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Tahawul Tech ·
Rakuten Group has recently taken steps to advance an existing online medical and pharmacy service by collaborating with technology company J Frontier. The pair intend to align to deliver online medical consultations and guidance on...
YourStory ·
Intuitively, a toll road company should want traffic. More cars, more tolls, more revenue, it seems like the whole point of building the road. But a large share of India's national highways today are built under a model where the...
YourStory ·
GetVantage, a B2B fintech platform for MSMEs, has raised Rs 63 crore in a Series A1 round of funding through a mix of debt and equity. The funding round was co-led by Rajeev Ahuja, former MD of RBL Bank and SanRaj Group. It also saw...
Tahawul Tech ·
Counterpoint Research has recently revealed that global smartphone revenue rose 7% year-on-year in Q2 2026 to an historic $109 billion. This revenue makes for the highest second-quarter total on record even as shipments declined. The...
Tahawul Tech ·
The Shokz OpenFit Pro combines titanium alloy earhooks with an open-ear acoustic design and adaptive noise reduction. New earbuds pair adaptive noise reduction with situational awareness for office, gym and outdoor use Open-ear earbuds...
YourStory ·
Company Details Company Overview Founded Not publicly disclosed Founder Dr Deepak Jain Headquarters New Delhi Sector Photonics, optical fibre and laser systems Funding Raised ₹6 crore, seed round (announced March 2026) Key Investors...
Intelligent CIO ME ·
In this thought leadership piece, Ashraf Hassan, General Manager, Infrastructure Solutions Group (Gulf) at Lenovo, argues that the region’s AI aspirations and sustainability commitments are not competing priorities. Instead, achieving...
Tahawul Tech ·
Junwei Yang, General Manager of Keeta Drone. Junwei Yang, General Manager of Keeta Drone, discusses how autonomous drone delivery can accelerate last-mile services, reduce congestion and support the UAE’s smart mobility ambitions Drone...
Telecom Review ·
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority ( DEWA ) is accelerating its transformation into a next-generation utility company by embedding artificial intelligence ( AI ) across its operations, customer services, and decision-making...
Tahawul Tech ·
CEO Richard Gregory explains how privacy, local relevance and culturally aware moderation are shaping Jodel’s growth in Saudi Arabia. Social media often rewards visibility, polished identities and follower counts, but Jodel is pursuing...
Intelligent CIO ME ·
HUMAIN, a PIF company delivering full-stack Artificial Intelligence capabilities globally, has announced a strategic investment in and partnership with MOZN, a leader in enterprise AI for high-assurance domains, based in Saudi Arabia....
Intelligent CIO ME ·
Shadow AI, AI tools operating beyond IT’s control, is really a request for speed. Gulf enterprises can answer it without giving up control, by building the right foundation , writes Ismail Ibrahim, General Manager, CEMEA, SUSE . Across...
Telecom Review ·
In an exclusive WinWin interview with Telecom Review during MWC Shanghai 2026, Toni Eid, Founder, Telecom Review Group, and CEO, Trace Media International; Dr. Atsuko Okuda, Regional Director, ITU Regional Office for Asia and the...
Telecom Review ·
Enterprise connectivity has followed a familiar blueprint for years. If an organization needed more bandwidth, the answer was simple: install more fiber . Whether connecting a hyperscale data center, expanding a manufacturing campus, or...
Telecom Review ·
Fiber-optic networks have served as the undisputed backbone of global connectivity. They have enabled everything from cloud computing and hyperscale data centers to 5G, enterprise networking, and international communications. Yet, as...
Telecom Review ·
Artificial intelligence ( AI ) is rapidly evolving into systems that can autonomously plan, coordinate, and perform tasks across tools. Its ability to generate more personalized experiences, streamline operations, and make more...
Telecom Review · · Medium severity
In recent years, artificial intelligence ( AI ) has emerged not only as a defensive tool in cybersecurity but also a weapon, uncovering hidden security flaws in the digital world. The emergence of AI worms—autonomous malware that...
Telecom Review ·
In the Middle East, telecom operators have become the backbone of national digital transformation, powering smart cities , digital government , autonomous mobility , and hyperscale cloud ecosystems. But as the region accelerates toward...
Telecom Review ·
As advancements in wireless technologies continue to accelerate, new capabilities will transform networks into intelligent sensing platforms. As integrated sensing and communication ( ISAC ) moves from theory to reality, it promises to...
Telecom Review ·
The radio access network ( RAN ) is one of the most hardware-dependent domains in telecommunications. Operators traditionally purchased tightly integrated solutions where radios, baseband processing, software, and management systems all...
