Author: Art Ryan

Napster and Saudi Arabia’s HUMAIN are teaming up on Arabic-native AI agents, targeting government agencies and businesses across Saudi Arabia and the wider Middle East. The partnership combines HUMAIN’s Arabic AI stack with Napster’s embodied, multimodal agent technology. The aim is to build digital employees that do not treat Arabic as a translated layer sitting on top of an English-first AI system. Instead, Arabic is being positioned much closer to the foundation of the experience. Arabic Comes First, Rather Than Being Added Later Arabic support has improved rapidly across major AI platforms, but Napster and HUMAIN are taking a different…

Web Summit is bringing a major group of Chinese AI and robotics companies to Lisbon this November, announcing the first 30 speakers in what organisers say will be the opening wave of a much larger Chinese technology presence at Web Summit 2026. The initial lineup reaches across artificial intelligence, robotics, autonomous systems, quantum computing and technology policy. Companies and projects including GLM, MiMo, Manus, AgiBot and Galbot are part of the announcement, putting some of China’s increasingly influential technology builders directly in front of a European audience. The timing makes this particularly interesting. Chinese AI models have moved quickly into…

ING Group has been nominated for the 2026 World AI Awards in the Algorithmic Trading category, recognising the Dutch banking group’s work in machine-learning-powered trading, electronic execution and AI-assisted pricing across financial markets. Algorithmic trading at ING is not a new experiment dressed up with a generative AI label. The bank has spent years applying predictive analytics and machine learning to fixed income and foreign exchange, where milliseconds matter, prices shift constantly and traders have to process more market information than any individual can realistically absorb. The World AI Awards recognises organisations, individuals, products and technologies contributing to the development…

AlgoTrader has been nominated for the 2026 World AI Awards in the Algorithmic Trading category, recognising the company’s technology for building, automating and executing systematic trading strategies across electronic markets. Algorithmic trading is already deeply embedded in modern financial markets. The harder problem is no longer simply writing an algorithm. Trading firms need infrastructure that can ingest market data, connect with exchanges and brokers, test strategies against historical information, route orders and monitor what happens once a strategy goes live. That is the territory AlgoTrader operates in. The World AI Awards recognises organisations, individuals, products and technologies contributing to the…

Amplitude has been nominated for the 2026 World AI Awards in the Event Analytics and Insights category, recognising its work in turning digital interactions into behavioural data that product, marketing and growth teams can actually use. The premise behind Amplitude is fairly straightforward. A click, registration, purchase, feature interaction or abandoned journey becomes an event. Put enough of those events together and teams can start answering more useful questions: Where are users dropping out? Which features keep them coming back? What happened before a conversion? And, increasingly, what should a team investigate next? That is where artificial intelligence is taking…

Adobe Analytics has been nominated for the 2026 World AI Awards in the Event Analytics and Insights category, recognising Adobe’s work in turning high-volume digital interactions into information that organisations can use to understand audiences, measure engagement and respond to changing behaviour. For event organisers, publishers and brands, the analytics problem has changed. A registration or ticket sale tells only part of the story. Audiences now move between websites, apps, campaigns, video, email and other digital touchpoints before, during and after an event. Adobe Analytics is designed to make those signals measurable. Its analytics technology combines real-time reporting, attribution, anomaly…

GIGABYTE is putting local AI computing at the centre of its presence at AI Everything Abu Dhabi 2026, showcasing NVIDIA-powered systems that range from compact desktop machines to enterprise-scale AI infrastructure. The company is presenting its latest AI hardware during the event at ADNEC Centre in Abu Dhabi. Its message is fairly clear: not every AI workload needs to begin in a massive data centre or depend entirely on cloud infrastructure. Some development can happen locally, particularly when teams want more control over data, latency and computing costs. For GIGABYTE, that creates an opportunity to connect personal AI systems, high-performance…

Presight has gathered AI founders, investors, government officials and technology executives in Abu Dhabi for its inaugural Future Forum, putting the commercial deployment of artificial intelligence at the centre of the conversation just before AI Everything Abu Dhabi 2026. The invite-only gathering took place at the Energy Centre Abu Dhabi on October 5, one day before AI Everything Abu Dhabi opens at ADNEC Centre. Rather than treating AI purely as a technology story, Presight is pushing a more practical question: what does it actually take to turn promising AI into something governments and companies can deploy, trust and scale? That…

ASUS is bringing its latest commercial AI hardware to AI Everything Abu Dhabi 2026, putting the focus on something increasingly important for businesses: running more artificial intelligence directly on the devices employees use every day. The technology company is exhibiting at the event on October 6–7 at ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi, where its commercial computing portfolio will target enterprise, government and professional users. ASUS is exhibiting under the theme “Ubiquitous AI. Incredible Possibilities.” Rather than presenting AI purely as a cloud service, ASUS is pushing a device-level approach. Its business laptops, desktops and all-in-one systems increasingly include dedicated neural processing…

NetApp is putting the data layer at the centre of its appearance at AI Everything Abu Dhabi 2026, where CEO George Kurian will join discussions around one of enterprise AI’s increasingly difficult questions: what does it actually take to trust AI once it starts taking action? The data infrastructure company is exhibiting at the event on October 6 and 7 at ADNEC Centre in Abu Dhabi, alongside companies working across AI, cloud infrastructure, enterprise software and computing. NetApp’s argument is fairly simple. Building powerful AI models is only one part of the equation. Enterprises also need to know where their…

