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Optro Acquires Y-Combinator backed Midship to Embed Agentic SOX Automation Into Its GRC Platform
Following the FairNow deal and a rebrand from AuditBoard, Optro's acquisition of Y Combinator-backed Midship signals that the company is assembling an agentic compliance infrastructure, not adding features.
Cloudflare's Richest Quarter Came With Its Biggest Bet
Record revenue, $4.2 billion in cash, and 1,100 jobs cut on the same afternoon. Cloudflare's Q1 2026 results cannot be read without the restructuring that accompanied them.
When DNS Is No Longer Enough: What Infoblox's Axur Acquisition Signals About the Future of Enterprise Security
Infoblox's acquisition of Axur is more than a product expansion. It is a structural argument about where enterprise security must begin.
Inception launches sovereign AI assistant and locks in Mubadala distribution deal in twin GCC push
The G42-backed company announced a proactive AI super assistant built on UAE-sovereign infrastructure and a distribution deal with Mubadala-linked Solutions+ at Make It In the Emirates 2026.
How Nabat Is Rebuilding the World's Ecosystems With AI
Nabat combines AI, drones and environmental science to monitor and restore degraded ecosystems — and knows when the right intervention is none at all.
Core42 and Data Dynamics Partner to Build the Governance Layer of G42's Sovereign AI Stack
The deal brings automated data classification and compliance enforcement into Core42's sovereign cloud infrastructure, advancing G42's bid to build an end-to-end AI architecture the UAE controls
UAE Agentic AI Push Extends to Private Sector With Dubai Chamber Initiative
A new directive from Dubai's leadership tasks the Chamber of Commerce with training, incubation, and dedicated funding to make the city the world's leading city for autonomous AI adoption commercially.
RAKBANK Injects AED 2 Billion in Credit to Shield UAE SMEs
Aligning with the UAE Central Bank’s continuity priorities, RAKBANK has rolled out massive capital expansions and debt deferrals to stabilise the SME sector.
Five days that consolidated the AI era: UAE's government mandate, OpenAI's $25 billion, and the security stack's own reckoning
Three moves defined the week: a national government committed to agentic AI at scale, frontier labs hit revenue parity with mid-tier SaaS giants, and the security tools organisations trust most became the sharpest available attack surface.
Why rebuilding beats automating in the race to production-grade AI
The enterprises getting agents into production are not the ones automating faster. They are the ones rebuilding the data, infrastructure and security foundations that legacy transformation programmes were never designed to carry.
UAE enterprises are using AI as a cover story, and consumers are paying the price
New ServiceNow research covering 34,000 respondents globally finds UAE executives are aware their customers want empathy and have chosen not to prioritise it, even as 83 million hours a year are lost to poor service.
The Subscription App Market Has a New Centre of Gravity — and Most Marketing Strategies Have Not Caught Up
Android is the primary growth engine. Emerging markets are producing the subscribers. Short Drama and OTT are capturing the spend. New data from AppsFlyer, RevenueCat and Adapty maps exactly how far the market has moved — and what it now demands from marketers.
Dubai's Dh1-billion business support package kicks in: what it means for the region's SMEs
Dubai's Dh1-billion support package, approved Tuesday and in effect from today, is the latest in a series of layered economic interventions that business owners say demonstrate the UAE's proactive commitment to stability and growth.
HH Sheikh Hamdan approves Dh1 billion support package for Dubai’s business sector
From fee deferrals to customs extensions, a Dh1 billion stimulus package approved by HH Sheikh Hamdan targets business liquidity and sector resilience across Dubai over the next three to six months.
Built to Last: Why the UAE's Enterprise Technology Leaders Continue to Double Down in 2026
The UAE's enterprise technology community is deploying AI, locking in infrastructure investments and building the foundations of the next growth cycle. The conviction has never wavered.
Why Business Success Depends on IT Excellence - Rob Van Lubek, VP EMEA, Dynatrace
When IT teams fail, businesses fail. This article by Dynatrace's Rob Van Lubek makes the case for why investing in IT excellence — through better tools, stronger support, and high-achieving talent — is the defining competitive move of the digital era.
“Cash Flow is King" Imran Khan, Founder and CEO of PIXL Group and Invespy, on UAE Real Estate and What Comes Next
Imran Khan, founder of PIXL and Invespy, on why Dubai real estate is not in trouble, just growing up, and what that means for founders, investors, and the next generation of ownership.
50 Processes, 45 Minutes to Go Live: How Kissflow Became Mai Dubai's Automation Engine
The low-code platform has helped Mai Dubai halve its approval cycle times and standardise operations across departments — part of a broader enterprise push that includes Coca-Cola, Americana Group, and other regional heavyweights.
Axis Perspectives 2026: Why GCC Organisations Are Betting on Intelligent Video as a Strategic Asset
With 64% of end users modernising infrastructure and cloud adoption set to jump from 27% to 44% in two years, Axis Communications’ inaugural report maps the next phase of intelligent video across the Middle East.
Delinea Completes Acquisition of StrongDM in Push to Secure AI Agents
The deal brings together enterprise privileged access management and just-in-time runtime authorisation, advancing the case for eliminating standing privilege in AI-driven environments.