Technology

At LEAP 2026, Faisal AlSaif, CEO of Tech Pills and Snap Star, answers one unexpected question on resilience and reveals why returning to his faith keeps him going when things get tough.

With Microsoft’s Saudi Arabia East cloud region set to become available in November, the Kingdom is gaining more of the infrastructure needed for the next phase of cloud and AI adoption. For businesses, however, infrastructure is only part of the equation.

Manufacturers will gain access to technology assessments, specialist advice, training and financing through a single national platform.

As AI-generated submissions become commonplace, can thought leaders claim authorship of words they did not write, and what does that mean for the value of their expertise?

At LEAP 2026, Nokia’s Roque Lozano explains why Saudi Arabia’s data centers, AI factories and next-generation networks could position the Kingdom at the heart of the emerging AI economy.

The appointment brings a veteran of regulated digital-asset and brokerage businesses to a firm turning its focus from growth alone to the foundations that sustain it.

The renewed partnership is aligned with the UAE's National AI Strategy and broader digital transformation agenda.

Abokhodair explains how Scale AI’s Alif program is equipping Middle Eastern workforces to evaluate, apply, and deploy AI responsibly.

Days into the job, Ternus unveiled Apple's first foldable device, featuring a 7.6-inch inner display and the new A20 Pro chip, on sale October 23, 2026.

Radisson Hotel Group's Chief Commercial Officer, Gianni Di Fede, on the next era of travel search discovery, powered by AI.

"There’s a line between a subtitle and a prescription dosage where close enough stops being a joke and starts being a matter of life and death."

That question has quietly become the single most important variable in MENA payment expansion. Not pricing. Not features. Geography.

The broader investment thesis, then, is about recognizing the network of physical requirements that accompanies its expansion.

After his own health struggles exposed the fragmentation of healthcare, the serial entrepreneur set out to build an AI-powered platform that brings health guidance, monitoring, and professional support into one ecosystem.

Opo's wider technology roadmap suggests that the company sees personalization as extending beyond language. Its new proprietary application, currently in development, is being built around modular components including market news and trader analytics.

Speaking with people from different backgrounds gave him a close view of the same business problems appearing in different forms: weak customer value, poor incentive design, short term thinking and growth that looked impressive before the underlying structure was ready.

“Our vision for OBEGI Home was always to create a design destination that is a source of inspiration for homeowners and professionals alike."

As AI, FinTech and HealthTech increasingly converge, a new category is beginning to take shape: Longevity FinTech. Dmitry Kaminskiy explores how this emerging space could redefine the way we manage wealth, health, risk and longer lifespans.

Over the next three to five years, Enhance aims to become the standard operating platform for the US$42 billion global personal training market.

Mike Champion and Annabelle Mander on building LEAP into a global stage for AI, investment and innovation

Combining HUMAIN’s full-stack AI capabilities with Tarjama and Arabic.AI’s deep language technology, AI translation and Arabic enterprise expertise to serve organizations across Saudi Arabia and global markets.

Budoor sees an opportunity for organizations to rethink and reengineer how they operate around data and AI. That could mean redesigning processes, identifying opportunities differently and ultimately creating new forms of business value.

Saying that “AI generated it” cannot become an acceptable excuse. Organizations choose the technology, decide how it is deployed and ultimately approve what reaches the public.

New AI-powered experience enables UAE property seekers to describe their ideal home in natural language, refine their requirements conversationally and discover relevant listings more intuitively.

"We launched the Cyber Resilience Center to support exactly that effort: helping institutions move from awareness to action, and from detection to resilience," Adam Jones explains.

As it prepares to approach public-market investors, Anthropic is expected to present a total addressable market of more than US$30 trillion.