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• November 28, 2025 28 Nov'25

  Sea-Lion powering AI tools for migrant workers, local businesses

  The inaugural Sea-Lion summit showcased real-world applications of Southeast Asia’s first homegrown large language model, which now supports multimodal inputs and can run on a standard laptop

• November 27, 2025 27 Nov'25

  Google Cloud launches ‘PanyaThAI’ to spur AI adoption in Thailand

  The cloud supplier is offering training and its AI technology stack to unlock an estimated 730bn baht in economic value for Thai businesses such as Thai Wacoal and SE-Education

• November 26, 2025 26 Nov'25

  Interview: Bridgette McAdoo of Genesys on steering sustainability goals to success

  How resolving to ‘leave society better than you found it’ can open up solid opportunities at the intersection of science-based initiatives and business objectives

• November 25, 2025 25 Nov'25

  Paw Patrol: How AI and IoT are driving preventative pet care

  With vet bills skyrocketing, could preventative pet care using advances in AI and IoT help pet parents understand their furry friends better?

• November 25, 2025 25 Nov'25

  AI Singapore taps Alibaba Cloud to power Sea-Lion model

  The fourth iteration of the regional LLM leverages Alibaba’s Qwen foundation model to improve multilingual accuracy and performance on consumer-grade hardware

• November 25, 2025 25 Nov'25

  Interview: IBM on breaking hyperscaler lock-in

  Big Blue’s general manager for Asia-Pacific Hans Dekkers talks up why APAC enterprises are rethinking their reliance on public cloud, the resurgence of the mainframe via LinuxOne, and how it used its own AI tools to cut internal costs

• November 24, 2025 24 Nov'25

  UAE’s e& enterprise drives growth with AI and sovereign cloud

  Acting chief revenue officer Majd Coussa outlines how the digital transformation company is turning innovation into measurable business outcomes for 2025

• November 24, 2025 24 Nov'25

  MWC25 Doha debut marks a new chapter for MENA mobile innovation

  GSMA’s Jawad Jalal Abbassi outlines how Qatar’s first Mobile World Congress will accelerate digital transformation, 5G adoption and AI integration across the region

• November 21, 2025 21 Nov'25

  UK digital ID scheme cash will come from existing funds

  UK Parliamentary committee hearing reveals there will be no permanent government chief digital officer going forward, and digital ID scheme will be funded by existing budgets

• November 20, 2025 20 Nov'25

  Nvidia prepares for exponential growth in AI inference

  The company, famous for its datacentre AI acceleration, is focused on delivering better performance per watt to fuel the AI boom

• November 20, 2025 20 Nov'25

  Qualcomm and Humain launch AI engineering centre in Riyadh

  Saudi Arabia strengthens its artificial intelligence ambitions under Vision 2030 with a new Qualcomm-powered datacentre hub, as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman highlights tech innovation during his US visit

• November 20, 2025 20 Nov'25

  Firstsource ditches labour arbitrage for AI-driven outcomes

  The business process services firm argues that the days of simple labour arbitrage are gone as it pushes an ‘un-BPO’ strategy led by AI and automation

• November 19, 2025 19 Nov'25

  Government-backed coalition to end gazumping in property market

  The government wants a digital platform that can address ‘inefficiencies’ causing stress for homeowners and inflicting huge costs to the economy

• November 19, 2025 19 Nov'25

  Inside the Middle East tech ambition: How A2RL is shaping the future of AI-driven mobility

  Driverless cars push the boundaries of artificial intelligence, real-time decision-making and data-driven mobility at Yas Marina Circuit

• November 19, 2025 19 Nov'25

  UAE to launch first space-to-ground quantum communication network

  Technology Innovation Institute and Space42 unveil a collaboration at the Dubai Airshow to deliver the UAE’s first space-enabled quantum communication network, strengthening national cyber resilience and advancing sovereign leadership in ...

