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Artificial intelligence
GeoAI: GIS paired with artificial intelligence gives decision-makers swift answers to complex problems
Governments and organisations across the region continue to use GeoAI to automate the collection, classification, and analysis of all types of spatial and non-spatial data
Abha International Airport
Saudi visa update; UAE petrol prices; Dubai announces real estate strategy; GCC airport upgrades; New schools plan – 10 things you missed this week
Saudi visa update, UAE petrol prices, Dubai real estate strategy, GCC airport upgrades and more of the top news stories this week
Artificial intelligence
Dubai rises as epicentre of PropTech innovation as city’s real estate firms chase new-age tech tools with massive investments
PropTech startups in the MENA region secured $200 million in funding in the first half of 2024, surpassing even the traditionally dominant fintech sector
Amazon
Amazon reveals ‘the secret sauce’ powering Prime Day 2024
Behind the scenes, months of preparations have gone into ensuring the execution of an event that will see millions of packages shipped across the region
Artificial intelligence
Leveraging AI for enhanced commercial strategy and customer relations
The advent of AI analytics and decision intelligence is nothing short of a revolution, marking a seminal shift in how companies engage with their markets and manage relationships with their most valuable asset – customers
generative AI
OpenAI releases “deepfake detector” to combat misinformation amid global surge
OpenAI will also be joining forces with Microsoft and Google as calls for AI content accountability continues
AI
How UAE telco e& is using AI, robots and machine learning to transform communication industry
e& UAE is using AI to transform telecommunications in the country
Artificial intelligence
Dubai-based AI recruitment platform to transform hiring in booming UAE job market
The tech-driven change-over in the emirate’s job market coincides with the boom in the non-oil sector in the UAE, catapulting Dubai as the second most competitive job market globally
AI in workplace
Has AI in the workplace been judged guilty of a pre-crime?
Has all the doom saying and talk of us all quitting our jobs, and becoming slaves to the machine, driven us to see only the potential downsides of AI?
agriculture technologies
Agritech firm FarmERP announces AI, machine learning food software to improve Middle East food security
The venture is gearing up to raise top dollars to fund its game-changing plans for the sector, which it hopes will be transformed to a potentially high-profit sector with the help of cutting edge tech solutions
Artificial intelligence
OpenAI in talks to sell shares at $86bn valuation: Report
At $86 billion, it would leapfrog the likes of Stripe and Chinese online retailer Shein to become one of the world’s most valuable closely held companies
Artificial intelligence
Vast majority of MENA marketing leaders optimistic about long-term growth, says report
The report, by GfK, also revealed a huge gap between marketer’s and consumer’s expectations in terms of sustainability
AI adoption
TCS to emerge as major provider of AI-trainer workforce globally, with over 100,000 employees trained
The company’s announcement comes at a time when AI is emerging as the new tech frontier with global giants racing to grab the biggest share of the pie
Aluminum Cans
Sparklo drives sustainability by installing 1,000 AI-powered reverse vending machines in MENA
By processing recyclables through the company’s AI-driven Sparklomats, MENA’s residents get points that can later be exchanged for rewards
GCC job market
UAE top jobs, skills in the age of AI revealed: LinkedIn insights
The UAE job market undergoes changes driven by technology, as LinkedIn data reveals the top five rapidly growing jobs and in-demand skills
AI chatbot
Apple to introduce ‘Apple GPT’ to outrival OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google Bard: Report
Apple has built its own framework called “Ajax” to create large language models, similar to the AI systems found in ChatGPT and Google’s Bard