Author: Ashik Ahmed

Saudi Arabia is launching a daring effort to lead AI in the Middle East with the formation of a $10 billion venture capital fund and a large $77 billion investment in infrastructure. Humain, a firm launched by the government, is leading the effort which is part of the kingdom’s plan to reduce its dependence on oil. Humain Ventures plans to invest in AI startups in the U.S., Europe and Asia beginning this summer, according to the Financial Times. With Prince Mohammed bin Salman at its helm, the company is discussing equity and technology plans with OpenAI, xAI (Elon Musk), Nvidia,…

Dubai is leading the way in tech with the introduction of the world’s first AI chef, Chef Aiman. UMAI, a culinary tech company based in the UAE, brought about this development by using artificial intelligence with fine dining, making its mark in the food industry globally. Chef Aiman which stands for “AI-man,” goes beyond just being an assistant. He has all the qualifications needed to draft menus, build recipes, advise on ingredients and control the running of a kitchen. Chef Aiman is meant to help, not to replace, human chefs when they debut in WOOHOO, an upcoming Japanese restaurant in…

The UAE is poised to make history by covering all ChatGPT Plus memberships for its residents. Through this initiative, OpenAI and the UAE government join forces to help bring the latest AI to the public. Included in the plan is the development of Stargate UAE, a huge AI data center going up in Abu Dhabi. The facility is part of a worldwide movement from OpenAI, called “OpenAI for Countries,” helping countries apply AI to their own needs. A first phase of Stargate UAE, planned for launch in the next year, will have a computing power of 200 megawatts and is…

For the first time, global companies—G42, OpenAI, Oracle, NVIDIA, SoftBank Group and Cisco—have come together to launch Stargate UAE, an AI cluster that will turn Abu Dhabi into a top AI hub. Stargate UAE will open on the UAE–US AI Campus, a newly launched Abu Dhabi site that offers 5 gigawatts of data center capacity for AI. G42, OpenAI and Oracle will launch the 200-megawatt deployment of the 1-gigawatt Stargate UAE cluster in 2026 which follows the initial collaboration in the UAE. The goal of this initiative is a step within the US–UAE AI Acceleration Partnership which is dedicated to…

Dubai drew attention at GITEX EUROPE x Ai Everything 2025 by displaying recent artificial intelligence developments and how it is transforming the digital space in its unified Dubai Pavilion. The exhibition was launched by UAE Minister of State for Entrepreneurship H.E. Alia bint Abdulla Al Mazrouei and Berlin Mayor Kai Wegner and gathered 12 important government and private organizations from Dubai. The Pavilion in Dubai highlighted how AI and digital technology have helped the emirate improve people’s lives and encouraged sustainable growth. Exhibits of Dubai Dashboard, Dubai Monitor and Dubai FAL were part of the display, along with visible solutions…

Dubai created a PropTech Hub worth $1.2 billion which will introduce new technology that will improve its real estate market. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Crown Prince of Dubai, made the initiative as part of D33 and the Real Estate Sector Strategy 2033. The Dubai PropTech Hub is hoping to grow the emirate’s property technology field more than double within five years, reaching AED4.5 billion ($1.2 billion) by 2030. The purpose of this policy is to support startups and entrepreneurs, attract worldwide investments and improve the city’s ability in real estate innovation. In Sheikh Hamdan’s opinion,…

Abu Dhabi will be the first city to fully utilise artificial intelligence, with Aion Sentia expected to complete construction by 2027. In the future city, homes and transport are connected to MAIA, an application that also coordinates healthcare using AI. Bold Technologies which is part of Bold Holding in the UAE, joined forces with Italian AI developer My Aion Inc. under the BOT model to develop Aion Sentia. The mission is to improve city living by using AI that evolves with its inhabitants. Aion Sentia will turn smart city technology into cognitive technology, said Daniele Marinelli, the company’s CEO. Using…

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming the face of Dubai’s real estate market in the year 2025, bringing on-board a new generation of real-estate buyers who are younger. A new report by fäm Properties has clearly demonstrated that average age of buyers has decreased considerably in the last eight years – from 54 to 44 years in off-plan market and from 53 to 42 years in the ready or re-sale market. The data, taken from the AI-enabled platform DXBinteract, demonstrates that the buyers aged between 36 and 45 currently account for 40% of off-plan sales and 44% of re-sales. Notably, the…

Paying tribute to the healthcare professionals, Dubai has said that nurses who work in Dubai Health for more than 15 years will be entitled to prestigious UAE Golden Visa. The announcement was made on International Nurses Day, celebrated annually on May 12, by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Defence. The decision celebrates important work of nurses into the public and their key place in the well-being of Dubai’s citizens. Sheik Hamdan admitted that nursing staff are at the center of a healthcare system of the emirate while…

The latest edition of the Airport Show in Dubai separately introduced a number of innovative solutions as potential enablers of new airport transformation in response to the new generation of air terminals. With over 30 countries showcased in the event, many innovations were displayed for increasing efficiency, safety as well as the comfort of passengers due to the increasing demands on world travel by air. When it came to focus areas for building future readiness, some of the key areas of investment identified included artificial intelligence, digital identity solutions, and predictive control systems. One topic that has emerged clearly is…