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Google launches Fairwind program to protect infrastructure with Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber M. Jay M. Jay
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Google launches Fairwind program to protect infrastructure with Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Google, in collaboration with Google DeepMind, launched the Fairwind Program, a limited-access initiative for governments and trusted partners, aimed at providing them with the latest AI-powered cyber-defence capabilities. In its first phase, the initiative focuses on enabling national cyber-security authorities and operators of
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AMD and Cisco expand Huwmen's architecture in Saudi Arabia, betting on open processors for sovereign computing M. Jay M. Jay
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AMD and Cisco expand Huwmen's architecture in Saudi Arabia, betting on open processors for sovereign computing

Listen to this article Read by Anchor The high-performance computing infrastructure in Saudi Arabia entered a new operational phase with the announcement that AMD, Cisco and Huwmen would begin offering Instinct MI355X AI-targeted processor services to customers inside and outside the Kingdom. The current production organization combines advanced graphics processors
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Nokia opens a network automation research centre in Riyadh targeting development of sixth generation software M. Jay M. Jay
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Nokia opens a network automation research centre in Riyadh targeting development of sixth generation software

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Nokia opened a new research and development centre in the Saudi capital Riyadh, expanding its presence in network automation and management software using artificial intelligence technologies. The new facility focuses on innovating and developing advanced software solutions aimed at telecommunications service providers and
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From the cloud of algorithms to ground reality, four bottlenecks keep embodied AI from its pivotal moment M. Jay M. Jay
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From the cloud of algorithms to ground reality, four bottlenecks keep embodied AI from its pivotal moment

Listen to this article Read by Anchor The tech sector is gradually moving beyond the phase of fascination with conversational bots and pure text-generation models, advancing toward a harder and more complex test: embedding AI in physical systems and tangible hardware. This shift from screens to autonomous machines, robots, and
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Astra from OpenAI exceeds the critical cyber capability threshold, sequential penetration tests are tightly guarded M. Jay M. Jay
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Astra from OpenAI exceeds the critical cyber capability threshold, sequential penetration tests are tightly guarded

Listen to this article Read by Anchor OpenAI unveiled its upcoming model Astra, becoming the first AI model to reach the “critical” cyber capability threshold according to the company’s readiness framework. The new model demonstrated advanced ability to discover entirely new software vulnerabilities, develop exploit tools for them, and
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Heumann and DataVolt launch development of 100 megawatts in Oxagon, AI computing in Neom heads toward operation in 2028 M. Jay M. Jay
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Heumann and DataVolt launch development of 100 megawatts in Oxagon, AI computing in Neom heads toward operation in 2028

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Human, a company owned by the Public Investment Fund and specialized in delivering integrated AI capabilities globally, and Saudi DataVolt announced the expansion of their partnership at the LEB conference to develop 100 megawatts as part of the first phase of an AI-dedicated
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GitHub reduces inference cost by cleaning context and automating notifications in programming agent efficiency engineering M. Jay M. Jay
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GitHub reduces inference cost by cleaning context and automating notifications in programming agent efficiency engineering

Listen to this article Read by Anchor GitHub revealed results of extensive engineering experiments it conducted on the smart agent runtime, showing that reducing tokens in a single tool’s response does not necessarily lower the overall cost of a programming task. The study, published by engineers Eric Kristensen and
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Google launches Gemini 3.8 Flash and Cyber version, delivering software efficiency and vulnerability remediation behind strict testing gates M. Jay M. Jay
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Google launches Gemini 3.8 Flash and Cyber version, delivering software efficiency and vulnerability remediation behind strict testing gates

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Google announced the launch of the Gemini 3.8 model family, which includes the Gemini 3.8 Flash model aimed at software development and complex reasoning tasks, and the Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber model specialized in discovering software vulnerabilities and building effective
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Integration of services and embodied AI applications at LEAP 2026, smart systems move from screens to field operation M. Jay M. Jay
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Integration of services and embodied AI applications at LEAP 2026, smart systems move from screens to field operation

Listen to this article Read by Anchor The second day of the LEAP 2026 conference in Riyadh, held concurrently with Deep Fest, witnessed a tangible shift in the trajectory of artificial intelligence technologies, represented by the move from theoretical experimentation to large-scale practical deployment across vital sectors including smart prosthetics,
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Humane leads $15 billion of computing investments in LEAP with giant data centres partnered with Together AI and XAI M. Jay M. Jay
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Humane leads $15 billion of computing investments in LEAP with giant data centres partnered with Together AI and XAI

Listen to this article Read by Anchor The technical LEAP conference kicked off with the announcement of a $15 billion package of investments and strategic commitments dedicated to technology and artificial intelligence, to make up for the four-month postponement imposed by the regional conflict, and to cement Saudi Arabia’s
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British legislation calls for an AI ‘stop button’ giving the government powers to disable data centres and curb runaway models M. Jay M. Jay
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British legislation calls for an AI ‘stop button’ giving the government powers to disable data centres and curb runaway models

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Legislative chambers in London are moving to give the executive unprecedented authority to intervene directly in computing infrastructure, as a group of Lords in the British Parliament are calling for the government to have the power to shut down powerful AI systems and
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Reliance GEO opens its cloud computers to old devices: does the subscription model break the hardware upgrade cycle? M. Jay M. Jay
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Reliance GEO opens its cloud computers to old devices: does the subscription model break the hardware upgrade cycle?

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Indian company “Reliance GEO”, owned by billionaire Mukesh Ambani, announced the expansion of its cloud computing service “Geo PC” to be offered as a standalone subscription for any user with an internet connection across India, without being tied to a specific telecom network.
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Humanine and Ablade Intuition announce plan to launch autonomous trucks on Saudi roads in a year, linking ports and hubs M. Jay M. Jay
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Humanine and Ablade Intuition announce plan to launch autonomous trucks on Saudi roads in a year, linking ports and hubs

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Saudi AI firm “Humanine” and vehicle-software company “Ablade Intuition” unveiled a field plan targeting the launch of self-driving trucks on Saudi Arabia’s roads within one year. The announcement was made at the “Leap” tech conference in Riyadh, attended by Humanine’s chief
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Humane acquires strategic stake in Arabic AI, shifting from model race to software layer and document archiving M. Jay M. Jay
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Humane acquires strategic stake in Arabic AI, shifting from model race to software layer and document archiving

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Saudi company “Humane,” owned by the Public Investment Fund, has confirmed its new market move by directly investing in the application layer and supplying software to enterprises, through acquiring a undisclosed strategic stake in the “Arabic AI” platform and signing a partnership with
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Hayden AI raises $100 million to guard agents as model security shifts from penetration testing to runtime environment monitoring M. Jay M. Jay
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Hayden AI raises $100 million to guard agents as model security shifts from penetration testing to runtime environment monitoring

Listen to this article Read by Anchor When Hayden AI raised its first financing round of $50 million three years ago, the biggest question haunting the cybersecurity sector was whether threats targeting AI systems would materialize enough to create a real commercial market. Today the company and its investors settle
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