• November 18, 2025 18 Nov'25

  Groq commits up to $300m in Australia expansion

  US chip startup Groq plans to invest up to $300m to provide Australian businesses with compute capacity for AI inferencing and help solve issues around data sovereignty for major users like Quantium

• November 17, 2025 17 Nov'25

  Technology innovation drives accountancy job changes

  IT has often driven changes in bookkeeping. Now, joined-up data and conversational AI is helping accountants revisit a previous era

• November 14, 2025 14 Nov'25

  Lenovo to power FIFA World Cup 2026

  Lenovo will provide its consumer and enterprise technology capabilities to power the upcoming FIFA World Cup, which has been deemed the most technologically advanced tournament in the game’s history

• November 13, 2025 13 Nov'25

  Two-thirds of finance firms use suppliers for AI agent development

  Survey finds more banks and insurers are working with suppliers rather than going it alone when developing artificial intelligence agents

• November 12, 2025 12 Nov'25

  Hungry for data: Inside Europol’s secretive AI programme

  The EU’s law enforcement agency has been quietly amassing data to feed an ambitious but secretive artificial intelligence development programme that could have far-reaching privacy implications for people across the bloc

• November 12, 2025 12 Nov'25

  How Japanese banking giant MUFG is using AI

  Japan’s largest bank aims to transform into an AI-native company by using agentic AI, changing how it handles data, and inking key partnerships with OpenAI and Sakana AI

• November 11, 2025 11 Nov'25

  National Highways to get more out of its data through single platform

  Government-owned organisation National Highways will get more out of its data through extended working with IT service provider

• November 11, 2025 11 Nov'25

  New high-accuracy GPS aims to end navigation woes

  Grab and its tech partners are trialling a system that promises lane-level accuracy, a first for ride-hailing in Southeast Asia

• November 10, 2025 10 Nov'25

  Inside HP’s plan to build the Middle East’s next generation of tech creators

  Through gaming labs, artificial intelligence mentorship and inclusive partnerships, HP is helping young people in the Middle East, especially women, turn digital skills into real-world careers

• November 10, 2025 10 Nov'25

  DBS enhances GenAI chatbot for business clients

  The bank’s virtual assistant, DBS Joy, has been enhanced with generative AI capabilities to provide business customers with faster and better answers to their queries

• November 07, 2025 07 Nov'25

  Government showcases UK quantum computing pledge

  With £670m set aside, the government is keen to show how the funding is supporting quantum innovation

• November 07, 2025 07 Nov'25

  Popular LLMs dangerously vulnerable to iterative attacks, says Cisco

  Cisco researchers probed some of the most widely used public GenAI LLMs and found many of them were dangerously susceptible to so-called multi-turn cyber attacks producing undesirable outputs

• November 07, 2025 07 Nov'25

  Industry calls for clarity on government digital ID plans

  The digital identity industry asks UK government for transparency on its digital identity scheme and proposes a formal collaboration agreement

• November 06, 2025 06 Nov'25

  Interview: Filip Nekvinda on balancing IT stability with digital ambition at Abdul Latif Jameel

  The chief information and digital officer discusses the challenges of transformation, the power of data, and how Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 is shaping the future of technology leadership

• November 05, 2025 05 Nov'25

  From ambition to action: How the Gulf is turning responsible AI into a global reality

  The Middle East is rapidly advancing in artificial intelligence and digital transformation, driven by strong government strategies. Success in the region requires trust, cultural awareness and alignment with local regulations

• November 05, 2025 05 Nov'25

  SAP TechEd 2025: Make AI real, grind in data

  SAP TechEd in Berlin put an accent on building agentic and generative AI systems to create real business outcomes, beyond what its executives say is excessive hype

• November 05, 2025 05 Nov'25

  Bugcrowd brings Mayhem AI to bear on ethical hacking community

  Bugcrowd acquires scaleup Mayhem Security to enhance the ingenuity of its human hackers with AI-backed software testing capabilities

• November 04, 2025 04 Nov'25

  Ryt Bank taps agentic AI for conversational banking

  Malaysia’s Ryt Bank is using its own LLM and agentic AI framework to allow customers to perform banking transactions in natural language, replacing traditional menus and buttons

