1+ hour, 30+ min ago  (151+ words) The ITU's latest index highlights the impact of Vision 2030's investments in digital infrastructure, AI, cloud, and regulation. Saudi Arabia has achieved the top position globally in the International Telecommunication Union's (ITU) ICT Development Index for 2026. This accomplishment highlights years…...

3+ hour, 31+ min ago  (523+ words) Starting September 15, mixed-use AI crawlers will be blocked by default across millions of sites to build a more controlled AI content ecosystem. [Image: Chetan Jha/MITSMR Middle East] Cloudflare is giving AI companies less than three months to change how…...

22+ hour, 8+ min ago  (390+ words) Confidence in AI is rising, with 42% employers saying they trust the technology to support critical decisions. [Image: Chetan Jha/MITSMR Middle East] In the UAE, AI isn't just helping people work better'it's increasingly helping employers make some of the most…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (515+ words) Between April and June, Crowd Strike rose 95% and Palo Alto Networks 113%, reflecting growing demand for cybersecurity amid enterprise AI adoption. [Image: Chetan Jha/MITSMR Middle East] The AI boom is creating an unlikely winner: cybersecurity. As frontier AI models grow…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (304+ words) Met agencies process massive volumes of real-time data from distributed sensing networks, making them well-suited for AI agents. The UAE is extending its national agentic AI strategy into meteorology, one of the government's most data-intensive functions. The National Center of…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (325+ words) Following the release of Brain2 Qwerty v1 last year, Meta has unveiled Brain2 Qwerty v2 to accelerate its efforts to decode brain activity. [Image: Chetan Jha/MITSMR Middle East] A big proponent of emerging technologies, Meta last year unveiled its ambitions to decode brain…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (1647+ words) The real risk isn't measuring productivity incorrectly'it's making workforce decisions based on those flawed measures. [Image: Chetan Jha/MITSMR Middle East] AI is exposing a measurement crisis as organizations deploy AI faster than they can redraw the KPIs used to…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (351+ words) New research shows UAE organizations are investing in AI but lagging in employee preparedness, governance, and cross-functional collaboration. [Image: Chetan Jha/MITSMR Middle East] As UAE businesses accelerate AI adoption, a new risk is emerging from within the workforce. Employee…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (245+ words) The program aims to produce a new generation of national cybersecurity companies capable of developing innovative solutions that meet the needs of both local and international markets. The UAE is reinforcing its national cybersecurity commitment with the launch of a…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (332+ words) In 2025, the Middle East saw robust growth in travel and tourism, rising 5. 3%, exceeding the global rate of 4. 1%. This surge was largely driven by Saudi Arabia, which accounted for 46% of the region's tourism economy. However, the current situation tells a different…...