Good morning,Here’s this week's Middle East AI News!Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC) has officially launched the Technology Innovation Institute (TII), a dedicated applied research centre.TII has seven focused research units for Advanced Materials Research, Autonomous Robotics Research, Crypto, Digital Security Research, Directed Energy Research, Secure Systems Research and Quantum Computing. The centre has already employed over 100 staff.There's also lots of other news, although it has to be said, mostly from the UAE this week! This includes a US military drone deal with the UAE that is estimate to be worth $2.9 billion.If you have a spare hour this evening, Hub71 is hosting its second edition of its Abu Dhabi Decoded webinar series. You can catch it between 6pm and 7pm GST. Register here.Stay safe & have a great weekend!/Carrington