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- Saudi Arabia
Adobe and Humain AI firm launch $4 billion free tools deal in Saudi Arabia
Adobe has broadened its work with Saudi Arabia’s government and the Humain AI firm, opening its design software to millions in the kingdom at no charge. The company announced the move on Monday at LEAP 2026 in Riyadh. More than 27 million people who qualify, all aged 13 and over, will get 12 months of […]
- Starlink
TDRA grants Starlink license to provide satellite internet services in UAE
The Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) has granted Starlink Satellite Communications LLC a 10-year General Space Services License, authorising the company to establish, operate, and manage a public satellite communications network and provide broadband satellite internet services in the UAE, WAM announced. The license marks an important milestone in the UAE’s regulatory framework […]
- Automotive
Made in the Emirates vehicles begin rolling out at the ROX Abu Dhabi plant
Made in the Emirates vehicles have rolled out of a new plant in Abu Dhabi, and the first three ROX ADAMAS units now carry that badge. ROX finished its Advanced AI Manufacturing Centre in the emirate and switched on local production. Picture a factory that assembles a car, tests it, and signs it off under […]
- Apple Inc.
Tim Cook last day as Apple CEO: John Ternus takes over $4 trillion firm
Tim Cook’s last day as Apple CEO arrived on August 31, 2026, ending a run that began when Steve Jobs resigned in 2011. He led the company for about 15 years. John Ternus, the senior vice president of hardware engineering, takes over as chief executive on September 1. Cook announced the plan in April. He […]
- Global Village Dubai
Global Village Season 31 opening date: what Dubai visitors should know
Dubai’s Global Village Season 31 opening date has not been confirmed, though the park is expected to return in October 2026. Season 30 closed on May 31, 2026, starting the annual summer break. Global Village usually reopens in mid-October, once the worst of the heat eases. Season 31 will bring back cultural pavilions, food stalls, […]
- Saudi Arabia
Tawakkalna monthly transactions reach 4.4 billion as Saudi app expands
Tawakkalna monthly transactions averaged more than 4.4 billion over the past six months, a figure that shows how deeply the platform now sits in daily life across Saudi Arabia. Alongside that count, the app drew 13.3 million active users each month. Dr. Esam Alwagait, director of the National Information Center at SDAIA, shared the data […]
- Robotics
US ban on Chinese robots widens the AI supply chain fight with Beijing
The US ban on Chinese robots arrived quietly, as a line item added to a government list of security threats. On Tuesday, the Federal Communications Commission placed foreign-made humanoid and quadruped robots on the FCC Covered List, the register of equipment judged too risky to authorize for sale. Connected power inverters landed there too. Those […]
- OpenAI
OpenAI’s advertising revenue reaches $1 billion run rate before its IPO
OpenAI’s advertising revenue has reached a $1 billion annualized revenue run rate, the company said this week. That figure takes the money coming in now and stretches it across a full year, so it shows the pace of income rather than cash already banked. The number stands out because the ad business is only about […]
- Saudi Arabia
Adobe and Humain AI firm launch $4 billion free tools deal in Saudi Arabia
Adobe has broadened its work with Saudi Arabia’s government and the Humain AI firm, opening its design software to millions in the kingdom at no charge. The company announced the move on Monday at LEAP 2026 in Riyadh. More than 27 million people who qualify, all aged 13 and over, will get 12 months of […]
- Starlink
TDRA grants Starlink license to provide satellite internet services in UAE
The Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) has granted Starlink Satellite Communications LLC a 10-year General Space Services License, authorising the company to establish, operate, and manage a public satellite communications network and provide broadband satellite internet services in the UAE, WAM announced. The license marks an important milestone in the UAE’s regulatory framework […]
- Automotive
Made in the Emirates vehicles begin rolling out at the ROX Abu Dhabi plant
Made in the Emirates vehicles have rolled out of a new plant in Abu Dhabi, and the first three ROX ADAMAS units now carry that badge. ROX finished its Advanced AI Manufacturing Centre in the emirate and switched on local production. Picture a factory that assembles a car, tests it, and signs it off under […]
- Apple Inc.
