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Emirates NBD first MENA bank on OpenAI’s in-country inference
Emirates NBD to run OpenAI models according to UAE data residency rules
 • Carrington Malin
Ayan raises AED 2.2M to track what AI tells shoppers
Dubai-based Ayan lands pre-seed funding as AI shapes brand choice
 • Carrington Malin
Popcorn AI Studio raises $1m pre-seed for AI filmmaking
Emirati investor backs AI video startup with $1m, targets Arabic AI filmmaking
 • Carrington Malin
This week’s top stories — 11-17 Oct
Abu Dhabi launches TAMM Global; UAE firms face agentic AI readiness and security gaps
 • Carrington Malin
Abu Dhabi launches TAMM Global to export government platform
Company will license TAMM’s architecture to other governments
 • Carrington Malin
Saudi Arabia launches ‘It’s AI’ campaign on deepfakes
SDAIA and CST target deepfakes with public awareness drive
 • Carrington Malin
Only one in 10 UAE organisations feels ready for agentic AI
43% of CIOs say staff regularly use unapproved AI tools; CISOs lack approval power
 • Carrington Malin
75% of UAE AI incidents escalated to board or C-suite
Only 41% say governance is designed to scale with AI agents
 • Carrington Malin
MBZUAI, Inception42 launch Jais 3 Arabic AI models
Jais 3 brings six open Arabic models, from phone to flagship, with 19 dialects
 • Carrington Malin
Etisalat UAE, DataRobot extend sovereign agentic AI deal
Etisalat to host DataRobot’s agent platform on-premises; multi-year agreement signed
 • Carrington Malin
Saudi AI registrations up 31%; UAE firms cite concerns re AI data access
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 • Carrington Malin
Saudi startup launches four AI agents for local work
Cycls sovereign agent plartform cover law, marketing, stocks and general tasks
 • Carrington Malin
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