Author: Art Ryan

Abu Dhabi, UAE — Global AI Show 2025 continues to gather the world’s most influential leaders in artificial intelligence, but one exhibitor stood out for addressing one of the industry’s biggest challenges: ensuring AI works reliably in the real world.That exhibitor was Uber AI Solutions — a global force specializing in the human-AI collaboration workflows that power the world’s most trusted, high-performing AI ecosystems. While much of the event spotlighted frontier models, agentic autonomy, and national-scale AI infrastructure, Uber AI Solutions captured attention for something equally crucial:the quality, precision, and cultural intelligence needed to make those systems deployable at global…

Abu Dhabi, UAE — Global AI Show 2025 is a showcase of the world’s most ambitious AI innovations, and among this year’s standout exhibitors is Zealogics, a global AI engineering powerhouse transforming how enterprises build, scale, and secure intelligent systems. At an event filled with frontier models, agentic platforms, and national-scale AI infrastructure, Zealogics distinguished itself through a simple but powerful mission:Make AI empowering — not overwhelming.Make AI practical — not theoretical.Make AI truly enterprise-ready. At the heart of this mission is a suite of engineered intelligence solutions designed to help organizations unlock smarter, faster, safer operations. Their presence at…

Abu Dhabi, UAE — Global AI Show 2025 showcased the world’s most advanced AI breakthroughs, but few exhibitors captured attention like Amira AI – Almost Human. Engineered in Germany and trusted by global leaders such as Audi, Vodafone, L’Oréal, and Santander, Amira demonstrated a level of enterprise automation and human-like intelligence that set a new benchmark for the event. In an industry racing toward agentic AI, Amira distinguished itself by delivering something exceptionally difficult: autonomous customer operations with human-grade communication quality — across 120+ languages, 24/7, at global scale. A New Standard for Autonomous Customer Experience Amira AI isn’t just…

Abu Dhabi, UAE — Global AI Show 2025 delivered dozens of global AI breakthroughs, but one of the most compelling regional innovations came from Kuwait. LOCALS, the country’s leading cultural-commerce platform, captivated attendees with the introduction of Lolwa — the Gulf’s first emotionally intelligent, culturally aware AI agent built directly into an e-commerce ecosystem. In a summit dominated by discussions on sovereign AI, enterprise agents, and global safety frameworks, LOCALS reminded the world that the future of artificial intelligence is not only technical — it’s deeply human, emotional, and cultural. A Regional Breakthrough With Global Implications At a time when…

Abu Dhabi, UAE — December 9, 2025 — The Global AI Show 2025 began yesterday with an unprecedented surge of global participation, marking one of the most influential opening days in the history of AI conferences. Held at the Space42 Arena in Abu Dhabi, the two-day summit — themed “AI 2031: Accelerating Intelligent Futures” — gathered world leaders, AI innovators, policy shapers, investors, and enterprise executives to outline collaborative strategies for the next decade of artificial intelligence. Day 1 demonstrated a decisive shift: AI has entered a new phase — from breakthrough technology to essential global infrastructure shaping nations, economies,…

Abu Dhabi, UAE — The world’s premier gathering of AI leaders, innovators, and decision-makers returns today for Day 2 — the final and most pivotal day of the Global AI Show 2025 at the iconic Space42 Arena. After an action-packed opening day filled with groundbreaking keynotes, live demonstrations, and high-impact discussions, today marks the culmination of a summit that has already reshaped global conversations around artificial intelligence. With the theme “AI:2031 — Accelerating Intelligent Futures,” the final day promises deeper insights, decisive dialogues, and forward-looking announcements that will influence global AI policy, enterprise adoption, and technological development in the years…

Key Highlights: As the AI era is booming, big tech giants are helping startups and emerging companies with funding. In yet another news, NVIDIA and Softbank Group from Japan are mulling over investing in Skild AI, according to an exclusive report by Reuters. Here we’re looking at investment figures of absolve $1 billion, which can bump up the valuation of Skild AI to approximately $14 billion. That’s a big number to reach for a startup that was founded just 2 years back. For those uninitiated, Solid AI is a well-funded startup that makes foundation models for robots, aiming to make them…

Payment acceptance inside large suppliers has traditionally operated like a utility. As long as money showed up and could be matched to an invoice, the system was considered successful. But that worldview is rapidly collapsing. The confluence of inflationary pressure, tightening working capital cycles, digitized B2B payments, and the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) are forcing suppliers to reconsider the fundamental question of which payments they should accept, from whom, and under what terms. “We think the supplier perspective on acceptance strategy has evolved quite a bit,” Billtrust Senior Vice President, Payments, Kunal Patel told PYMNTS. “The inflection point a few…

Agentic AI’s intersection with devices like phones, speakers and personal assistants hadn’t been visited much in the Prompt Economy. At least that was the case, up until last week when we heard from an upgraded Alexa+. Amazon’s newly rebuilt Alexa+ represents a significant shift toward agentic AI, according to Wired. The article reports that Amazon redesigned Alexa around generative AI to move beyond scripted commands and toward autonomous task execution. This rearchitecture required solving complex integration challenges across tens of thousands of devices and services, as well as combining multiple large language models into a coordinated system capable of sustained, natural conversation. Wired notes that Amazon’s internal collaboration…

Smartphone companies in China are reportedly promoting apps to help customers switch from the iPhone. That’s according to a report Sunday (Dec. 7) by the Financial Times (FT), which characterizes this as a bid by these companies to capture market share as Apple struggles to debut artificial intelligence (AI) offerings in this massive smartphone market. The report said the five biggest phone companies have all promoted programs this year to help consumers migrate from Apple’s operating system or to use Chinese phones alongside devices from Apple. The FT added that these efforts are happening as China’s internet regulator has held off on approving new…

