Author: Art Ryan

Dubai, UAE — 24 November 2025— With excitement building across the region’s technology ecosystem, DATEwithTech Dubai 2025 is proud to welcome The Modern Data Company, Trade Bank of Iraq (TBI), and Maalexi as Official Bronze Partners for this year’s landmark edition. Set to take place on 26–27 November 2025 at Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, the event is positioned to become the region’s most important convergence of AI, cloud, digital trust, CX transformation, and enterprise innovation. The addition of these three influential organizations strengthens the event’s promise to deliver world-class insights, cross-sector collaboration, and next-generation technologies that will shape the digital future…

Dubai, UAE — The wait is almost over. In just 2 days, the Digital Acceleration & Technology Expo (DATE) Dubai 2025 will open its doors on 26–27 November at the prestigious Madinat Jumeirah, transforming Dubai into the epicenter of the Middle East’s digital future. As governments and enterprises accelerate AI adoption, cloud modernization, cybersecurity resilience, and digital services, DATE Dubai 2025 arrives at a critical moment — offering unmatched access to the technologies, insights, and partnerships shaping the next decade of innovation across the MENA region. Themed “Human Potential Meets Digital Possibilities,” the summit will connect global leaders, industry pioneers,…

Seattle, WA — As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly woven into everyday business operations, more companies are openly identifying AI as a key factor in workforce reductions. What began as a subtle shift in automation has now become a mainstream justification for layoffs — leaving thousands of workers wondering what their future looks like in an AI-driven economy. Across sectors such as tech, finance, retail, and customer service, employers are stating more plainly that AI tools allow them to operate with fewer people, faster processes, and lower costs. In some cases, jobs are being redesigned; in others, eliminated entirely. This marks…

Cairo, November 23 (QNA) – The third Annual Forum of Think Tanks in Arab Countries kicked off on Sunday at the headquarters of the Arab League in Cairo. The two-day event is held under the theme: “The Role of Think Tanks in Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Enhance Informed Decision-Making.” In his opening remarks, Assistant Secretary General and Supervisor of the Media and Communication Sector at the Arab League Ambassador Ahmed Rashid Khattabi, emphasized that the forum comes at a time of unprecedented global transformations driven by the digital revolution and the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. He noted that AI is no longer merely…

The technology secretary, Liz Kendall, has indicated she is sympathetic to artists’ demands not to have their copyrighted works scraped by AI companies without payment and said she wanted to “reset” the debate. In remarks that suggest a change in approach from her predecessor, Peter Kyle, who had hoped to require artists to actively opt out of having their work ingested by generative AI systems, she said “people rightly want to get paid for the work that they do” and “we have to find a way that both sectors can grow and thrive in future”. The government has been consulting on…

Dubai, UAE — The final countdown has begun. In just 3 days, the region’s most anticipated digital transformation event — the Digital Acceleration & Technology Expo (DATE) Dubai 2025 — will open its doors on 26–27 November 2025 at Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai. The landmark expo is expected to unite thousands of decision-makers, innovators, regulators, investors, and technology pioneers shaping the Middle East’s digital future. Organised by Trescon, DATE Dubai has quickly risen as one of the region’s defining platforms for enterprise innovation and emerging technologies. This year’s theme, “Human Potential Meets Digital Possibilities,” underscores the powerful fusion of people and…

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — 23 November 2025 — The Blockchain Council, a globally recognized authority in blockchain and emerging-technology education, is proud to announce its official role as Strategic Media Partner for the upcoming Global AI Show – Riyadh 2026, taking place on 9–10 February 2026 in the Kingdom’s rapidly growing innovation capital. This partnership strengthens the Council’s mission to empower global professionals with trustworthy, cutting-edge insights across AI, blockchain, and digital transformation — while amplifying one of the world’s most high-impact technology gatherings. 🌍 A Powerful Collaboration at a Critical Moment for Emerging Tech The Global AI Show Riyadh…

Abu Dhabi, UAE — 23 November 2025 — The global artificial intelligence community will turn its attention to the UAE this December as the Global AI Show Abu Dhabi 2025 unveils its visionary partners and an exceptional roster of world-class speakers. Scheduled for 8–9 December 2025 at Space42 Arena, the event is set to be one of the most influential AI gatherings of the year, bridging global innovation with the region’s rapidly advancing digital ambition. Organised by VAP Group in collaboration with Times of AI, the conference will spotlight the theme “AI:2031 – Accelerating Intelligent Futures”, reflecting a decade-forward look…

Dubai, UAE — 22 November 2025 — The Smart Cities Council (SCC) — the world’s longest-running and most influential organization dedicated to advancing smart, sustainable and digitally enabled cities — has announced an expanded suite of exclusive partnership benefits for the upcoming Digital Acceleration & Technology Expo MENA 2025 (DATE MENA 2025), taking place 26–27 November 2025 at Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai. The strengthened collaboration will empower SCC members and regional stakeholders with enhanced access, elevated visibility, and strategic influence at the Middle East’s premier forum for digital transformation, smart infrastructure, and emerging technologies. 🌍 A Strategic Partnership to Empower the…

Google places itself firmly in the agentic era with its Gemini 3 release and the debut of Antigravity. This new development environment enables artificial intelligence (AI) agents to perform entire coding tasks independently. The shift recasts coding platforms as operational hubs that run end-to-end workflows rather than just assisting with individual lines of code. Antigravity’s Agentic Structure Google positions Antigravity as a space where AI agents can create features, test them and correct issues with minimal back-and-forth. Agents in the environment take instructions, carry out the work and document what they did in a structured way. Ars Technica reported that the agents “operate autonomously…

