Author: Avijit Sah

The landscape of enterprise AI adoption is changing rapidly. Across regions, the Middle East stands out as one of the fastest-growing enterprise AI markets, underpinned by ambitious national AI strategies in countries such as the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.  The region’s executives are highly bullish on GenAI: in the GCC, close to nine in ten CEOs report using GenAI in some form, and more than two-thirds of organisations expect to increase AI investment, seeing it as critical for productivity and new business models.​ HCLTech’s multi-year partnership with OpenAI is at the forefront of this transformation. This large-scale, multi-year initiative…

Dubai’s year-end shopping season is driving strong activity across the UAE’s classifieds market, with residents turning to second-hand technology and household items as they prepare for holidays, gatherings and gifting. According to new data from dubizzle, smartphones continue to attract the highest levels of interest, with iPhones ranking as the most sought-after items during the festive period. Nearly 10 per cent of holiday shoppers on dubizzle viewed iPhones, reflecting their popularity as gifts and sustained demand for high-quality pre-owned devices. Laptops also recorded strong engagement, supported by demand from residents seeking work-friendly and travel-ready technology at more accessible prices. Beyond…

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and its partners have successfully secured a structured financing transaction of up to AED40.4 billion (US$11 billion) to monetise Hail and Ghasha’s midstream future gas production. The Ghasha concession, located offshore Abu Dhabi, is set to produce 1.8 billion standard cubic feet per day (bscfd) of gas. The non-recourse financing transaction, unique for an energy project of this scale and complexity, enables ADNOC to realise upfront value for its products at competitive rates. In addition to providing immediate access to capital, the financing structure introduces an innovative commercial model that ring-fences midstream facilities and…

O Fundo Monetário Internacional aprovou a segunda revisão do programa em São Tomé e Príncipe, desembolsando 2,9 milhões de dólares, e prolongou o acordo por 12 meses, garantindo mais 6,1 milhões de dólares. “O Conselho Executivo do FMI concluiu a segunda revisão ao abrigo do acordo de Facilidade de Crédito Alargado (ECF) para São Tomé e Príncipe, permitindo um desembolso imediato de cerca de 2,9 milhões de dólares [2,4 milhões de euros], elevando o total de desembolsos para cerca de 13,7 milhões de dólares”, cerca de 11,6 milhões de euros, lê-se num comunicado divulgado pelo Fundo. No texto, o FMI…

Jak można było przewidzieć, jeśli chodzi o tegoroczne The Game Awards, najwięcej dyskusji – zarówno świeżo po, jak w dłuższej perspektywie – wywołała zapowiedź Divinity. A oliwy do ognia dolały pewne wypowiedzi Swena Vincke. Nie chodzi jednak o szczegóły uniwersum, czy wstępnie wspominane mechaniki, a pewien drobny fragment, w którym szef Larian Studios mówi o użyciu AI. A jako że temat jest skrajnie niewygodny, burza została wywołana.CEO Larian Studios wyjaśnia, o co chodziło mu w swojej wypowiedzi na temat AI w niedawnej rozmowie związanej z projektem Divinity. Jednocześnie w późniejszym okresie dojdzie do specjalnej sesji pytań i odpowiedzi. Divinity -…

Aston Villa are the Premier League’s form side, with Unai Emery‘s men surging into Premier League title contention alongside Arsenal and Manchester City. After failing to win any of their opening six games of the season, Villa have won 15 of their past 17 in all competitions, including 10 of 11 in a fiercely competitive Premier League. The Birmingham-based club have shrugged off their status as sleeping giants since Emery’s arrival just over three years ago. But Villa have not won a league title since 1981 and that was their first since before World War I. AFP Sport looks at…

Švajcarski skijaš Franjo Fon Almen pobedio je danas u spustu, trci Svetskog kupa voženoj u italijanskoj Val Gardeni. Švajcarac je nakon četvrtog mesta u Biver Kriku i drugog mesta na prvom spustu u Val Gardeni, ovoga puta trijumfovao na italijanskoj stazi. On je do svoje četvrte pobede u Svetskom kupu stigao rezultatom 1:58,67 minuta. Njegov sunarodnik, vodeći u generalnom plasmanu, Marko Odermat, zauzeo je drugo mesto sa 0,30 sekundi zaostatka, a treća je bio Italijan Florijan Šider sa 0,98 sekundi zaostatka. Odermat je prvi u plasmanu spusta sa 280 bodova, ispred Fon Almena koja ima 230 bodova. U ukupnom poretku…

The Shincheonji Church of Jesus on Thursday organised a free health camp at Constitutional Square Gardens in Kampala as part of its community outreach efforts aimed at improving the wellbeing of Ugandans. The health camp offered a range of services including blood pressure checks, eye examinations, HIV counselling and testing, diabetes screening, general medical consultations and counselling. The event attracted city residents and passers-by seeking free medical services. Follow us on WhatsApp | LinkedIn for the latest headlines Speaking at the event, Mr Woory Daniel Lim, the church head instructor of Shincheonji Church of Jesus Uganda branch, said the initiative…

Franjo von Allmen beat Marco Odermatt to win the Val Gardena downhill, confirming his Olympic rivalry ahead of Milano Cortina 2026SWITZERLAND’S ​Franjo von Allmen confirmed his status as compatriot Marco Odermatt’s main rival for the top speed event at the Olympics ​when he beat the overall World Cup leader to claim the ‌Val Gardena World Cup classic downhill on Saturday.Von ⁠Allmen, second to Odermatt in Thursday’s sprint downhill in the Dolomites resort, powered down a tricky Saslong piste in one minute 58.67, 0.30 faster than his teammate for his fourth ⁠World Cup victory, one day after crashing out of the…

The MAHA initiative has largely been pushed by health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Trump Administration. It’s a broad slogan, and the MAHA movement has come to stand for different things in different people’s eyes, depending on which initiatives they most closely follow. For some, MAHA has been defined by its efforts around medicines and vaccines, like the White House’s push to suggest there’s a link between acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, and autism, in spite of numerous studies showing no link between the two. For others, the MAHA movement has been defined by its efforts to improve America’s food supply…