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Coursera launches 25 professional certificates focusing on AI agents and governance, with a 33% jump in micro-credentials M. Jay M. Jay
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Coursera launches 25 professional certificates focusing on AI agents and governance, with a 33% jump in micro-credentials

Coursera announced during its annual FWD corporate client event a comprehensive expansion of its partner network and educational pathways, adding 16 new partners from universities and global professional institutions, and launching 25 new professional certificates aimed at the requirements of the AI era. This expansion is intended to consolidate the
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Project Helix unites Coursera and Udemy, shifting focus from stacking viewing hours to proving competence in everyday work environments M. Jay M. Jay
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Project Helix unites Coursera and Udemy, shifting focus from stacking viewing hours to proving competence in everyday work environments

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Coursera and Udemy unveiled, at the first joint conference for their customers after the merger titled “FWD,” Project Helix, a skill platform built primarily on artificial intelligence and developed from scratch. The platform aims to help organizations identify critical skills, personalize learning paths
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The Ministry of Communications and Artifact launched the Artifact Academy for AI & Data at LEAP 2026, training 20,000 AI and data specialists by 2034 M. Jay M. Jay
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The Ministry of Communications and Artifact launched the Artifact Academy for AI & Data at LEAP 2026, training 20,000 AI and data specialists by 2034

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Efforts to develop digital talent in Saudi Arabia are moving toward a new phase that focuses on shifting from merely grasping theoretical concepts to actual operation in complex work environments. In this context, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, in partnership with
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Saudi alliance links qualification pathways with direct employment by training 20,000 specialists to move AI to corporate operation M. Jay M. Jay
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Saudi alliance links qualification pathways with direct employment by training 20,000 specialists to move AI to corporate operation

Listen to this article Read by Anchor The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology in Saudi Arabia, together with the Saudi Digital Academy and the global company Artefact, launched an initiative to establish a specialised academy aimed at training and employing more than 20,000 specialists in artificial intelligence and
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Anthropic shifts AI fluency from command tricks to a framework of delegation and responsibility M. Jay M. Jay
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Anthropic shifts AI fluency from command tricks to a framework of delegation and responsibility

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Anthropic launches, via its educational platform, a specialized track titled “AI Fluency: Framework and Foundations”, in an effort to formalize collaborative work methods with generative models and move them from individual experimentation to an organized institutional curriculum. The new track, which includes fourteen
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Ibtikar Fund invests in Churn Solution, adding MCP protocol to subscription retention tools and expanding hiring M. Jay M. Jay
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Ibtikar Fund invests in Churn Solution, adding MCP protocol to subscription retention tools and expanding hiring

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Ibtikar Fund announced a undisclosed-value seed round in Churn Solution, a Palestinian-based startup that uses artificial intelligence to manage customer retention and recover lost revenue for digital subscription and e-commerce companies. The company was founded in 2025 by Abdel Hafiz Salah, Mahdi Washah
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Bayut launches natural language search in the UAE as property portals shift toward semantic reasoning and interactive discovery M. Jay M. Jay
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Bayut launches natural language search in the UAE as property portals shift toward semantic reasoning and interactive discovery

Listen to this article Read by Anchor UAE-based property portal Bayut has announced the launch of an AI search feature, allowing property seekers to move away from sole reliance on traditional search tools and preset filters to describe their requirements in their own words using natural language queries. The tool
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Five universities establish a fellowship track to train academics in artificial intelligence competencies under Algorithm of Impact M. Jay M. Jay
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Five universities establish a fellowship track to train academics in artificial intelligence competencies under Algorithm of Impact

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Academic institutions across the region are restructuring technical capacity-building initiatives by moving away from isolated workshops toward dedicated institutional fellowships, as seen in Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University's graduation of the first cohort from its Artificial Intelligence Competencies Fellowship, which drew
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Google opens its first office in Pakistan, with training initiatives and free access to Gemini highlighting the challenge of linking talent to the international job market M. Jay M. Jay
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Google opens its first office in Pakistan, with training initiatives and free access to Gemini highlighting the challenge of linking talent to the international job market

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Google opened its first official office in Pakistan alongside the signing of an expanded memorandum of understanding to boost AI initiatives, digital skills, education and local tech manufacturing, a step aimed at supporting the digital economy and preparing young talent to enter the
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Enhance Fitness reshapes personal training in Saudi Arabia as artificial intelligence detects waning client commitment to support trainers rather than replace them M. Jay M. Jay
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Enhance Fitness reshapes personal training in Saudi Arabia as artificial intelligence detects waning client commitment to support trainers rather than replace them

Listen to this article Read by Anchor The deployment of artificial intelligence in Saudi Arabia's personal training sector is expanding beyond routine workout generation to the analysis of daily client behavior. This shift reflects a move from producing exercise schedules to anticipating early signs of disengagement. The experience
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Private equity funds in the Middle East confront a mid-market funding gap and the challenge of employing 300 million young people M. Jay M. Jay
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Private equity funds in the Middle East confront a mid-market funding gap and the challenge of employing 300 million young people

Listen to this article Read by Anchor World Bank estimates confront policymakers and business leaders in the Middle East and North Africa with a critical demographic and economic challenge, as roughly 300 million young people are expected to look for work by 2050. That projected volume of demand cannot be
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Microsoft links the AI race in Southern Europe to human skills rather than software amid a gap between leadership and employees M. Jay M. Jay
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Microsoft links the AI race in Southern Europe to human skills rather than software amid a gap between leadership and employees

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Southern Europe is entering a critical phase in its artificial intelligence trajectory, where the ability to build human capital and develop skills is becoming more important than mere access to the latest software models, according to Charles Calestroupat, Microsoft's Vice President
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Naran raises $10 million to finance delivery and transport platform drivers in emerging markets and prepares to enter the Middle East and North Africa M. Jay M. Jay
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Naran raises $10 million to finance delivery and transport platform drivers in emerging markets and prepares to enter the Middle East and North Africa

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Fintech company Naran, which specializes in mobility solutions, raised $10 million in equity-and-debt financing from UAE investment firm Landel, in a move that aims to expand its vehicle fleet and provide financing solutions that enable passenger-transport and delivery-platform drivers to own vehicles through
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