Cloudflare Blocks AI Crawlers by Default: Publishers Finally Get Control Over Their Content
Cloudflare just changed how AI companies access web content by putting website owners in control of their content for the first time since AI…
Dubai’s XPANCEO Becomes Unicorn with $250M Raise for Smart Contact Lenses
A Dubai-based startup just landed one of the largest funding rounds in Middle East tech history. XPANCEO raised $250 million in…
Grok 4 debuts at No 1 on global benchmarks today and what the breakthrough means for the Middle East AI playbook
Elon Musk’s xAI launched Grok 4 today, and the independent firm Artificial Analysis immediately placed the model at the top of its…
Elon Musk ushers in the XAI era as “CRO” Linda Yaccarino exits, Gulf investors and major brands weigh the future of X
News that Linda Yaccarino is stepping down arrived only months after X was folded into Musk’s artificial intelligence venture XAI in a…
Kakao and OpenAI Bring ChatGPT to 49 Million Users on Korea’s Top Messaging App
South Korean tech giant Kakao has secured a major partnership with OpenAI to integrate ChatGPT capabilities into its popular KakaoTalk…
Saudi Arabia is Building Massive Waste Management System That Could Add $32 Billion to Economy
Saudi Arabia wants to recycle 95% of its waste by 2040. The Kingdom announced this ambitious plan in early 2024 as part of its goal to build a…
Beltone Launches Robin AI to Make Data Science Smarter in Egypt
Egypt’s financial services sector is making headlines again with the launch of Robin, a new artificial intelligence subsidiary created…
Saudi Tech Growth Sparks Surge in New Businesses, 1.72 Million Registered
Saudi Arabia’s tech sector has emerged as a major driver of business growth, with the kingdom registering over 80,000 new commercial…
From UAE to the World: Huspy Raises $59 Million to Redefine Proptech in Europe and the Middle East
When Jad Antoun founded Huspy in Dubai in 2020, the mission was clear: eliminate the exhausting maze of paperwork, inefficiencies, and…
Google Signs Massive Fusion Energy Deal to Power Data Centers by 2030
Google just signed the world’s largest corporate fusion energy agreement with Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS). The tech giant…