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NINE STORIES · CHOSEN BY THE NEWSROOM
- Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange
Why it matters now that Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange has joined SWIFT
The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange has joined SWIFT, switching on its own SWIFT Business Identifier Code (BIC), ADSEAEADXXX, and stepping onto the network that carries the world’s financial messages. Picture a BIC as a verified address for money and securities traffic. It names the institution, points each instruction to the right desk, and confirms the […]
- Abu Dhabi
Hazza bin Zayed inaugurates 1st Al Ain Future Business Forum
His Highness Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Ain Region, has inaugurated the 1st Al Ain Future Business Forum, organised by the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) under the theme Invest, Develop, Thrive, at ADNEC Centre Al Ain on 23-24 September 2026. His Highness Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al […]
- Business Intelligence
Primary Intelligence vs. Secondary Hype: Bilal Sabouni on Gulf Market Due Diligence, AI Bias, and Operational Realities
Watch the full interview above and subscribe to the official ICN.talks Business YouTube Channel. The Illusion of Cheap Data: Primary Intelligence vs. Secondary Hype Information accessibility has reached an all-time high, yet high-volume access often leads institutional decision-makers into catastrophic confidence. “Cheap information produces costly confidence,” explains Bilal Sabouni, Managing Director at Guidepoint. “When you […]
- ICN BUSINESS Magazine
Hasnae Taleb spells out a governance test for women in finance in the GCC
Women in finance in the GCC have more access to capital, senior networks and decision rooms than when Hasnae Taleb began her career. The investor and market commentator told ICN Business the progress is real. Then she moved the conversation from headcount to control. The harder question, she said, is who “holds the pen.” In […]
- Lovable
$600 million in revenue for Lovable shows vibe coding going mainstream
$600 million in revenue for Lovable is the figure co-founder Fabian Hedin shared at the HumanX summit in Amsterdam on Thursday. In June, that number sat near $500 million. The jump matters less as a headline and more for what it shows. People who never learned to code are shipping real products, and companies are […]
- AI Tools
Claude Opus 5.5 matches Fable 5.1 performance at 60% lower API pricing
Anthropic released Claude Opus 5.5 on September 22, 2026, and priced it below the model it competes with. The model runs at $4 per million input tokens and $20 per million output tokens. That is 20% under Opus 5 and 60% under Fable 5.1, which still bills at $10 and $50. Anthropic says the model […]
- Media
What the Trump TV streaming platform is and how you can watch it today
The Trump TV streaming platform gives the White House its own 24/7 video channel, and it landed in the middle of a fight over who gets to cover the president. Its official name is “Trump TV: The Essentials Station.” The stream runs on the White House YouTube channel, its website, and its official app. Content […]
- 6G
How the 6G band in the UAE could triple network capacity on existing towers
The case for the 6G band in the UAE rests on a small number: two to five percent. That is how far an Upper 6 GHz signal falls behind today’s 3.5 GHz C-band in reach. The modelling covered city centres, towns, suburbs and open country. Higher frequencies normally travel less far, and shorter reach normally […]
- Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange
Why it matters now that Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange has joined SWIFT
The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange has joined SWIFT, switching on its own SWIFT Business Identifier Code (BIC), ADSEAEADXXX, and stepping onto the network that carries the world’s financial messages. Picture a BIC as a verified address for money and securities traffic. It names the institution, points each instruction to the right desk, and confirms the […]
- Abu Dhabi
Hazza bin Zayed inaugurates 1st Al Ain Future Business Forum
His Highness Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Ain Region, has inaugurated the 1st Al Ain Future Business Forum, organised by the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) under the theme Invest, Develop, Thrive, at ADNEC Centre Al Ain on 23-24 September 2026. His Highness Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al […]
- Business Intelligence
Primary Intelligence vs. Secondary Hype: Bilal Sabouni on Gulf Market Due Diligence, AI Bias, and Operational Realities
Watch the full interview above and subscribe to the official ICN.talks Business YouTube Channel. The Illusion of Cheap Data: Primary Intelligence vs. Secondary Hype Information accessibility has reached an all-time high, yet high-volume access often leads institutional decision-makers into catastrophic confidence. “Cheap information produces costly confidence,” explains Bilal Sabouni, Managing Director at Guidepoint. “When you […]
- ICN BUSINESS Magazine
Hasnae Taleb spells out a governance test for women in finance in the GCC