Artificial intelligence is getting a tougher test in Abu Dhabi. Not another chatbot demo. Not another model benchmark. At AI Everything Abu Dhabi 2026, the focus is shifting toward what happens when AI becomes part of government operations, scientific research and the infrastructure that keeps industries running. Microsoft, VDURA and IFS are among the companies bringing real-world deployments to the event, which takes place October 6–7 at ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi. The examples range from AI tools reaching 35,000 government employees to industrial AI systems designed to cut costs and reduce repetitive work. The event brings together hundreds of AI…

Schneider Electric is making its biggest acquisition yet. The target says a lot about where the French energy technology group thinks industrial AI is heading. The company has agreed to acquire U.S. industrial software specialist PTC in a $23.7 billion all-cash transaction, including debt. This deal pushes Schneider much deeper into engineering software and product design. Increasingly, these are AI-driven systems manufacturers use to manage products from development through service. Under the agreement, Schneider will pay $205 per PTC share. That values PTC’s equity at roughly $22.6 billion. It represents a substantial premium to the company’s share price before takeover…

Deutsche Telekom is putting a hard number on what artificial intelligence could mean for its bottom line. The German telecommunications group expects AI and automation to deliver around €2.5 billion in indirect cost savings by 2030, compared with its 2023 cost base. The target was outlined as Deutsche Telekom presented its AI strategy to investors, moving the conversation away from experimentation and toward measurable business returns. There is a revenue angle as well. Deutsche Telekom wants AI-related revenue from business customers outside the United States to rise from roughly €250 million in 2026 to around €800 million by 2030. The…

AstraZeneca has opened a major new research and development center in Cambridge, Massachusetts, putting artificial intelligence, robotics and laboratory automation directly into the infrastructure of its next generation of drug discovery. This new AstraZeneca agentic AI R&D center represents a significant step forward in innovative pharmaceutical research. The pharmaceutical group is investing more than $1 billion in Massachusetts, a commitment that includes its newly opened global strategic R&D center in Kendall Square. The investment is expected to increase AstraZeneca’s workforce in the state by more than 50% over the coming years. The AI angle sits deep inside the building itself.…

Seventeen countries have backed a new international vision for scientific research that puts artificial intelligence, computing power and access to data closer to the centre of government-backed discovery. This initiative is known as the Kyoto Vision AI-powered science approach. The Kyoto Vision for a Golden Age of Science sets out a broad direction for the future of research. It covers advanced AI systems, scientific infrastructure, funding models, research integrity and technical skills. Argentina, Bulgaria, Chile, Cyprus, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Poland, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United…

Dubai is taking another step toward making artificial intelligence part of everyday government operations. The Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) has launched the Agentic AI for Government Services Accelerator, bringing together 33 Dubai Government entities to explore how autonomous AI systems could improve public services. The programme will assess more than 300 public-facing use cases, looking for areas where agentic AI can reduce friction, accelerate decision-making and improve the way residents and businesses interact with government services. This is not simply another chatbot project. Dubai is looking at AI systems that can understand objectives, work through multiple tasks and interact with…

AI Everything Abu Dhabi 2026 opens on October 6 at the ADNEC Centre with a fairly direct message: artificial intelligence has to do more than produce impressive demonstrations. Microsoft, VDURA and IFS are among the companies arriving in Abu Dhabi with examples built around actual work, including government services, scientific computing, infrastructure maintenance and industrial operations. The two-day event, running October 6–7, will bring together more than 400 AI-focused companies and over 180 speakers, alongside investors, policymakers and business leaders from more than 70 countries. Organisers describe it as the world’s largest AI-first expo and summit. That scale matters. But…

Abu Dhabi is making a fairly clear bet on artificial intelligence: the next phase will be won by whoever can actually put the technology to work. That means less fascination with what a new model can generate and much more attention on what happens when AI gets plugged into government services, hospitals, infrastructure, research laboratories and large organisations. That shift will sit at the centre of AI Everything Abu Dhabi 2026, taking place on October 6–7 at ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi. More than 400 companies and organisations from 60 countries are expected to participate, alongside more than 150 startups and…

The waiting is almost over. AI Everything Abu Dhabi 2026 opens tomorrow, October 6, at ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi, putting the UAE capital at the centre of the global artificial intelligence conversation for two packed days. Running through October 7, the event will bring together AI companies, startups, investors, government leaders, researchers and technology executives from around the world. More than 400 AI infrastructure builders, model developers, unicorns and startups are expected to participate, alongside more than 200 investors and over 180 speakers from more than 60 countries. The countdown has been building for days. Tomorrow, attention shifts from what…

The United Arab Emirates and Kazakhstan are widening their strategic relationship. Artificial intelligence, digital infrastructure and advanced computing are taking a more prominent place alongside transport, energy and investment. The latest discussions came during a UAE delegation visit to Kazakhstan led by Suhail bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei, UAE Minister of Energy and Infrastructure and Envoy of the Minister of Foreign Affairs to Kazakhstan. The visit covered several large infrastructure and investment opportunities. However, the growing technology relationship stood out. AI, high-performance computing and digital transformation are becoming increasingly connected to the two countries’ broader economic plans. AI Moves Higher on…