In Brief

TokenAI launches compact AI decision model

TokenAI releases tiny AI decision model Neo; the startup’s 6th release in 2026

8 hrs ago • Carrington Malin

NVIDIA halves Saudi dialect errors with SDAIA audio dataset

SADA dataset boosts NVIDIA speech model, cuts word errors by 25 points

Oct 3 • Carrington Malin

Workday opens Dubai office, cites 90% AI use

UAE employees save 3.6 hours a week with AI, but correcting AI outputs eats time

Oct 2 • Carrington Malin

Dubai startup MetisJean launches sovereign AIOS

New UAE firm pitches in-house AI system; claims 90% cut in token usage

Oct 2 • Carrington Malin

UAE, Saudi lead world on AI agent use

78% of UAE knowledge workers use AI weekly, KSA tops region in AI agent use

Oct 1 • Carrington Malin

UAE AI business adoption surges to 72%, up from 53% in 2025

New AWS report highlights 36% growth alongside skills and execution barriers

Sep 30 • Carrington Malin

UAE taps Microsoft, Core42 for AI cyber defence

Microsoft, Core42 roll out MDASH in UAE; deal targets government-wide adoption

Sep 30 • Carrington Malin

UAE ranks 6th in Coursera Global AI Skills Index

Saudi Arabia rounds out global top 25, as global skills gap widens

Sep 30 • Carrington Malin

Saudi Arabia ramps up AI professional badge certifications

SDAIA tests over 150 more applicants, awards more AI skill badges

Sep 30 • Carrington Malin

Morocco, Mistral partnership releases open-source Darija AI

Speech and dialect Darija AI models open sourced; release builds on 2025 agreement

Sep 30 • Carrington Malin

Together AI to open Abu Dhabi office

Mubadala, Together AI deepen UAE tie-up following $100M Series C investment

Sep 29 • Carrington Malin

UAE firms run AI agents at massive scale

UAE leads world on AI agent deployment, but only 5% can contain agents fast

Sep 29 • Carrington Malin

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