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Enterprise Software

Lettie adds Apex27 CRM link and contractor workflow for letting agents

Lettie's two-way Apex27 integration passes structured repair tickets directly into agents' CRM, alongside a new end-to-end contractor workflow.
Lettie's two-way Apex27 integration passes structured repair tickets directly into agents' CRM, alongside a new end-to-end contractor workflow.
Cybersecurity
AI & ML
Enterprise Software

Fingerprint surpasses $50m ARR on back of AI fraud surge

The device intelligence vendor reached $50m ARR after nearly 200% revenue growth in two years, now serving more than 6,000 organisations across 56 countries.
The device intelligence vendor reached $50m ARR after nearly 200% revenue growth in two years, now serving more than 6,000 organisations across 56 countries.
Enterprise Software
AI & ML

greytHR brings agentic AI assistant NAVOS to Middle East market

greytHR has launched its NAVOS agentic AI capability across the Middle East, letting HR teams execute workflows via natural-language commands.
greytHR has launched its NAVOS agentic AI capability across the Middle East, letting HR teams execute workflows via natural-language commands.
AI & ML
Cloud Infrastructure
Enterprise Software

HPE and Intel launch Saudi AI initiative at LEAP 2026

HPE, Intel and Saudi Arabia's MCIT have unveiled a joint programme to build locally developed AI solutions in support of Vision 2030.
HPE, Intel and Saudi Arabia's MCIT have unveiled a joint programme to build locally developed AI solutions in support of Vision 2030.
AI & ML
Cloud Infrastructure
Enterprise Software

Maase signs RMB14.76m AI computing deal with Guangzhou Chuangyan

Maase subsidiary Huarong Future will supply 90P-class FP16 compute capacity to Guangzhou Chuangyan under a 12-month, RMB1.23m-per-month agreement.
Maase subsidiary Huarong Future will supply 90P-class FP16 compute capacity to Guangzhou Chuangyan under a 12-month, RMB1.23m-per-month agreement.
Semiconductors
AI & ML

Anaqua report: AI semiconductor patents grew 114% in five years

Anaqua's 2026 Semiconductor Patent Report finds AI-chip filings outpaced broader semiconductor patenting by nearly 40 percentage points over five years.
Anaqua's 2026 Semiconductor Patent Report finds AI-chip filings outpaced broader semiconductor patenting by nearly 40 percentage points over five years.
AI & ML
Enterprise Software

Nokia opens first Saudi Arabia R&D centre for AI network automation

Nokia has inaugurated a Riyadh research centre focused on AI-driven network automation, supporting Saudi Vision 2030 with local talent development and exportable
Nokia has inaugurated a Riyadh research centre focused on AI-driven network automation, supporting Saudi Vision 2030 with local talent development and exportable
Enterprise Software
Cloud Infrastructure

Quadient registers 800k entities as France e-invoicing kicks off

Quadient's Serensia platform has onboarded over 800,000 French business entities as the country's mandatory e-invoicing regime enters its operational phase.
Quadient's Serensia platform has onboarded over 800,000 French business entities as the country's mandatory e-invoicing regime enters its operational phase.
AI & ML

EY: the AI pilots that stall were never built to scale

EY's MENA technology leader Mazen Baroudi on why AI pilots stop short of production, what clients can actually measure, and where governance breaks down.

Enterprise AI has reached the point where the interesting question is no longer whether a model works, but whether anything downstream of it does. Across the Middle East and North Africa most large organisations now have pilots running.

Cloud Infrastructure
Cybersecurity

Synack Red Team: NAT Was Never Built to Be a Security Boundary

Malcolm Stagg found four ways to hijack traffic through shared NAT tables. He explains why the weakness runs from home routers to cloud infrastructure.

Network address translation has sat quietly in the middle of almost every network for three decades. It is in the home router, in the corporate firewall, in the virtual switch between containers, and in the cloud NAT gateway shared by tenants who have never met.

