Author: Art Ryan

Saudi Arabia has moved another major AI infrastructure project from announcement to reality. AMD, Cisco and Saudi AI company HUMAIN have switched on a large-scale AI computing cluster in the Kingdom. It uses AMD Instinct MI355X GPUs alongside Cisco networking technology. The infrastructure is already serving HUMAIN customers in Saudi Arabia and other markets. AMD CEO Lisa Su described the site as the company’s largest inference cluster outside the United States. More capacity is coming too. The partners plan to add up to 250 megawatts of AI infrastructure starting in 2027. AMD’s Largest Inference Cluster Outside the US Is Now…

HP is bringing its Garage 2.0 startup incubator to Saudi Arabia, adding another major technology company to the Kingdom’s growing AI startup ecosystem. The company announced the Saudi launch during LEAP 2026. Garage 2.0 will connect startups with educators, industry partners and HP specialists. The focus is practical: help founders turn AI ideas into products that can actually move toward deployment. The timing is interesting. Saudi Arabia has spent heavily on AI infrastructure, skills and startup development. HP is arriving when that ecosystem is already much more crowded — and much more mature. HP Garage 2.0 Makes Its Saudi Debut…

Qualcomm is putting down deeper roots in Saudi Arabia. The US chipmaker held a soft launch for its new Riyadh office on August 30, 2026. The move comes as Qualcomm expands beyond the smartphone market. AI infrastructure, edge computing and industrial AI are becoming much bigger parts of its business. Saudi Arabia has become particularly important to that strategy. Qualcomm already has major projects underway with HUMAIN and other Saudi partners. Its technology now stretches from AI PCs to industrial systems and large AI data centres. Qualcomm Expands Its Physical Presence in Riyadh Qualcomm opened its new Riyadh office just…

Singapore is giving AI a bigger role in how travelers discover the city. The Singapore Tourism Board and Chinese travel platform Mafengwo have launched the Singapore AI Inspiration Lab in Beijing. The immersive pop-up uses artificial intelligence to help travelers build more personal Singapore itineraries. It also pushes visitors beyond the usual landmarks. The event opened on August 23, 2026. It targets young travelers, families, and seniors. Each group can use AI-powered tools to explore Singapore based on different needs, interests, and travel styles. AI Is Turning Singapore Trip Planning Into a Conversation The Singapore AI Inspiration Lab puts AI…

Tourism Fiji is experimenting with a different way to sell the islands to Chinese travelers. This time, artificial intelligence sits behind the storytelling, and the new initiative involves Tourism Fiji Baidu Wenku AI to reach this market in innovative ways. The tourism organization has partnered with Baidu Wenku to create AI-powered travel guides and animated content. The campaign focuses on five sides of Fiji: adventure, cuisine, culture, nature, and wellness. It is not simply about generating another digital brochure. AI is helping turn destination information into visual stories made for Chinese digital platforms. Fiji Is Turning Traditional Travel Guides Into…

Thailand’s AI startup scene is getting a direct push from OpenAI. OpenAI and Thailand’s Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI) have launched an eight-week startup accelerator. The program is designed to move promising AI prototypes closer to real-world deployment. The OpenAI x MHESI AI Accelerator starts with ten Thai startups. Their projects focus on healthcare, wellness, and education. OpenAI says this is its first public-private partnership with the Thai government aimed specifically at local startups. The initiative also involves Thailand’s National Innovation Agency (NIA), Mahidol University, and Techsauce. It is less about building impressive demos and more…

Caterpillar has spent years teaching enormous machines to work with less human intervention. Now, those lessons are shaping its wider artificial intelligence strategy, especially as Caterpillar AI deployment becomes increasingly important across the industry. The company first pushed hard into autonomy in mining. That made sense. Mines can be dangerous, remote, repetitive, and short on skilled workers. Today, Caterpillar sells autonomous haul trucks, drills, loaders, dozers, and remote-controlled equipment. It also provides fleet management software and command-center technology. Now the company wants to take that experience somewhere messier. Construction sites, quarries, factories, maintenance operations, and internal software teams are all…

OpenAI is pulling its models from Cursor after Elon Musk’s SpaceX bought the popular AI coding company. The change will not happen immediately. OpenAI plans to end its agreement with Cursor on November 12, 2026. Until then, developers can continue using existing OpenAI models through the coding platform. There is another catch. Cursor will not receive OpenAI’s future models during the transition. The decision comes just weeks after SpaceX completed its $60 billion acquisition of Cursor. It also adds another layer to the long-running dispute between Musk and OpenAI. OpenAI Plans to Shut Off Cursor Access in November OpenAI notified…

Artificial intelligence needs more than GPUs. The Corning AI data center boom is transforming infrastructure to meet those growing demands. Behind every massive AI data center sits another piece of infrastructure that receives far less attention: optical fiber. That is creating an unexpected winner from the AI boom. Corning, one of America’s oldest manufacturers, is seeing demand surge for its glass-based optical technology. The company now expects rapid growth as data center construction accelerates. Corning is also working with NVIDIA on three advanced optical-manufacturing facilities in North Carolina and Texas. The expansion is expected to create more than 3,000 jobs.…

