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SDAIA launches the National Framework for AI Risk Management: a unified matrix that requires institutions to assess systems and govern them

Listen to this article Read by Anchor The Saudi Data and AI Authority (SDAIA) announced the launch of the National Framework for AI Risk Management, a step that aims to establish a unified national reference that enables government entities and companies to integrate these technologies and use them in safe

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Saudi batteries are a bet on the grid, not on computing

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Saudi batteries are a bet on the grid, not on computing

Listen to this article Read by Anchor On August 21, the Saudi Primary Procurement Company (SPPC) signed four battery-storage agreements with a total capacity of 2,000 MW, each site 500 MW with four hours of storage at full load, equivalent to 8,000 MWh of stored energy. The

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Riyadh hosts an international AI ethics center under UNESCO

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Riyadh hosts an international AI ethics center under UNESCO

Listen to this article Read by Anchor In a step that goes beyond establishing a new research institute, the Saudi cabinet approved the charter for the International Center for AI Research and Ethics in Riyadh, designating it as a second-tier center under the patronage of the United Nations Educational,

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From expectations to infrastructure, Riyadh and Paris expand their partnership in artificial intelligence and open models

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From expectations to infrastructure, Riyadh and Paris expand their partnership in artificial intelligence and open models

Listen to this article Read by Anchor The technical partnership between Saudi Arabia and France is moving from a phase of exploring general investment opportunities to building an integrated institutional collaboration that covers large language models, advanced research, robotics, and data governance. This shift comes after three years of designating

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OpenAI calls on California to tighten AI safety law after Hugging Face breach

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OpenAI calls on California to tighten AI safety law after Hugging Face breach

Listen to this article Read by Anchor OpenAI called on California legislators to tighten protection measures and add broader regulatory safeguards to the historic AI safety bill that was enacted last year, marking a notable and unexpected shift in the company's regulatory stance after it had previously opposed

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U.S. Department of Justice investigations into Andressen Horowitz reshape AI board governance

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U.S. Department of Justice investigations into Andressen Horowitz reshape AI board governance

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Venture-capital firm "Andressen Horowitz" is facing a criminal investigation led by the U.S. Department of Justice that has been ongoing for about a year, after its partners took seats on the boards of AI companies that have become competing

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Data center cooling puts Gulf AI plans in front of a unpriced water constraint

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Data center cooling puts Gulf AI plans in front of a unpriced water constraint

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Expansion plans for AI infrastructure in the Gulf states were built on calculations measured in gigawatts, accelerator allocations and sovereign investment volumes, but the most pressing challenge that has recently emerged is a unpriced water constraint, according to a policy paper documented by

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Oman to Shanghai, the UAE and Qatar to Washington: the Gulf splits its loyalty between two competing AI frameworks

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Three Gulf states placed their names under two competing international AI frameworks, and did not sign the same list. Oman joined the World AI Cooperation Organization (WAICO), the body proposed by China and based in Shanghai. The UAE and Qatar joined Pax Silica,

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Endava finds rigid consulting and contracting models hinder the sustainability of AI projects in the Middle East

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Endava finds rigid consulting and contracting models hinder the sustainability of AI projects in the Middle East

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Field analysis of generative AI deployments over the past two years shows that the vast majority of initiatives remain stuck in the pilot phase, struggling to scale into production. While mainstream debate often attributes this stall to technical or regulatory friction, such as

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Brazil balances its AI infrastructure with a 444 million dollar investment between Washington and Beijing

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Brazil balances its AI infrastructure with a 444 million dollar investment between Washington and Beijing

Listen to this article Read by Anchor The Brazilian government, led by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, announced an investment plan worth approximately 2.3 billion Brazilian reais, or about 444.2 million dollars, to strengthen its national AI infrastructure by splitting projects between US and Chinese technology companies,

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Saudi Arabia becomes the first Arab country to host UNESCO Global Forum on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence in September

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Saudi Arabia becomes the first Arab country to host UNESCO Global Forum on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence in September

Listen to this article Read by Anchor The Saudi capital, Riyadh, is preparing to host the fourth edition of the Global Forum on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence from September 14 to 17. The international initiative, led by UNESCO, aims to advance the practical implementation of its ethical recommendations, establish

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Gulf AI data centers re-engineer cooling to avoid water depletion amid compute thirst

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Gulf AI data centers re-engineer cooling to avoid water depletion amid compute thirst

Listen to this article Read by Anchor The six Gulf Arab states, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Oman, are racing to build massive computing infrastructure to establish the region as a major hub in the global AI market. This drive, underpinned by deploying financial surpluses and cheap

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SDAIA launches the visual identity for the Year of Artificial Intelligence 2026 to unify the communication presence of national initiatives

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SDAIA launches the visual identity for the Year of Artificial Intelligence 2026 to unify the communication presence of national initiatives

Listen to this article Read by Anchor The Saudi Data and AI Authority (SDAIA) has launched the official logo and approved hashtags for the Year of Artificial Intelligence 2026, following the Saudi Cabinet's approval of the designation. The institutional initiative aims to showcase national efforts across the artificial

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Building exit pathways in the Gulf as secondary transactions and advisory licences pave the way for artificial intelligence companies

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Building exit pathways in the Gulf as secondary transactions and advisory licences pave the way for artificial intelligence companies

Listen to this article Read by Anchor In a single week, regional markets saw four concurrent investment and regulatory announcements across Saudi Arabia and Egypt. While none explicitly bore the artificial intelligence label, together they address the liquidity gap that determines whether tech startups survive past their early funding rounds.

