Companies
MGX
Anthropic IPO still on despite AI safety fracas
The firm is aiming for the largest initial offering in history
G42
G42 rethinks Stargate plans amid Iran fears
The firm may spread its data center footprint across the UAE
Humain
Humain plans a 1.7 GW Saudi datacenter build next year
Datacenter building ambitions in the region have been mostly undeterred by the Iran war
Humain preps its IPO — OpenAI is on the hunt for more money
Got what it takes?: Humain is looking for “a few exceptional individuals” to join the…
Qai
PIF
Mubadala
QIA
OpenAI
What’s the MENA stake as Trump and Xi sit down with AI leaders?
Happy Thursday, everyone! And happy National Punctuation Day (in the United States) to those who…
AI leaders urge global rules at the UN Security Council
The proposal is unlikely to gain traction without US and Chinese support
OpenAI disclosed even more rogue AI hacks this week
Unlike the attacks on Hugging Face, the rogue AIs weren’t directed to hack targets, but…
What does Anthropic boss Dario Amodei’s call to “slow the frontier” mean to MENA+?
Happy Tuesday, wonderful people, and welcome to EnterpriseAM AI + Innovation. There’s no question about…
Anthropic
Anthropic is spending huge sums to win the AI race
QIA and MGX could be big winners if the company’s gamble pays off
Anthropic’s a two-time loser — and Dubai’s going driverless
Two-time loser: The Pentagon was within its rights to blacklist Anthropic from its contracts, a…
Google takes flight and the Pope doubles down on AI doomerism
Far out: Google is taking the first steps toward building AI data centers in space…
Microsoft
Microsoft’s plan to spend USD 10 bn in the Gulf through 2030 is the biggest new foreign commitments to the region since the Iran war kicked off
The spending is a gamble that drone strikes haven’t diminished the value of the Gulf’s…