Tim Cook last day as Apple CEO: John Ternus takes over $4 trillion firm
Tim Cook’s last day as Apple CEO arrived on August 31, 2026, ending a run that began when Steve Jobs resigned in 2011. He led the company for about 15 years. John Ternus, the senior vice president of hardware engineering, takes over as chief executive on September 1. Cook announced the plan in April. He […]
- Global Village Dubai
Global Village Season 31 opening date: what Dubai visitors should know
Dubai’s Global Village Season 31 opening date has not been confirmed, though the park is expected to return in October 2026. Season 30 closed on May 31, 2026, starting the annual summer break. Global Village usually reopens in mid-October, once the worst of the heat eases. Season 31 will bring back cultural pavilions, food stalls, […]
- Saudi Arabia
Tawakkalna monthly transactions reach 4.4 billion as Saudi app expands
Tawakkalna monthly transactions averaged more than 4.4 billion over the past six months, a figure that shows how deeply the platform now sits in daily life across Saudi Arabia. Alongside that count, the app drew 13.3 million active users each month. Dr. Esam Alwagait, director of the National Information Center at SDAIA, shared the data […]
- Robotics
US ban on Chinese robots widens the AI supply chain fight with Beijing
The US ban on Chinese robots arrived quietly, as a line item added to a government list of security threats. On Tuesday, the Federal Communications Commission placed foreign-made humanoid and quadruped robots on the FCC Covered List, the register of equipment judged too risky to authorize for sale. Connected power inverters landed there too. Those […]
- OpenAI
OpenAI’s advertising revenue reaches $1 billion run rate before its IPO
OpenAI’s advertising revenue has reached a $1 billion annualized revenue run rate, the company said this week. That figure takes the money coming in now and stretches it across a full year, so it shows the pace of income rather than cash already banked. The number stands out because the ad business is only about […]
- Saudi Arabia
Adobe and Humain AI firm launch $4 billion free tools deal in Saudi Arabia
Adobe has broadened its work with Saudi Arabia’s government and the Humain AI firm, opening its design software to millions in the kingdom at no charge. The company announced the move on Monday at LEAP 2026 in Riyadh. More than 27 million people who qualify, all aged 13 and over, will get 12 months of […]
- Starlink
TDRA grants Starlink license to provide satellite internet services in UAE
The Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) has granted Starlink Satellite Communications LLC a 10-year General Space Services License, authorising the company to establish, operate, and manage a public satellite communications network and provide broadband satellite internet services in the UAE, WAM announced. The license marks an important milestone in the UAE’s regulatory framework […]
- Automotive
Made in the Emirates vehicles begin rolling out at the ROX Abu Dhabi plant
Made in the Emirates vehicles have rolled out of a new plant in Abu Dhabi, and the first three ROX ADAMAS units now carry that badge. ROX finished its Advanced AI Manufacturing Centre in the emirate and switched on local production. Picture a factory that assembles a car, tests it, and signs it off under […]
- Apple Inc.
Tim Cook last day as Apple CEO: John Ternus takes over $4 trillion firm
Tim Cook’s last day as Apple CEO arrived on August 31, 2026, ending a run that began when Steve Jobs resigned in 2011. He led the company for about 15 years. John Ternus, the senior vice president of hardware engineering, takes over as chief executive on September 1. Cook announced the plan in April. He […]
- Global Village Dubai
Global Village Season 31 opening date: what Dubai visitors should know
Dubai’s Global Village Season 31 opening date has not been confirmed, though the park is expected to return in October 2026. Season 30 closed on May 31, 2026, starting the annual summer break. Global Village usually reopens in mid-October, once the worst of the heat eases. Season 31 will bring back cultural pavilions, food stalls, […]
- Saudi Arabia
Tawakkalna monthly transactions reach 4.4 billion as Saudi app expands
Tawakkalna monthly transactions averaged more than 4.4 billion over the past six months, a figure that shows how deeply the platform now sits in daily life across Saudi Arabia. Alongside that count, the app drew 13.3 million active users each month. Dr. Esam Alwagait, director of the National Information Center at SDAIA, shared the data […]
- Robotics
US ban on Chinese robots widens the AI supply chain fight with Beijing
The US ban on Chinese robots arrived quietly, as a line item added to a government list of security threats. On Tuesday, the Federal Communications Commission placed foreign-made humanoid and quadruped robots on the FCC Covered List, the register of equipment judged too risky to authorize for sale. Connected power inverters landed there too. Those […]
- OpenAI
OpenAI’s advertising revenue reaches $1 billion run rate before its IPO
OpenAI’s advertising revenue has reached a $1 billion annualized revenue run rate, the company said this week. That figure takes the money coming in now and stretches it across a full year, so it shows the pace of income rather than cash already banked. The number stands out because the ad business is only about […]
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