Author: Emirates Insight
At GITEX Global 2025, the scale of ambition across the Middle East was unmistakable and Amazon Web Services (AWS) was present to utilise this opportunity. With major investments in regional infrastructure, AI innovation, and digital skills development, AWS is positioning itself at the heart of the region’s technological transformation. In a conversation with Arabian Business, Tanuja Randery, Managing Director and Vice President of AWS for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), shares how the company is working backwards from customer needs, enabling public and private sector modernisation, and helping to unlock what could soon be a $12 billion cloud market…
Critics are not convinced by SBF’s latest antics and argue that his narrative is a well-funded lobbying attempt to recast the FTX collapse as political persecution. Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced FTX founder now serving a 25-year sentence for defrauding billions from customers, has reignited controversy by framing his 2022 arrest as politically motivated. In a recent GETTR post, reportedly shared via a friend, SBF claimed that his shift from center-left to centrist political views and subsequent large donations to Republican causes triggered targeted action from the Biden administration. SBF’s New Conspiracy According to him, the Securities and Exchange Commission…
Acquihires have become the defining deal shape of 2025. Startups are buying startups for the people, not the products, often via “hire-and-license” arrangements that move fast, dodge red tape, and scoop up elite AI talent. In this article, I unpack why acquihires are surging, how founders are deliberately positioning teams as irresistible talent targets, and the playbook investors use to turn shaky runways into soft landings and standout outcomes for founders. #mc_embed_signup{background:#fff; false;clear:left; font:14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; width: 600px;} /* Add your own Mailchimp form style overrides in your site stylesheet or in this style block. We recommend moving this block and…
As the Main Partner of GITEX YouthX and Emaratipreneur at Expand North Star 2025, the Mohammed Bin Rashid Establishment for Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Dubai SME) supporting 50 Emirati startups with dedicated exhibition pods to showcase their innovations across sectors including AI, fintech, sustainability, health tech, and e-commerce, reinforcing its role in nurturing young entrepreneurs and advancing the goals of the Dubai Economic Agenda, D33. About the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism (DET) With the ultimate vision of making Dubai the world’s leading commercial centre, investment hub and tourism destination, the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism (DET)…
Dubai commuters, students and shoppers will soon be able to use the city’s nol card far beyond public transport. It comes following a series of partnerships signed by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) with KHDA, Parkin PJSC and PayPal, alongside GTS Alive Middle East. The move aims to make nol a universal payment tool for parking, retail, dining, education and entertainment, giving residents and visitors a single, cashless card for daily life. It will also strengthen Dubai’s digital transformation drive by promoting smart, contactless payments across multiple sectors. nol ecosystem RTA signed the three Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) on…
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This Halloween, Dubai Holding Entertainment is turning up the chills with a spine-tingling lineup of spectacles and family fun across its iconic destinations including RIVERLAND™ Dubai, MOTIONGATE™ Dubai, The Green Planet™ Dubai and Wild Wadi Waterpark™. From dazzling parades and high-energy street shows to eerie encounters and interactive meet-and-greets, the city’s top attractions will come alive with haunting surprises, playful scares, and unforgettable moments for guests of all ages. Dubai Parks™ and Resorts MOTIONGATE™ Dubai brings back the region’s scariest Halloween experience with Fright Nights 8: Phantasmagoria, the ultimate fright-fest running from 1 to 31 October. Guests step straight into the twisted mind of Evil…
ZEC is also on the offensive today. Bitcoin’s price experienced some volatility over the past 24 hours, including a rejection at $116,000 and a rebound from the $110,000 support. Many altcoins have bounced following yesterday’s correction, led by a massive surge from an AI-related altcoin – ChainOpera AI’s COAI. BTC Calms at $113K Although Uptober began on the right foot with a surge to over $126,000, where BTC marked its latest all-time high, what followed was not widely anticipated. Recall the events that transpired last Friday after US President Donald Trump issued a tariff warning against China. In the…
Startup funding topped $1 billion in the third quarter of 2025, with investors eager to back data centres and AI with enthusiasm that recalls the mid-pandemic valuation bubble of 2021-2022 Investors threw money at AI startups like fans tossing underwear on stage at a Tom Jones concert in Q3, according to the latest Cut Through Venture September quarter report. A third of the funding total came from six-year-old, Singapore-based data centre infrastructure business, Firmus Technologies, which raised $330 million in a round backed by US chip giant Nvidia in mid-September. The company is building a data centre in Tasmania. Nonetheless,…
UiPath, a global leader in agentic automation, is launching Automation Cloud integrated into Microsoft Azure located in the United Arab Emirates. The decision to locate it in the UAE will enable private and public sector organisations to strategically position their infrastructure, applications, and data, while complying with local data residency regulations as they scale up Agentic AI adoption. UiPath expands cloud automation to UAE UiPath Automation Cloud is a cloud-based enterprise SaaS solution that enables the management of all automation workflows, AI agents, robots, process orchestration, and integration of data sources in a centralised location. It allows the deployment, operation,…