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Saudi Arabia leads EMEA in AI spending growth at 124% but operational maturity remains the obstacle

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Saudi Arabia leads EMEA in AI spending growth at 124% but operational maturity remains the obstacle

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Enterprises in Saudi Arabia recorded the highest annual growth rate in artificial intelligence spending across the Europe, Middle East, and Africa region at 124%, outperforming Germany at 118%, France at 113%, and the United Kingdom at 102%, and exceeding the global average of

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The Gulf builds an exit market before AI companies need it

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The Gulf builds an exit market before AI companies need it

Listen to this article Read by Anchor In a single week, four separate deals were announced across the region, none of them about artificial intelligence, yet all of them determine whether Gulf AI companies can survive past Series A. Four moves, one gap Saudi venture capital firm Khwarizmi Ventures made

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Hidden artificial intelligence bill for tech giants exceeds 3 trillion dollars in off balance sheet commitments

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Hidden artificial intelligence bill for tech giants exceeds 3 trillion dollars in off balance sheet commitments

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Quarterly financial disclosures from major technology companies show record capital expenditure directed toward artificial intelligence infrastructure, but figures reported on balance sheets do not capture the full scale of future commitments. A Wall Street Journal analysis of footnotes in filings with the US

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SDAIA discusses artificial intelligence in creative content and production as generative tools reshape workflows

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SDAIA discusses artificial intelligence in creative content and production as generative tools reshape workflows

Listen to this article Read by Anchor The Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA), the kingdom's central data and AI body, brought together experts, specialists, and creative professionals for an open panel titled 'Creative Content Through AI Technologies' to examine the industry's future

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Cloudflare presents its vision for agentic infrastructure and security at LEAP 2026 in Riyadh

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Cloudflare presents its vision for agentic infrastructure and security at LEAP 2026 in Riyadh

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Cloudflare is preparing to unveil its integrated vision for securing and accelerating enterprise AI workloads during its participation in the LEAP 2026 conference, held in Riyadh from 31 August to 3 September. The participation comes at a pivotal moment. According to Ercan Aydın,

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Terra Industries raises $52 million to build defense infrastructure and autonomous systems in the Global South

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Terra Industries raises $52 million to build defense infrastructure and autonomous systems in the Global South

Listen to this article Read by Anchor African defense technology company Terra Industries announced raising an additional $18 million in funding, bringing its total seed round to $52 million as part of an effort to build defense infrastructure and develop combat systems for countries in the Global South. This total

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Billion-dollar partnerships between the Gulf and Southeast Asia to redistribute power in artificial intelligence infrastructure

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Billion-dollar partnerships between the Gulf and Southeast Asia to redistribute power in artificial intelligence infrastructure

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Today, comprehensive artificial intelligence capabilities are concentrated in the hands of two primary powers, the United States and China, which together produced eighty prominent models over the past year. The United States alone operates 5,427 data centres, more than ten times the

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Public Investment Fund and Google Cloud partner to establish an advanced computing hub in Dammam with an estimated 70 billion dollar return

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Public Investment Fund and Google Cloud partner to establish an advanced computing hub in Dammam with an estimated 70 billion dollar return

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Saudi Arabia is committing billions of dollars in AI investments to position the sector as a primary pillar of its future economy, marking a shift away from decades of national reliance on oil. These initiatives fall under the Vision 2030 strategy led by

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How Abu Dhabi is reshaping artificial intelligence investment returns across data centres and supply chains

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How Abu Dhabi is reshaping artificial intelligence investment returns across data centres and supply chains

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Gulf investments in artificial intelligence are undergoing a fundamental shift beyond passive financial stakes in global technology giants, moving toward building an integrated economic ecosystem aimed at generating sustainable, long-term returns. Amid the rapid rise in valuations and revenues of companies such

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Accenture joins LEAP 2026 as generative AI partner as the sovereignty bet shifts from national ambition to enterprise capabilities

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Accenture joins LEAP 2026 as generative AI partner as the sovereignty bet shifts from national ambition to enterprise capabilities

Listen to this article Read by Anchor The Saudi capital Riyadh is preparing to host the fifth edition of the global tech conference LEAP 2026 from August 31 to September 3. Described by organisers as the largest and boldest since the event began, this edition marks the return of global

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Power transformer shortages impose two-and-a-half-year wait times on Gulf AI data centres

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Power transformer shortages impose two-and-a-half-year wait times on Gulf AI data centres

Listen to this article Read by Anchor AI data centre expansion plans across the Gulf Cooperation Council face a critical operational bottleneck in the acute global shortage of large power transformers and mounting international competition for available supply, according to supply chain analysts and specialists. This pressure is not limited

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