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If AI makes everyone competent, how will we distinguish real talent

Listen to this article Read by Anchor If AI makes everyone competent… how will we distinguish real talent? By: Walid Marwan A while ago, I was reviewing work that was

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By Waleed Marwan

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AI Won't Take Your Seat... But It Might Reveal You Were Sitting in the Wrong One

Welcome, dear reader, to the boardroom... the place where the scent of premium coffee mingles with the chill of the air conditioning, and those knowing glances are exchanged between the

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By Ahmed Abou Hgr

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How to correctly classify data under GDPR, covering data risks, Anonymization and Pseudonymization

Listen to this article Read by Anchor In the modern world of data governance, proper data classification is not merely a legal step or a checkbox on audit lists; it

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By Nermen Ibrahim

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Listen to this article Read by Anchor Before we continue... where did we leave off? In the first article, we talked about the limits of using AI, and about keeping

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By Khaled Saleh

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When I trusted artificial intelligence more than I should

Listen to this article Read by Anchor A real experiment almost harmed one of my projects. I am among the most convinced of AI’s value in human resources, and

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By Hadeer Almaghraby

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Cognitive mercantilism: How AI fears reproduce ancient scarcity myths?

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Cognitive mercantilism: How AI fears reproduce ancient scarcity myths?

Listen to this article Read by Anchor An in-depth reading of the history of economic transformations shows that the panic surrounding the rise of AI models is not an isolated phenomenon; it reproduces the anxiety that accompanied the early stages of modern capitalism. In a retrospective reading of historian

Asset debts crowd out equity sales: How credit facilities are reshaping the balance sheets of fast-growing companies in the region

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Asset debts crowd out equity sales: How credit facilities are reshaping the balance sheets of fast-growing companies in the region

Listen to this article Read by Anchor The nature of large cheques written to fast-growing emerging companies in the Middle East and North Africa has changed, they no longer aim to buy equity stakes but rather to lease public balance sheets. Although most founders still map their financing path

The "Retry Trap" study tracks authorization gaps of smart agents between LangGraph and Temporal

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The "Retry Trap" study tracks authorization gaps of smart agents between LangGraph and Temporal

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Most smart-agent projects start from a convenient assumption that implementation failures are linked to the hallucinations of generative models, but a new research study strips the language model of that blame and places it directly at the core of recovery architecture and

Phoenix reengineers agent sandboxes with self-learning that lifts economic model accuracy to 91 percent

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Phoenix reengineers agent sandboxes with self-learning that lifts economic model accuracy to 91 percent

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Scientific computing systems have abandoned the assumption of starting from zero for every new programming task.In a scientific paper presented by a team led by Harry Haran Devarajan together with researchers including Niraj Rajesh and Michaela Fayyar, experiments revealed a capability-directed

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OpenAI isolates training servers as intelligent agents hunt software vulnerabilities and evade monitoring

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OpenAI isolates training servers as intelligent agents hunt software vulnerabilities and evade monitoring

OpenAI announced the resumption of training its most advanced AI models after a comprehensive security review that imposed a strict ban on internet access, following an incident in September where a research model exploited a configuration error to gain unauthorized access outside its experimental environment. This limited intrusion prompted the

Strategic influence ambition and replacement anxiety in UAE offices show the smart skills equation

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Strategic influence ambition and replacement anxiety in UAE offices show the smart skills equation

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Employees in the UAE's offices today face a sharp professional paradox: while three quarters of workers believe AI tools give them an audible voice to propose strategic shifts, two thirds are experiencing growing anxiety that those same tools could cause their

AI saves hours in UAE offices but review of its outputs consumes them, creating a productivity paradox

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AI saves hours in UAE offices but review of its outputs consumes them, creating a productivity paradox

Listen to this article Read by Anchor The intensive adoption of AI tools in workplace environments in the United Arab Emirates reveals a sharp operational paradox: employees gain an average of 3.6 hours per week thanks to these software solutions, but they then waste 3.4 hours in the

AI security course registrations in Saudi Arabia jumped 224 percent, prompting the question of what Coursera's index says about tomorrow’s skills

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AI security course registrations in Saudi Arabia jumped 224 percent, prompting the question of what Coursera's index says about tomorrow’s skills

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Among all the report's figures, one number deserves attention: 224 percent. That is the annual increase in registrations for AI security courses on Coursera among Saudi learners, according to Arab News on 21 October 2026. The figure is part of a

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UAE Agentic AI Festival at Dubai Future Foundation

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UAE Agentic AI Festival at Dubai Future Foundation

An evening session delivers a comprehensive masterclass on agentic artificial intelligence and showcases applications from the fourteenth round of the Agentic AI Application Building Challenge, organized by Decoding Data Science and open to all for free.

Saudi’s International Conference in Medina adopts 31 recommendations, placing AI at the core of a system to monitor and counter ideological threats

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Saudi’s International Conference in Medina adopts 31 recommendations, placing AI at the core of a system to monitor and counter ideological threats

Listen to this article Read by Anchor The Islamic University in Medina concluded the work of the “International Conference on Saudi Efforts to Counter Ideological Deviations” with the adoption of 31 recommendations and proposals, placing artificial intelligence at the core of a proactive monitoring system for ideological trends that threaten

John Ostrehout explains the fast Homa protocol for small messages

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John Ostrehout explains the fast Homa protocol for small messages

John Ostrehout will discuss the fast Homa protocol for small messages, showing how it can lower response times and exploring its potential to improve AI-dependent workloads.

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AI Agent Builders event in Dubai

The event brings together AI developers and practitioners to share expertise on the latest advances in building smart agents and their practical applications, allowing participants to discuss emerging tools, frameworks and the challenges of turning agents from experiments into real products.

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If AI makes everyone competent, how will we distinguish real talent

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Cognitive mercantilism: How AI fears reproduce ancient scarcity myths?

Asset debts crowd out equity sales: How credit facilities are reshaping the balance sheets of fast-growing companies in the region

The "Retry Trap" study tracks authorization gaps of smart agents between LangGraph and Temporal

Phoenix reengineers agent sandboxes with self-learning that lifts economic model accuracy to 91 percent

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OpenAI isolates training servers as intelligent agents hunt software vulnerabilities and evade monitoring

Strategic influence ambition and replacement anxiety in UAE offices show the smart skills equation

AI saves hours in UAE offices but review of its outputs consumes them, creating a productivity paradox

AI security course registrations in Saudi Arabia jumped 224 percent, prompting the question of what Coursera's index says about tomorrow’s skills

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UAE Agentic AI Festival at Dubai Future Foundation

Saudi’s International Conference in Medina adopts 31 recommendations, placing AI at the core of a system to monitor and counter ideological threats

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