years.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Egypt’s Kenzz Launches Kenzz TV Kenzz TV provides product reviews and unboxing videos.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Plain Tiger Receives Investment from COREangelsMEA The investment was made with the support of the African Business Angel Network (ABAN).
News Inc.Arabia Staff OpenAI Launches o1-Preview with Advanced Reasoning The o1-preview model is now available in ChatGPT and the API.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Egyptian Edtech Farid Concludes Its Pre-seed Round Farid aims to increase its number of subscribers to 20,000 over the next two years.
Technology Inc.Arabia Staff Agile Managex Showcases AI Solutions at Dubai Web3 Festival Agile Managex specializes in Cognitive Process Automation powered by Gen-AI, Robotic Process Automation (RPA).
News Inc.Arabia Staff Egypt’s SETTLE Bags $2 Million from Pre-seed Round The round included participation from El Sewedy Capital Holding, Acasia Ventures, and Plus VC.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Altman to Overhaul OpenAI’s Nonprofit Structure Next Year Altman described OpenAI's existing structure as “unusual.”
News Inc.Arabia Staff Algerian Edtech LabLabee Raises $3.4 Million The investment round was led by Reach Capital, with contributions from Classera and existing investors.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Sultan Ventures Acquires Acasia Group to Expand in MENA Sultan Ventures, established in 2009, focuses on early-stage investments and startup ecosystem development.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Seez Secures $4.2 Million to Support US Expansion The funding comes from international investors and will help the company enter one of the largest automotive markets globally.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Microsoft, G42 Launch New AI Centers in Abu Dhabi The partnership supports the UAE's position as a global AI hub and includes compliance with international regulations.
News Inc.Arabia Staff UmrahCash Secures $500,000 Investment from Adaverse UmrahCash focuses on addressing the financial challenges faced by pilgrims.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Darent Secures Seed Funding Led by Al Tawuniya Insurance The financial details of the round were not disclosed.
News gidirim.anna Strategies for Entering New Geographies in the MENA region Сultivate strong relationships with key decision-makers who can champion your product within their organisations.
AI Everything Inc.Arabia Staff OpenAI to Reportedly Release the New Strawberry AI Model in the Next 2 Weeks. Don't let the simple name fool you--the model could be capable of solving complex problems by thinking in multiple steps.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Sama Water to Offer 20% Stake in Nomu Market IPO Qualified investors can submit orders for the IPO starting from Wednesday, October 2nd, until Tuesday, October 8th.
News Inc.Arabia Staff OpenAI Eyes $150 Billion Valuation in New Fundraising Talks The funding round is expected to be led by Thrive Capital.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Apple Launches AI-Powered iPhone 16 The iPhone 16 introduces “Apple Intelligence,” a set of AI-powered features aimed at improving functionality across its devices.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Hub71 Welcomes 21 Startups in Latest Cohort These startups, which collectively raised $134.9 million in funding, will participate in Hub71’s Access program.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Digital Dubai Launches Guidebook for Safe Social Media Use The guidebook helps parents to take an active educational role in their children’s online activities.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Aramco Unveils AI Partnerships and Supercomputer Deployment Aramco also introduced an AI supercomputer, powered by NVIDIA GPUs.