Intelligent CIO ME ·
Digital Transformation is redefining corporate finance, enabling advisory firms to deliver deeper insight, stronger governance and more secure collaboration while responding to increasingly complex client requirements. Shahneel Syed,...
Tahawul Tech ·
Marc Veelenturf, Managing Director, CNS Middle East. Ghobash Group has appointed Marc Veelenturf as Managing Director of CNS Middle East in addition to the Group’s broader technology cluster. The appointment underscores Ghobash Group’s...
Telecom Review ·
Qatar’s digital transformation journey is being built on strategic planning and disciplined execution. Its digital evolution has significantly reduced reliance on hydrocarbon resources, ultimately transforming the country into a...
Telecom Review ·
Enterprise connectivity has been largely defined by public mobile networks and Wi-Fi. Together, they have powered offices, campuses, retail environments, and even industrial facilities. But as organizations embrace automation, AI,...
Telecom Review ·
According to Salience Consulting ‘s latest paper, ‘ Sovereign Financing for Expanding Rural Connectivity ,’ sovereign financing has become a critical enabler of rural broadband expansion, helping governments bridge the gap between...
Telecom Review ·
Artificial intelligence ( AI ) is advancing at an unprecedented pace, fundamentally transforming how communities operate, communicate, and make decisions. What was once theoretical has now been embedded into the critical sectors of...
Tahawul Tech ·
Taha Ghaznavi, CPO at Nabat.ai, explains how satellite intelligence, autonomous drones and field-validated AI are helping the GCC restore and manage natural ecosystems at scale Governments and organisations across the GCC are...
Intelligent CIO ME ·
Algorithmiq and IBM have announced a significant milestone in the development of quantum computing, demonstrating quantum advantage through the simulation of a heterogeneous quantum material using a new framework that establishes trust...
Tahawul Tech ·
The Shokz OpenFit Pro combines titanium alloy earhooks with an open-ear acoustic design and adaptive noise reduction. New earbuds pair adaptive noise reduction with situational awareness for office, gym and outdoor use Open-ear earbuds...
Tahawul Tech ·
Archit Gupta, Founder and CEO, ClearTax. Global tax technology company strengthens its presence in Oman as the Sultanate prepares to begin phased e-invoicing implementation in August 2026 Dubai — ClearTax, a global tax compliance and...
Tahawul Tech ·
General Manager – MENA, Tally Solutions. Dubai — Tally Solutions, the leading international business management software provider for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), today announced that it has been officially listed as a fully...
Tahawul Tech ·
Meta Platforms recently unveiled a dramatic acceleration in its infrastructure commitments. A new regulatory filing disclosed how the company has secured $279 billion in off-balance sheet lease obligations primarily dedicated to...
Tahawul Tech ·
The European Union (EU) recently outlined plans to provide €10 billion in funding to build seven AI gigafactories in the union. This news comes in addition to unlocking €20 billion in private investment for the project. In its latest...
Tahawul Tech ·
Google recently expanded its Play Age Signals API to all developers globally. This move is part of a broader push to help parents and app developers deliver safer, age-appropriate experiences on Google Play. Currently available in...
Tahawul Tech ·
OCR Studio , a developer of AI-powered scanning solutions, will unveil a multipurpose web-native ID and payment data scanner built specifically for banks and fintech companies operating in the Middle East. Running directly in any...
YourStory ·
Company Details Company Overview Founded 2023 Founders Dr Ramkesh Meena, Sudhir Nagarajan Headquarters Bengaluru Sector Drug discovery, cardio-metabolic disease Funding Raised Seed round from angel investors (December 2024);...
Tahawul Tech ·
Tarek Jundi, CEO of Ankabut , explains how connected systems, trusted infrastructure, data sovereignty and agentic AI can transform education while empowering teachers and strengthening students’ critical-thinking skills. Watch the full...
Telecom Review ·
According to a recently published report from Dell’Oro Group, carriers have spent 208% more on 5G standalone ( 5G SA ) than they had on 4G Core functions at the same point in the technology’s lifecycle. However, 5G mobile core network...
Tahawul Tech ·
Cisco recently introduced Antares, a family of small language AI models (SLMs) purpose-built to tackle one of the most difficult and time-consuming challenges in cybersecurity: finding hidden security flaws within software codebases,...
YourStory ·
Chennai-headquartered Aham Housing Finance has raised Rs 100 crore in a follow-on funding round led by industrial conglomerate The Sanmar Group. Aham Housing Finance will use the funds to strengthen its lending capacity and accelerate...
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