AI & ML
Enterprise Software
Datatech

Enercomp Solutions pitches indigenous Indian defence-drone platform

Indian defence-tech firm Enercomp Solutions is seeking investment for its vertically integrated drone and UAS platform, reporting 90% indigenous content.
Indian defence-tech firm Enercomp Solutions is seeking investment for its vertically integrated drone and UAS platform, reporting 90% indigenous content.
AI & ML
Enterprise Software
Cloud Infrastructure

HUMAIN and Applied Intuition to build Saudi autonomous truck network

The two companies plan to deploy thousands of Level 4 autonomous trucks across Saudi logistics corridors by 2030, starting with freight.
The two companies plan to deploy thousands of Level 4 autonomous trucks across Saudi logistics corridors by 2030, starting with freight.
AI & ML
Enterprise Software
Semiconductors

HUMAIN and KORA partner to build AI-native Linux OS for enterprise

Saudi PIF-backed HUMAIN and Silicon Valley startup KORA Systems will co-develop HUMAIN OS, an AI-native Linux platform targeting enterprise availability in 2027.
Saudi PIF-backed HUMAIN and Silicon Valley startup KORA Systems will co-develop HUMAIN OS, an AI-native Linux platform targeting enterprise availability in 2027.
AI & ML
Cloud Infrastructure
Enterprise Software

HUMAIN and MinIO partner to build AI data fabric for Saudi Arabia

Saudi PIF-backed AI company HUMAIN has named MinIO as its data and memory foundation partner, co-developing an AI-native unified data platform called
Saudi PIF-backed AI company HUMAIN has named MinIO as its data and memory foundation partner, co-developing an AI-native unified data platform called
AI & ML
Enterprise Software
Cloud Infrastructure

Microsoft and HUMAIN launch AI productivity bundle for MEA enterprises

The two companies plan to bundle HUMAIN ONE with Microsoft 365 Copilot on Azure, targeting one million enterprise users across the Middle East and Africa.
The two companies plan to bundle HUMAIN ONE with Microsoft 365 Copilot on Azure, targeting one million enterprise users across the Middle East and Africa.
Semiconductors
Enterprise Software
Datatech

Lenovo unveils first Saudi-manufactured laptop at LEAP 2026

Lenovo has produced its first laptop in Riyadh, with mass production due late 2026 as part of its ALAT partnership and Vision 2030 alignment.
Lenovo has produced its first laptop in Riyadh, with mass production due late 2026 as part of its ALAT partnership and Vision 2030 alignment.
Quantum
Data Centres

Diraq to deploy silicon spin quantum computer at Equinix Sydney

Diraq will install an 8-qubit silicon spin quantum computer at an Equinix data centre in Sydney by October 2026, marking a claimed first for
Diraq will install an 8-qubit silicon spin quantum computer at an Equinix data centre in Sydney by October 2026, marking a claimed first for
AI & ML
Datatech

Latin Metals taps Geomorphic AI to rank Argentine mineral targets

The TSXV-listed prospect generator will use AI-driven geoscience to assess 25 years of proprietary exploration data across Argentina.
The TSXV-listed prospect generator will use AI-driven geoscience to assess 25 years of proprietary exploration data across Argentina.
Semiconductors
AI & ML
Cloud Infrastructure

NVIDIA and MediaTek expand AI partnership with $3.5bn bond investment

The two semiconductor firms are deepening collaboration across cloud AI factories, local computing and automotive, backed by a $3.5bn NVIDIA convertible bond stake in
The two semiconductor firms are deepening collaboration across cloud AI factories, local computing and automotive, backed by a $3.5bn NVIDIA convertible bond stake in
AI & ML
Cloud Infrastructure

Nokia tops Omdia mobile core ranking for second consecutive year

Nokia has been ranked first for mobile core portfolio competitiveness in Omdia's 2026 report, leading across all seven assessed categories.
Nokia has been ranked first for mobile core portfolio competitiveness in Omdia's 2026 report, leading across all seven assessed categories.
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