Women in finance in the GCC have more access to capital, senior networks and decision rooms than when Hasnae Taleb began her career. The investor and market commentator told ICN Business the progress is real. Then she moved the conversation from headcount to control. The harder question, she said, is who “holds the pen.” In […]
- Lovable
$600 million in revenue for Lovable shows vibe coding going mainstream
$600 million in revenue for Lovable is the figure co-founder Fabian Hedin shared at the HumanX summit in Amsterdam on Thursday. In June, that number sat near $500 million. The jump matters less as a headline and more for what it shows. People who never learned to code are shipping real products, and companies are […]
- AI Tools
Claude Opus 5.5 matches Fable 5.1 performance at 60% lower API pricing
Anthropic released Claude Opus 5.5 on September 22, 2026, and priced it below the model it competes with. The model runs at $4 per million input tokens and $20 per million output tokens. That is 20% under Opus 5 and 60% under Fable 5.1, which still bills at $10 and $50. Anthropic says the model […]
- Media
What the Trump TV streaming platform is and how you can watch it today
The Trump TV streaming platform gives the White House its own 24/7 video channel, and it landed in the middle of a fight over who gets to cover the president. Its official name is “Trump TV: The Essentials Station.” The stream runs on the White House YouTube channel, its website, and its official app. Content […]
- 6G
How the 6G band in the UAE could triple network capacity on existing towers
The case for the 6G band in the UAE rests on a small number: two to five percent. That is how far an Upper 6 GHz signal falls behind today’s 3.5 GHz C-band in reach. The modelling covered city centres, towns, suburbs and open country. Higher frequencies normally travel less far, and shorter reach normally […]
- Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange
Why it matters now that Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange has joined SWIFT
The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange has joined SWIFT, switching on its own SWIFT Business Identifier Code (BIC), ADSEAEADXXX, and stepping onto the network that carries the world’s financial messages. Picture a BIC as a verified address for money and securities traffic. It names the institution, points each instruction to the right desk, and confirms the […]
- Abu Dhabi
Hazza bin Zayed inaugurates 1st Al Ain Future Business Forum
His Highness Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Ain Region, has inaugurated the 1st Al Ain Future Business Forum, organised by the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) under the theme Invest, Develop, Thrive, at ADNEC Centre Al Ain on 23-24 September 2026. His Highness Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al […]
- Business Intelligence
Primary Intelligence vs. Secondary Hype: Bilal Sabouni on Gulf Market Due Diligence, AI Bias, and Operational Realities
Watch the full interview above and subscribe to the official ICN.talks Business YouTube Channel. The Illusion of Cheap Data: Primary Intelligence vs. Secondary Hype Information accessibility has reached an all-time high, yet high-volume access often leads institutional decision-makers into catastrophic confidence. “Cheap information produces costly confidence,” explains Bilal Sabouni, Managing Director at Guidepoint. “When you […]
- ICN BUSINESS Magazine
Hasnae Taleb spells out a governance test for women in finance in the GCC
Women in finance in the GCC have more access to capital, senior networks and decision rooms than when Hasnae Taleb began her career. The investor and market commentator told ICN Business the progress is real. Then she moved the conversation from headcount to control. The harder question, she said, is who “holds the pen.” In […]
- Lovable
$600 million in revenue for Lovable shows vibe coding going mainstream
$600 million in revenue for Lovable is the figure co-founder Fabian Hedin shared at the HumanX summit in Amsterdam on Thursday. In June, that number sat near $500 million. The jump matters less as a headline and more for what it shows. People who never learned to code are shipping real products, and companies are […]
- AI Tools
Claude Opus 5.5 matches Fable 5.1 performance at 60% lower API pricing
Anthropic released Claude Opus 5.5 on September 22, 2026, and priced it below the model it competes with. The model runs at $4 per million input tokens and $20 per million output tokens. That is 20% under Opus 5 and 60% under Fable 5.1, which still bills at $10 and $50. Anthropic says the model […]
- Media
What the Trump TV streaming platform is and how you can watch it today
The Trump TV streaming platform gives the White House its own 24/7 video channel, and it landed in the middle of a fight over who gets to cover the president. Its official name is “Trump TV: The Essentials Station.” The stream runs on the White House YouTube channel, its website, and its official app. Content […]
- 6G
How the 6G band in the UAE could triple network capacity on existing towers
The case for the 6G band in the UAE rests on a small number: two to five percent. That is how far an Upper 6 GHz signal falls behind today’s 3.5 GHz C-band in reach. The modelling covered city centres, towns, suburbs and open country. Higher frequencies normally travel less far, and shorter reach normally […]
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