About Middle East AI News
Middle East AI News (Middle East Artificial Intelligence News) is your top source for news and insight on how artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies are transforming the Middle East, including the key markets of Egypt, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Written by UAE-based tech marketing consultant Carrington Malin, who has been advising global firms, new tech ventures and government’s on Middle East ICT markets for decades. You’ll find Middle East AI News an invaluable source of AI news, industry trends, policy updates, investment deals and analysis.
This month Middle East AI News is sponsored by OnDemand - Turbocharged AI Product Development and Integration.
Weekly news digest
The weekly Middle East AI News Digest gives you a highly scannable news digest of emerging tech news from across the Middle East and North Africa
breaking news stories
links to companies in the news
download links to new reports
recommended podcasts and videos
In-depth features
You’ll also find Middle East AI News to be an invaluable source of insight and analysis on the development of tech-driven industry sectors, new tech ventures, AI-related R&D, key digital government initiatives, changing digital regulations, and new public and private sector trials of new technologies.
Here are some example in-depth articles:
UAE could invest billions of dollars in overseas data centres
You can find more here
All in-depth articles also have an audio version, should you prefer to listen v. read.
Daily News Minute
The Middle East AI News Minute gives you a daily one-minute daily briefing on the top two or three AI-related stories coming out of the Middle East. If you are a busy technology, business or government leader who want to get a quick snapshot of the day's news, then this is the podcast for you. Also available on popular podcast platforms like Anghami and Spotify, as well as Amazon Alexa as a Flash Briefing.
What sectors are covered?
Middle East AI News covers the digital, technology and communications sectors that are developing AI and other emerging tech, plus the other industry sectors that are reliant on or being accelerated by new digital technologies.
For example, you’ll read about:
Automation
Defence (AI and unmanned systems)
Digital regulation and policy
Driverless vehicles
Drones and aerial robotics
Education and skills
Electric vehicles
Industry 4.0 and 4IR
Metaverse & Web3
National AI strategies
Startups and scaleups
Urban mobility
Venture capital and funding
Podcast
The Middle East AI News Podcast gives you insight, analysis and interviews about key AI trends, initiatives and investments in the Middle East, including recordings of Middle East AI News LIVE shows. You can also listen via Anghami or Spotify.
Middle East AI News LIVE
Each week I host the Thursday Deep Dive as a LinkedIn Audio Event every Thursday at 0900 GMT/UTC | 1200 KSA | 1300 UAE with expert guests to break down the latest AI and emerging tech news, events and trends from across the region! You’re invited, of course! Check out this week’s details by visiting the Middle East AI News LIVE page.
Is it free?
Yes, it’s free! All subscriptions to Middle East AI News are currently free for life (this includes the weekly news digest and in-depth articles, but not future paid-for products). The subscription model will change in the future to include paid and free, however if you sign up now, your own subscription will remain free.
If you’re a Linkedin user, you’re also welcome to follow Carrington via Linkedin.
