Technology
Arabic AI Models 2026: How the Gulf Is Building Its Own Language Models (Falcon, Jais and More)
A guide to Arabic AI models in 2026: Abu Dhabi's Falcon, G42's Jais, Saudi Arabia's ALLaM and Qatar's Fanar, and why the Gulf is building sovereign LLMs.
GCC Data Centre Boom 2026: How the Gulf Became a Global Cloud and Hosting Hub
The GCC data centre boom in 2026 tracks 170+ projects worth over USD 93 billion, as AWS, Microsoft, Google and Oracle race into the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
GCC Data-Protection & Cybersecurity Laws 2026: Country Guide for Businesses
GCC data-protection and cybersecurity laws 2026: UAE PDPL, Saudi PDPL and NCA ECC-2, plus Qatar, Bahrain, Oman and Kuwait rules — and how businesses stay compliant.
SpaceX IPO: Gulf Sovereign Funds See the Satellite Connectivity Layer Missing From Their AI Portfolios
A potential SpaceX IPO is generating sustained Gulf sovereign fund attention because Starlink — the world's most commercially advanced satellite internet constellation — represents the connectivity layer that is conspicuously absent from portfolios that already cover AI models, chips, and data centre infrastructure.
UAE AI Startup Scene June 2026: CNTXT AI Buys Arabic Voice Company Actualize, du Ventures Launches $50M Fund
Two June 2026 UAE deals signal the maturation of Gulf AI from experimentation to consolidation: CNTXT AI acquired dialect-aware Arabic voice AI startup Actualize for enterprise GCC deployment, while du launched a $50 million corporate venture fund targeting fintech, AI, and cybersecurity.