A recent PYMNTS Intelligence report finds that retailers will enter this year’s peak shopping season defending themselves on more fronts than ever before. The report, Securing the Season: Fighting Fraud Without Losing Customers, outlines how the growth of holiday sales is being matched by the growth of holiday fraud. It shows how criminals exploit higher transaction volumes, how artificial intelligence is reshaping risk on both sides of the checkout counter and why merchants are being pushed to move from seasonal defenses to continuous protection. The report also highlights the role of customer service and authentication practices in reducing chargebacks that often pile up after January. Retailers have little room for error during the…

The wave of executive departures hitting Apple recently may not yet have crested. Johny Srouji, senior vice president of hardware technologies, recently informed CEO Tim Cook that he is thinking seriously about stepping down in the near future, Bloomberg News reported Saturday (Dec. 6), citing sources familiar with the matter. The report added that Srouji, who leads Apple’s in-house chips effort, has told colleagues that he plans to join another company if he ultimately decides to leave. As Bloomberg noted, this resignation — if it happens — would be the latest in a series of exits by key executives at the tech giant. Apple’s heads of artificial intelligence (AI) and…

A new artificial intelligence-powered tool that lets shoppers see how they would look in different outfits is resonating with clients, Stitch Fix CEO Matt Baer said Thursday (Dec. 4). “We’re seeing engagement from our clients that far exceeded our expectations when we rolled out the beta just a couple of months ago,” Baer said during the company’s quarterly earnings call. Stitch Fix announced the AI-powered visualization tool called Stitch Fix Vision on Oct. 6, saying it gives customers personalized imagery of their likeness in an array of shoppable outfit recommendations based on their style profile and the newest fashion trends. Aside from seeing their likeness in a variety of styles, customers can see themselves in a range…

Saudi Arabia’s Misraj AI has introduced a new Arabic-first AI system at Amazon’s big tech event, AWS re:Invent 2025. This system in question here is called Kawn, and it has been designed to understand Arabic the way people actually speak it. Saudi Arabia’s first language is Arabic, so it’s given that the majority of the population receives information written in Arabic. With a new AI system that can do things for you while understanding the common dialect is such a big deal Why the launch of Kawn is important As you may know, most of the world’s AI tools have…

Abu Dhabi, UAE — The wait is over. Day 1 of the Global AI Show 2025 has officially begun at the world-class Space42 Arena, bringing together the most influential minds in artificial intelligence, technology, policy, and innovation. Held from December 8–9, 2025, the event is set to redefine the global AI landscape with visionary insights, groundbreaking solutions, and real-world deployments shaping the decade ahead. With thousands of attendees from across the globe — including enterprise leaders, government delegations, AI pioneers, investors, founders, and emerging talent — Global AI Show 2025 is now underway as one of the most impactful AI…

A new AI-powered assistant has been unveiled to support letting agents with improved data-driven property market insights, empowering agencies with faster access to analytics, trends, and valuations. The tool promises to streamline property research and support agents in delivering more informed services to their clients. What the New AI Tool Offers Why This Launch Matters in Today’s Property Market What to Expect: Adoption and Next Steps Conclusion: A New Chapter for Tech-Enabled Real Estate Services The launch of this AI assistant marks a significant moment for real estate and letting agencies — blending traditional property expertise with modern data intelligence.…

New Delhi — In a pioneering move to strengthen India’s next generation of technologists, the Delhi Government has launched a major AI Innovation Drive that will provide 500,000 students across the capital with structured training in artificial intelligence, digital literacy, and emerging technologies. The initiative signals one of the largest school-level AI education programs in the country’s history. A Transformative Leap for School Education in Delhi The newly launched AI initiative aims to mainstream technology education in government and government-aided schools by offering: By integrating AI into early learning, the program intends to spark curiosity, foster innovation, and equip students…

The UK will use AI to “track and deter” Russian submarines as part of a new multi-million-pound hi-tech force to protect Britain’s undersea cables and pipelines. The hybrid naval force, named Atlantic Bastion, will combine autonomous vehicles and AI with warships and aircraft to identify threats to underwater structures and to defend them from interference. Announcing the plans, the defence secretary John Healey said it would be a “highly advanced hybrid fighting force to detect, deter and defeat those who threaten us”. The move comes after cables in the Baltic Sea were reported to have been damaged recently and UK defence intelligence has identified that Russia is modernising…

Abu Dhabi, UAE — The wait is over. Tomorrow, the doors of the iconic Space42 Arena will open for Global AI Show 2025, uniting the world’s most influential leaders in artificial intelligence, frontier technology, investment, and governance. For two days, Abu Dhabi will transform into the global stage where the next decade of intelligent innovation begins. With AI reshaping industries at unprecedented speed, this year’s event is expected to drive the most important conversations of 2025 — from national AI strategies and digital trust to agentic systems, enterprise transformation, and the rise of new AI economies. 🚀 A Landmark Gathering…

A bill introduced in the U.S. Senate Wednesday (Dec. 3) would enable the government to gather more data to better understand the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the workforce. The AI Workforce Projections, Research, and Evaluations to Promote AI Readiness and Employment Act, or AI Workforce PREPARE Act, (S.3339) was introduced by Sen. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) and is cosponsored by Sens. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) and Jon Husted (R-Ohio). “We have to understand how AI is changing the workforce so we can equip American workers with the skills necessary to stay ahead of China and lead the world,” Banks said in a Thursday (Dec. 4) press release.…