This week's top stories — 19-25 Oct
TabSense raises $5 million; KAUST opens 1,000 sqm Robotics Bay lab
This was the week that Saudi agentic AI restaurant platform TabSense announced the successful closure of its $5 million funding round.
In other news, KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology) opened its 1,000 square metre Robotics Bay lab; Dubai announced a new government AI Acceleration Task Force and Abu Dhabi’s AIATC added two new council members.
Here are this weeks biggest AI news stories!
Sunday, October 19th
🔥 KAUST opens 1,000-square-metre robotics research facility
New research centre targets smart cities and autonomous mobility
🔥 Dubai announces task force to accelerate AI adoption
New Dubai AI infrastructure platform and unicorn programme also approved
🔥 Foodics signs $10 million AWS deal to support AI development
Foodics partners with Amazon Web Services to accelerate AI product roadmap
Monday, October 20th
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🔥 KLIQ raises $2.25 million for AI influencer platform
AI engine matches campaigns with verified creator audiences
Tuesday, October 21st
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🔥 TabSense raises $5 million for AI-powered restaurant platform
Saudi startup secures funding for agentic point-of-sale system
🔥 Lianhe Sowell signs $105 million UAE robot manufacturing deal
NASDAQ-listed Chinese Robotics firm plans first Middle East production base
🔥 SehaTech raises $1.1 million to expand health insurance platform
Ingressive Capital leads investment in healthcare technology startup
Wednesday, October 22nd
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🔥 Khalifa University announces new telecom AI model benchmarks
Khalifa University contributes to global telecoms LLM standards
Thursday, October 23rd
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🔥 Two new members added to Abu Dhabi AI and technology council
Ruler of Abu Dhabi, UAE President issues resolution reconstituting AIATC