Daily Top 5 in AI — 2026-10-05
5 October 2026
Saudi ArabiaMIS lands $500 million HUMAIN data centre work order
Riyadh-based Al Moammar Information Systems secured a $500 million order from PIF's HUMAIN for 50 megawatts of AI data centre capacity. The deal, worth 148 percent of MIS's 2025 revenue forecast, is the first tranche of a September agreement targeting 250 megawatts total.
Saudi ArabiaSource:Middle East AI News
Saudi ArabiaAlswaha discusses AI infrastructure expansion in Seattle talks
Minister Abdullah Alswaha met AWS and Microsoft leaders in Seattle to advance the Kingdom's AI infrastructure. Discussions with AWS CEO Matt Garman covered the HUMAIN-partnered AI Zone and deployment of AWS Trainium accelerators in Saudi Arabia's computing ecosystem.
Saudi ArabiaSource:MCIT
GlobalDeutsche Telekom targets €2.5 billion AI savings by 2030
Deutsche Telekom expects AI to deliver €2.5 billion in savings by 2030, with €1.1 billion arriving by 2027. The German operator plans to reinvest efficiency gains into digital infrastructure rather than simply cutting costs, using AI to improve operations and customer service.
GlobalSource:CNN Business Arabic
GlobalAlibaba Qwen3.8-Max and ZTE Nebula tie atop robot AI ranking
Alibaba's Qwen3.8-Max and ZTE's Nebula share first place in SuperCLUE's September robot-cognition benchmark, each scoring 77.48. The EmbodiedCLUE-VLA leaderboard tests perception, reasoning, planning and safety for AI models steering robots, with Qwen leading perception and ZTE excelling elsewhere.
GlobalSource:Pandaily
GlobalTrump announces Super Intelligence Force to coordinate AI efforts
President Trump unveiled a Super Intelligence Force to coordinate federal AI work, calling the technology more transformative than the Industrial Revolution or the internet. The new entity will aim to cement US leadership as AI development accelerates across government and industry.
GlobalSource:AIT News