Artificial intelligence had another busy week, but not every story was about a shiny new chatbot. From Nvidia’s massive earnings signal to sovereign AI launches, enterprise model strategy, cybersecurity warnings, and creative-industry pushback, the week of August 23–29 showed a market moving from experimentation into infrastructure, regulation, and real-world pressure. Technology & Innovation Nvidia’s AI Machine Keeps Expanding Nvidia remained the center of the AI conversation this week after reporting another huge quarter and offering a strikingly bullish outlook. The company reported second-quarter revenue that beat Wall Street expectations, with its data center business still carrying the story. Nvidia also…

AWS and NVIDIA are making their AI infrastructure partnership much bigger. Amazon Web Services plans to deploy 2 million additional NVIDIA GPUs across its global infrastructure. The rollout is scheduled for 2027 and 2028. It will cover AI factories and other AWS infrastructure around the world. The scale alone grabs attention. But this isn’t simply a giant GPU order. AWS and NVIDIA are also expanding their work across CPUs, networking, AI models, data processing, and robotics. NVIDIA Vera CPUs are coming to AWS as part of the deal. The companies also plan secure AI infrastructure for the U.S. government. AWS…

China’s AI boom needs more than advanced chips and ambitious models. It needs electricity. Lots of it. That demand is pushing some of the country’s biggest computing projects far from its eastern technology hubs. Rural areas in western China are becoming an important part of the strategy. Guizhou Province is one example. Huawei operates its largest data center there. Dozens of other facilities have also appeared across the southwestern province in recent years. The shift is deliberate. China wants computing infrastructure closer to abundant renewable energy, cooler climates, and available land. At the same time, Beijing sees computing power as…

Riyadh is about to become a very busy place for technology. One major reason is the upcoming LEAP 2026 Riyadh event, which will attract global attention. LEAP 2026 opens on August 31, bringing artificial intelligence, startups, investors and global technology companies together in Saudi Arabia. The four-day conference runs through September 3 at the Riyadh Exhibition and Convention Center in Malham. This year’s theme is “Into New Worlds.” AI sits near the center of that idea. Saudi Arabia is using LEAP to show where its digital economy is heading next. The timing also matters. The event arrives during the Kingdom’s…

Uzbekistan does not seem interested in choosing one side of the global AI race. The Central Asian country wants closer technology ties with both the United States and China. That position is becoming harder to maintain as Washington and Beijing build competing AI alliances. Uzbekistan has formally asked to join Pax Silica, the US-led initiative focused on AI and technology supply chains. The request comes only a month after Tashkent joined China’s World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization (WAICO). That puts Uzbekistan in an interesting position. Washington increasingly wants trusted AI partners to stay away from China’s competing framework. Tashkent has…

Japan has a new kind of school, and the students are humanoid robots. A group of five Japanese companies has opened a facility near Tokyo to train robots using physical AI. The technology allows AI systems to control machines and respond to changes in the real world. The facility is located in Chiba Prefecture, where media representatives recently watched workers train AI-powered humanoid robots. The goal is practical: develop machines that can eventually work on assembly lines and help ease labor shortages. Five Japanese Companies Are Sharing the Experiment The project brings together five companies from different industries, including an…

Artificial intelligence is no longer sitting on the edge of travel planning. It is already part of how many Americans choose destinations, compare hotels, find routes, and manage trips. A new Amadeus report found that 85% of US travelers believe AI saves them time. They also say it can deliver more personalized recommendations. Around 74% have already used AI while planning a trip. The numbers show strong adoption. They also reveal something else. Travelers like AI when it helps. They become much more cautious when it starts making decisions for them. AI Is Already Part of Trip Planning Nearly three-quarters…

AI travel agents are moving beyond trip ideas and recommendations. Atlas has released an open-source flight booking Skill designed for AI agents. It gives compatible agents access to flight search, live pricing, availability checks, and booking functions. Developers can use the technology without building every flight integration themselves. The bigger shift is fairly simple. AI can already help someone decide where to travel. Now, companies want it to help complete the trip as well. AI Agents Can Move Beyond Flight Recommendations AI travel assistants are already good at understanding basic trip requests. Travelers can give them destinations, dates, budgets, and…

Banks have a surprisingly expensive problem. They need enough cash inside ATMs without leaving too much money sitting idle. Artificial intelligence is making that calculation far more precise. Banks and ATM operators are now using AI to forecast cash demand at individual machines. These systems study withdrawal patterns, paydays, holidays, local events, and seasonal changes. The goal is simple. Put the right amount of cash in the right ATM at the right time. The potential savings are substantial. Brink’s says better forecasting can reduce total cash demand across an ATM network by 30% to 40%. AI is also being used…

The UAE’s push to bring artificial intelligence deeper into government is getting another academic-industry partnership. The recent RIT Dubai Palmira AI partnership exemplifies this growing trend of collaboration in the region. Rochester Institute of Technology of Dubai (RIT Dubai) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Palmira Software House LLC. The two organizations will work together on artificial intelligence, digital transformation, and smart government projects. This isn’t limited to research papers or classroom work. The partnership is designed around practical projects that could reach government and private-sector organizations. Students will also get opportunities to work directly with industry. RIT Dubai…

Searching for a home in the UAE is starting to look less like filling out a form. Bayut has launched AI Search, a conversational property search feature for buyers, renters, and investors. Instead of clicking through several filters, users can simply describe the home they want. Someone could ask for a two-bedroom apartment in Dubai Marina with a sea view. They could add a budget, then change their requirements in the next prompt. The search evolves with the conversation. Bayut says it is the first UAE property portal to offer this type of natural-language home search. The feature is now…