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Omar Akar, Area Vice President at Everpure, explains why unified data, resilient infrastructure and strong governance will determine whether organisations can move AI from experimentation to measurable business value. Channel, Interviews, Saudi Arabia, UAE Everpure builds trusted data foundations for enterprise AI with unified, resilient systems Sandhya D'Mello 2 days ago October 28, 2026 Omar Akar, Area Vice President, Everpure.

The UAE has warned social media users that insulting or defaming others online can result in imprisonment and fines of up to Dh500, 000. Under the law, anyone who insults another person or attributes to them an incident that could expose them to punishment or contempt through an information network or system may face imprisonment, a fine of between Dh250, 000 and Dh500, 000.

Schneider Electric, a global energy technology leader, has released new research showing that three quarters (76%) of Middle East energy leaders say their organisation increased investment in autonomous technology over the past 12 months. Just 2% reduced investment in autonomous technology over the past year, and every organisation with at least some level of autonomous operations plans to allocate capital to autonomy in the next 12.

The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has announced an upgrade to the UAE’s Wage Protection System (WPS), introducing a more integrated digital process designed to simplify employer registration, strengthen data security and speed up payroll processing. The system is underpinned by an integrated digital infrastructure centred on secure Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to enable the real-time and secure.

Organisations that first identify which workloads are mission-critical can apply sovereignty where it has the greatest impact, rather than uniformly across every system. Interviews, UAE AI sovereignty demands control beyond data residency, says Abdelilah Nejjari Sandhya D'Mello 4 days ago October 26, 2026 Abdelilah Nejjari, Managing Director for the Gulf, Levant, Türkiye, Caucasus & Central Asia, Cisco.

Sheikh Mansoor Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Ports and Borders Security Council, opened on Monday the 25th edition of ‘The Airport Show 2026’ at Dubai World Trade Centre. She added that the 25th edition continues to strengthen partnerships with leading global companies and explore emerging technologies to support Dubai’s airport expansion projects, develop infrastructure and shape the future of aviation.

Mistral AI says it may invest in UAE data centres. The more important question is whether Abu Dhabi can control the models, compute and cyber capability running on top of that infrastructure.

The UAE 's “very powerful” cyber defences enable it to defend against threats, especially during geopolitical instability, the chief executive of French company Mistral AI said. The UAE's pursuit of technological sovereignty will help it establish reliable and secure cyber capabilities, Arthur Mensch told The National at the AI Everything summit in Abu Dhabi.

Dubai has launched the Create AI Agents Championship, replacing its successful app development competition, as the emirate accelerates its push to lead global innovation in artificial intelligence. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, announced the event at an awards ceremony honouring winners of the third Create Apps Championship at Emirates Towers Boulevard on Wednesday.

These institutions are globally recognised, and the programme’s substance lies in the questions the experts will explore: how companies decide that an advanced model is ready for release; how privacy can be preserved at scale; what national AI capacity requires beyond servers. Chips and data centres can provide immense computing capacity, while national capability requires expertise, judgment and the confidence to make independent.

Trust, transparent pricing and secure ownership transfers are central to Mazal’s plans for Dubai’s premium number plate secondary market. Interviews, UAE Mazal targets trust gap in Dubai’s premium number plate market with digital platform Sandhya D'Mello 2 days ago October 28, 2026 Dr.

Emirates Petroleum Company (Emarat), a leading integrated energy company in the UAE, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with G42, the Abu Dhabi-based global technology group, to explore opportunities in artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity and advanced digital technologies in supporting the. The agreement was signed by Ahmad Abdulla Al Ahli, Chief People and Corporate Support Officer of Emarat, and Ali Al Amine.