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27 Aug 202615 Rabiʻ I 1448 AH

IFS brings Industrial AI from experimentation to execution at LEAP 2026

IFS, a leading provider of industrial AI software, announced its participation in LEAP 2026, scheduled for August 31 to September 3, 2026, in Riyadh. The company will demonstrate how industrial AI creates value in work environments and helps organizations move beyond experimentation to achieve measurable outcomes. Partnering with Microsoft, IFS will showcase how their collaboration accelerates digital transformation on a secure and scalable technology foundation. The focus will be on how AI understands the context of complex industrial operations, supporting better decision-making and improving productivity and asset performance.

Agents

27 Aug 202615 Rabiʻ I 1448 AH

Hong Kong to expand AI use on 1823 platform to vet public inquiries by end of year

The Hong Kong government announced plans to expand the use of artificial intelligence in its 1823 platform within this year. This platform will transcribe, summarize, and triage residents' inquiries, allowing staff to focus on more complex cases. The Digital Policy Office also indicated it would begin exploring the application of agentic AI in the fourth quarter of this year. The study will focus on how to safely and effectively expand this application to other departments.

Business

27 Aug 202615 Rabiʻ I 1448 AH

Nvidia closes in on Hugging Face acquisition

Reports indicate that Nvidia has agreed to acquire Hugging Face, a popular open-source AI hub, for $12.9 billion. This move aims to protect Nvidia's chip empire while re-entering the cloud business. Hugging Face serves as a significant platform for AI development, enhancing Nvidia's competitive edge in the market. The acquisition could reshape market dynamics, enabling Nvidia to expand its cloud services and strengthen its AI capabilities, thus opening new avenues for innovation and growth in the sector.

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Business

Nvidia forecasts 70% sales growth next year as it remains bullish on AI spending boom

27 Aug 202615 Rabiʻ I 1448 AH

Business

27 Aug 202615 Rabiʻ I 1448 AH

Nvidia forecasts 70% sales growth next year as it remains bullish on AI spending boom

Nvidia forecasts a 70% revenue increase for the next fiscal year, highlighting sustained demand for AI computing. However, the company warned that shortages of memory components could hinder its growth. Shares rose nearly 5% after initially dipping over 1%. CEO Jensen Huang stated that AI has reached an inflection point, becoming productive and profitable. The revenue growth forecast exceeds Wall Street expectations, indicating an expanding AI computing market. Nvidia also shared a growth roadmap, including ramping up its Vera Rubin processors.

Arab AI Scene

Humain announces deals with Mistral, Microsoft; Qatar adds AI studies for schools

27 Aug 202615 Rabiʻ I 1448 AH

Arab AI Scene

27 Aug 202615 Rabiʻ I 1448 AH

Humain announces deals with Mistral, Microsoft; Qatar adds AI studies for schools

HUMAIN has announced new strategic partnerships with Mistral and Microsoft, involving investments worth hundreds of millions of euros. The agreements cover infrastructure, cybersecurity, and voice technology, focusing on advanced models with strong Arabic capabilities. Mistral will utilize HUMAIN's data centers for sovereign applications in Saudi Arabia, enhancing collaboration in regulated industries. HUMAIN and Microsoft teams will assist clients in transitioning projects from pilot phases to production, with broader collaboration planned across the Middle East and Africa.

Arab AI Scene

Qatar adds more AI to new school curriculum

27 Aug 202615 Rabiʻ I 1448 AH

Arab AI Scene

27 Aug 202615 Rabiʻ I 1448 AH

Qatar adds more AI to new school curriculum

Qatar's Ministry of Education and Higher Education has announced a new curriculum for the 2026-2027 academic year, incorporating artificial intelligence and data science. The curriculum expands beyond traditional subjects to include entrepreneurship, economics, and vocational skills across all educational stages. Parents have welcomed these changes, emphasizing the importance of teaching AI as a supportive tool rather than a replacement for independent thinking.

Business

UAE, Saudi telcos bet big on AI networks

27 Aug 202615 Rabiʻ I 1448 AH

Business

27 Aug 202615 Rabiʻ I 1448 AH

UAE, Saudi telcos bet big on AI networks

A new survey by Ciena found that 96% of UAE service providers and 90% of those in Saudi Arabia expect AI-driven network services to be a primary revenue driver in the next three to five years. UAE providers reported a greater urgency for optical network upgrades, with 97% stating urgent needs to support AI service level agreements, compared to 86% in Saudi Arabia. The research, conducted by Censuswide, surveyed 100 experts from each market as part of a broader 12-country study.

Business

Expanding OpenAI’s presence in Brazil

27 Aug 202615 Rabiʻ I 1448 AH

Business

27 Aug 202615 Rabiʻ I 1448 AH

Expanding OpenAI’s presence in Brazil

OpenAI has announced its expansion in Brazil, aiming to enhance collaboration with developers, businesses, and local communities to support AI adoption in the country. This initiative is part of OpenAI's efforts to promote the use of AI technologies, providing necessary resources and support for developers and companies in Brazil. This move reflects OpenAI's commitment to fostering innovation in the Brazilian market.

Models

Alibaba Open-Sources Qwen3.8-Flash with 6B Active Parameters at One-Ninth Training Cost

27 Aug 202615 Rabiʻ I 1448 AH

Models

27 Aug 202615 Rabiʻ I 1448 AH

Alibaba Open-Sources Qwen3.8-Flash with 6B Active Parameters at One-Ninth Training Cost

On August 26, Alibaba's Qwen team released Qwen3.8-Flash, an open multimodal mixture-of-experts model. This release serves as a technical preview for the upcoming Qwen4 architecture, retaining a 3.x label while introducing a new generation for community validation. The main model features 125 billion parameters, with an additional 51 billion-parameter N-gram embedding module, activating only about 6 billion parameters per token. This new design, based on a mixture-of-experts approach, significantly reduces compute costs compared to dense models.