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Abu Dhabi’s Falcon H1R 7B raises bar for compact AI

Last week
Abu Dhabi’s TII unveils Falcon H1R 7B, a compact open AI model it says rivals much larger rivals in reasoning power while using less compute.
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UAE’s Falcon-H1 Arabic tops Open Arabic LLM rankings

Last week
Abu Dhabi’s Falcon-H1 Arabic AI model debuts with a hybrid Mamba-Transformer design, topping the Open Arabic LLM Leaderboard.
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ABB buys IPEC to boost predictive maintenance tech

Last month
ABB is acquiring UK diagnostics specialist IPEC to bolster AI-driven predictive maintenance for data centres and critical infrastructure.
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Planys raises INR ₹100 crore, launches defence arm

Last month
Underwater robotics startup Planys raises INR ₹100 crore and launches defence arm Planys Ark to power global growth and military contracts.
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UAE launches first AI Centre of Excellence to boost local talent

Wed, 8th Oct 2025
The UAE has launched the Gulf’s first AI Centre of Excellence in Abu Dhabi to develop local talent and advance sovereign AI capabilities with Australian partners.
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Cisco pushes forward on AI with new partnerships & tech advances

Wed, 4th Jun 2025
Cisco advances in AI with new partnerships, tech breakthroughs, and strong Q3 results, including joining the Stargate UAE consortium and launching a Quantum Network Chip.
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Cisco joins Stargate UAE in major Abu Dhabi AI data centre push

Thu, 22nd May 2025
Cisco joins Stargate UAE consortium to develop a 1 GW AI data centre in Abu Dhabi, partnering with G42, OpenAI, NVIDIA, and SoftBank Group.
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Airwallex secures USD $300 million to drive global expansion

Wed, 21st May 2025
Airwallex has secured USD $300 million in Series F funding, valuing the fintech firm at USD $6.2 billion and fuelling plans for global expansion.
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Binance secures USD $2 billion institutional backing by MGX

Thu, 13th Mar 2025
Binance has secured its first institutional investment, a groundbreaking USD $2 billion from Abu Dhabi's MGX, marking a pivotal moment in cryptocurrency.
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SingularityNET & Bitgrit form partnership for AGI boost

Fri, 21st Feb 2025
SingularityNET has partnered with Bitgrit, uniting over 35,000 AI engineers to enhance its decentralised AI marketplace and accelerate AGI development.
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Mercury Power & Apex Investments join forces in tech push

Thu, 20th Feb 2025
Mercury Power and Apex Investments have teamed up to revolutionise data centre solutions, merging technical expertise and investment strength for sustainable growth.
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Binance teams up with Gasly for fan-designed F1 helmet

Thu, 9th Jan 2025
Binance has teamed up with Formula One driver Pierre Gasly for an exciting helmet design contest, allowing fans to win exclusive prizes ahead of the Australian Grand Prix.
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Artificial intelligence reducing the justice gap

Wed, 10th Jul 2024
Justice Connect employs AI to bridge the justice gap, harnessing NLP to streamline legal aid for vulnerable Australians, boosting efficiency and impact.
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ARM Hub to launch data and AI-as-a-service next year

Thu, 12th Oct 2023
The company will supply a scalable and secure data and AI infrastructure fully deployed in the cloud with minimal cost and maintenance expense.
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High-performance computing market on the rise – report

Thu, 13th Apr 2023
Global high-performance computing (HPC) market to reach $62.0 billion by 2032, driven by IT sector expansion and hybrid HPC devices, reports FMI.
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Data centre operator PDG closes US$350 million equity deal

Wed, 23rd Feb 2022
Singapore-based Princeton Digital Group (PDG) has closed an equity investment from Mubadala Investment Company (Mubadala) as a lead investor for US$350 million.
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Avaya makes contact-centre-as-a-service solution available on Azure

Mon, 7th Oct 2019
The service will launch in the first half of 2020, initially covering the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries before general worldwide availability.
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SAS recognises global partner innovation and collaboration

Thu, 2nd May 2019
SAS celebrates partners' innovation at awards; Alliance with Accord, ITOCHU & FACTS honoured for analytics excellence.
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The perfect place to attend a coding bootcamp

Tue, 23rd Oct 2018
Learn to code at NEXT Academy’s coding bootcamp in Kuala Lumpur. Low cost of living, amazing food, and a chance to explore Southeast Asia.
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Hitachi Vantara delivers digital evidence management solution for law enforcement

Mon, 24th Sep 2018
Law enforcement officials are challenged by compliance policies and procedures such as evidence disclosure rules.