


Saudi Aramco seals US deals worth $10bn
Saudi Aramco has announced commercial cooperation worth over $10 billion with 14 American companies during Saudi-US CEOs forum in New York, including a number of tech firms.

AI to boost UAE economy by AED 335 billion
The UAE Council for AI met this week to discuss the significant national economic benefits of adopting AI, which is expected to increase economic output by 26 percent.

Saudi Arabia, SoftBank announce $200 billion solar project
Saudi Arabia and SoftBank have announced their intention to develop the world’s biggest solar power generation project at a press …

Dubai’s new AI-powered waste system to save AED 2m
The system will transform the city’s solid waste into a source of energy by using artificial intelligence.

Tap Strap lets you type anything, anywhere
Tap Systems has invented a new wearable called Tap Strap, which lets you turn any surface into a functional keyboard.

Saudi will seek foreign tech to create nuclear weapon “if Iran does”
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince says the kingdom would pursue foreign technology to build a nuclear weapon if its regional rival …

Hackers attempted to trigger Saudi plant explosion: report
Hackers tried to trigger a deadly explosion at a petrochemical plant in Saudi Arabia in August, The New York Times …

Microsoft to build duo of UAE data centres
Microsoft has announced plans to build its first Middle East and North Africa data centres in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

British physicist Stephen Hawking dies aged 76

Dubai rolls out new project to fight crime “without policemen”
Dubai Police has proposed a number of new projects under the theme “Police Without Policemen” as part of …

Ingram Micro unveils new IoT business unit
Ingram Micro has announced the launch of its newly formed Internet of Things (IoT) Business Unit in the Middle East, …

Saudi Arabia expected to complete trio of major tech deals
Tahawul Tech sources have said that Saudi Arabia is on the verge of completing deals with Amazon Web Services, Alphabet and Facebook when crown prince Mohammed bin Salman visits the United States next month.

Female tech leaders on building a collaborative future
During Dubai Internet City’s Tech Talk panel, female leaders and entrepreneurs, say it is no longer “man versus woman” but …