The role of the CFO is shifting under macroeconomic volatility, tightening controls and fast-moving technology that touches every operational corner of the enterprise. Speaking with PYMNTS as part of the “What’s Next in Payments” series, Mastercard EVP of Commercial and New Payment Flows for North America Mike Kresse said the modern CFO can no longer view technology as an isolated domain. Instead the executive must connect data, payments, automation, risk and decisioning to sustain performance and steer corporate strategy. Across conversations with finance leaders at companies of every size, Kresse said the central concern remains working capital. He said CFOs are seeking…

Nvidia’s most overlooked income-statement line emerged as one of its fastest growers this past quarter. The automotive segment jumped 32% year over year in Q3, signaling that automakers are moving advanced driver-assistance and controlled-route autonomy from pilots to more structured development programs drive by artificial intelligence (AI). The increase stood out inside a quarter shaped by strong AI infrastructure demand. Nvidia reported $57 billion in fiscal third-quarter revenue, up 62% from a year earlier, and said its data center business generated $51.2 billion, a 66% increase, according to the company’s Q3 earnings release. Although the automotive unit remains a small portion…

A week after announcing that it was piloting a new group chat feature in ChatGPT, OpenAI said it has begun rolling out the feature globally. “Early feedback from the pilot has been positive, so we’re expanding group chats to all logged-in users on ChatGPT Free, Go, Plus and Pro plans globally over the coming days,” the company said in a Thursday (Nov. 20) update to its original announcement. “We will continue refining the experience as more people start using it.” OpenAI said on Nov. 13, in the original announcement, that it was beginning to pilot the feature in Japan, New Zealand, South Korea and Taiwan. The company said at the time that it expected to expand the feature to more regions after gaining feedback…

Artificial intelligence (AI) is breaking down the traditional constraint of global logistics: the need for additional labor as business scales. Logistics has always been a business of scale, with the more containers that are moved, the lower per-unit cost. Historically, however, scale meant adding people. Every additional thousand shipments required more planners, coordinators and data processors. AI is now allowing companies to move thousands of containers with planning teams that would have struggled to manage hundreds five years ago. The difference shows up in planning engines first. Modern freight networks involve thousands of variables: vessel capacity, port congestion, carrier contracts, customer delivery windows, customs requirements. Human planners…

Perplexity’s artificial intelligence-powered browser, Comet, is now available in a mobile version. The company has released the first mobile version of the browser, Comet Android, and will release an iOS version within days, Perplexity Co-founder, President and CEO Aravind Srinivas said in a Thursday (Nov. 20) post on LinkedIn. “Research gets a lot simpler when you’re on Comet,” Srinivas said in the post. “You can easily buy stuff with just a simple voice command. And pretty much vibe browse with voice, completely changing how the browser is meant to feel on your phone.” The browser was already available for Mac and Windows platforms, according to…

Peek is expanding the capabilities of its artificial intelligence-powered platform for the experiences industry, which includes organizations involved with museums, theme parks, tours and activities, and cultural attractions. The company announced in a Thursday (Nov. 20) press release that it acquired two companies, ACME Ticketing and Connect&Go, and raised $70 million in a Series D funding round. “These acquisitions and new funding enable us to further accelerate our product innovation and deepen our support, ultimately helping operators grow their businesses,” Peek CEO Ruzwana Bashir said in the release. “We’re committed to giving activities operators the tools they need to not just compete, but to lead, in today’s rapidly evolving experiences economy.” With the acquisition of ACME,…

The financial software world is undergoing a transition to more integrated, artificial intelligence-enabled platforms. Intuit, the owner of Quickbooks, TurboTax, CreditKarma, Mailchimp, and other financial, accounting, and tax preparation software and services for consumers, small businesses and accountants, sits at the center of this transition. Or rather, its products do. And on Thursday’s (Nov. 20) first quarter 2026 earnings call, Intuit’s executive commentary reflected a company that is advancing a deliberate transformation from software to platform, from product to service, from transaction to experience. “We delivered an exceptional first quarter as we continue to execute on our AI-driven expert platform strategy,” said Sasan Goodarzi, Intuit’s…

A new multiyear survey from Northeastern University shows that adults across the U.S. and Canada prefer workforce retraining over other policy responses as artificial intelligence (AI) changes job requirements. The findings come as companies report uncertainty about how AI will affect staffing and as executives signal that they may need to redesign roles, expand training pipelines and reassess hiring plans. The survey’s timing reflects a moment when employers are deploying AI more broadly but have not yet established clear strategies for helping workers adjust. A PYMNTS Intelligence study found that 50% of CFOs expect new AI-driven roles to appear, 47% expect job reductions and only 12% say their organizations feel very…

Numeric launched a new cash-management product as it closed a $51 million Series B round, expanding its finance automation platform at a moment when companies are trying to get clearer, real-time visibility into their cash positions. The company said the tool reduces the manual reconciliation work that still shapes daily finance operations across many mid-sized and large enterprises. Numeric first gained traction by helping accounting teams speed up the month-end close. With the new funding led by IVP, alongside Menlo Ventures, Founders Fund, Alkeon Capital, 8VC and others, the company now brings its total capital raised to about $89 million. Numeric delved…

Dubai, UAE — The excitement continues to build as the region counts down to one of its most influential technology gatherings of the year. With only 5 days remaining, the Digital Acceleration & Technology Expo (DATE) Dubai 2025 is set to kick off on 26–27 November 2025 at Madinat Jumeirah, bringing together global tech innovators, enterprise leaders, government executives, investors, and transformation pioneers. Hosted by Trescon, the event serves as a critical platform for exploring how AI, cloud, digital infrastructure, cybersecurity, fintech, and emerging technologies are reshaping the MENA region’s digital future. This year’s theme, “Human Potential Meets Digital Possibilities,”…