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AI use is still rising, and Microsoft says the UAE remains at the top of its latest global ranking. Microsoft’s latest Global AI Diffusion report says worldwide AI usage rose in the first quarter of 2026, increasing from 16.3% to 17.8% of the working age population. In
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The next wave of AI models could face government testing before the public gets access. Microsoft, Google DeepMind and xAI have agreed to give the US government early access to new frontier AI models for security reviews. The work will be handled by the Center for AI Standards and Innovation,
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Dubai is turning agentic AI from a future concept into a near term business goal. On May 4, 2026, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum launched a new initiative to help Dubai’s private sector move toward agentic AI within two years. The programme aims to accelerate the
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AI is moving from chat boxes into actual business workflows. That is why AI agents are getting so much attention. AI agents are software systems that can help plan, act, and complete multi step tasks with less manual input than a normal chatbot. In business, that could mean summarizing documents,
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The UAE is stepping up digital copyright enforcement, and the latest figures show how quickly online piracy is being targeted. The Ministry of Economy and Tourism said 13,667 violating websites were blocked during the first quarter of 2026 as part of the InstaBlock initiative. According to WAM, that was
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The UAE is treating artificial intelligence talent as a long term national investment, not just a technology trend. The country is expanding its focus on young AI talent through universities, scholarships, school level AI education, research pathways, and AI supported government talent platforms. WAM reported that the UAE is making
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Dubai is moving AI in government from scattered experiments toward a more structured operating model. Digital Dubai has launched the AI Integration Matrix Framework, a whitepaper designed to help Dubai Government entities plan, classify, and scale artificial intelligence projects in a more coordinated way. The goal is to reduce fragmented
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AI tools can help small businesses write faster, summarize documents, answer customer questions, plan campaigns, and organize daily work. But the same tools can also create a quiet risk: staff may paste private business data into systems that were never approved for sensitive information. Small businesses can use AI safely
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Dubai’s AI ambitions need more than software. They need serious computing power, reliable energy systems, and secure digital infrastructure that can support the next wave of artificial intelligence services. Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority has announced a joint venture with VOLT UAE to develop an advanced AI ready data
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Most people know AI as something that answers prompts. Agentic AI goes a step further. It can take action. Instead of simply generating a reply, an agentic AI system can break a goal into steps, use approved tools, browse websites, organize files, draft messages, and carry out tasks with limited
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OpenAI’s GPT-5.5 is not just another model name. It signals how fast the AI product cycle is moving, and how quickly users may need to rethink the way they use AI for work. OpenAI introduced GPT-5.5 as its latest major model update, positioning it for more complex
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Meta’s reported plan to collect employee mouse movements, clicks, keystrokes, and some screen activity for AI training is the kind of story that lands bigger than one company. It points to a shift in how workplaces may start feeding everyday human behavior back into AI systems. According to Reuters,