• November 04, 2025 04 Nov'25

  UAE Sovereign Launchpad begins nationwide roll-out with support from e& and AWS

  The cloud infrastructure platform aims to strengthen digital resilience and regulatory compliance across government and regulated sectors in the United Arab Emirates

• November 04, 2025 04 Nov'25

  Microsoft’s $15.2bn investment in the UAE: A strategic bet on AI, talent and trust

  Microsoft’s decade-long investment in the United Arab Emirates underscores its commitment to building a robust artificial intelligence ecosystem, advancing digital infrastructure and fostering local talent through a strategic partnership with G42

• November 03, 2025 03 Nov'25

  ADNOC, Masdar, XRG and Microsoft forge strategic alliance to power the future of AI and energy

  Unveiled before Abu Dhabi’s flagship energy event ADNOC, the partnership aims to deploy AI across ADNOC’s operations and deliver sustainable infrastructure to power Microsoft’s global datacentre growth

• October 29, 2025 29 Oct'25

  Labour fleshes out R&D funding

  Over the next five years, £85bn has been set aside by the government to fund research and development

• October 28, 2025 28 Oct'25

  Alan Turing Institute refocuses on security following Peter Kyle intervention

  A letter by the former secretary of state at DSIT, Peter Kyle, has led to a major transformation, with 78 projects taken off its books

• October 24, 2025 24 Oct'25

  Banks’ AI cost-cutting benefits won’t last, will ‘erode’ profits

  Banks are making significant cost savings through initial artificial intelligence implementations, but the technology will eventually hit their profits

• October 24, 2025 24 Oct'25

  AI chip challenger Groq eyes APAC expansion

  Groq’s novel chip architecture that speeds up AI inferencing has attracted a fast-growing developer base as it plans its first datacentre in the Asia-Pacific region

• October 24, 2025 24 Oct'25

  Canva to save 30,000 work hours with agentic AI

  The graphic design giant is training hundreds of staff on a low-code AI platform and agentic AI tools that are set to save around 30,000 person-hours this year and generate financial returns

• October 24, 2025 24 Oct'25

  Interview: Inside Abu Dhabi’s fast-track formula for deep-tech startups

  With its integrated model for research, innovation, and commercialisation, VentureOne’s CEO says the incubator is helping turn the UAE’s bold tech ambitions into globally competitive companies.

• October 23, 2025 23 Oct'25

  Cabinet Office pinches digital ID responsibility from GDS

  Prime minister Keir Starmer announces Cabinet Office will take over responsibility for the government’s new digital identity scheme

• October 22, 2025 22 Oct'25

  Singapore unveils efforts to govern agentic AI, prepare for post-quantum era

  Guidelines and tools will help organisations in the city-state manage risks from AI agents and prepare for a future where quantum computers could break current encryption

• October 22, 2025 22 Oct'25

  Container storage: Five key things you need to know

  We look at container storage and backup, diving deep into how storage works in containers, container storage interface, container-native storage, and the management platforms storage suppliers offer

• October 21, 2025 21 Oct'25

  Government to launch AI sandbox scheme

  The proposed AI Growth Lab aims to cut red tape and allow companies to test artificial intelligence products in a safe environment

• October 20, 2025 20 Oct'25

  From Whitehall to WhatsApp: The rise of conversational government

  Chatbots and secure messaging are reshaping citizen access to public services, offering speed and simplicity, but raising questions of trust and inclusion

• October 20, 2025 20 Oct'25

  EU regulation sharpens fear of Norwegian AI exodus

  Norway’s government wants fast-track adoption of EU AI Act as pressure mounts for the EU to ease regulation on high-tech sectors

• October 20, 2025 20 Oct'25

  The Netherlands faces €12bn R&D investment gap as productivity stagnates

  Dutch government unveils nine-point plan to meet European 3% GDP target after its competitiveness ranking plummeted

• October 17, 2025 17 Oct'25

  HMRC rolls out Microsoft Copilot AI

  HM Revenue and Customs has begun to roll out Microsoft 365 Copilot to its staff, with the aim of making productivity savings