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CNTXT AI today announced the launch of Munsit Emirati TTS, a text to speech model designed to generate real time, human-like Emirati Arabic for enterprise and consumer applications. The release comes as voice technology continues to evolve rapidly worldwide, with recent launches from companies such as Google, OpenAI, and ElevenLabs pushing improvements in how AI […]

The initiative is expected to generate US$3.5 billion (AED 12.9 billion) in economic benefits and create 25,000 jobs.

Access to healthcare remains a complex challenge in many parts of the world, where cost, distance, and fragmented systems can shape how and when patients receive care. Within this context, Saad Wahab Siddiqui, CEO and Founder of Find My Doctor, has focused on developing a model that simplifies how individuals engage with primary healthcare. However, […]

Faisal Zaidi, President of Exscape, joined Mina Vucic on Paradigm to discuss how gaming is evolving in the age of the attention economy, why engagement, not just downloads—is the real metric that matters, and how Exscape is building a global, telecom-powered ecosystem designed to keep users playing, competing, and coming back.

Startups are invited to apply for the opportunity to pitch live on stage at the 10th Edition of the Future Investment Initiative (FII10), gaining exposure to a global community of leading investors, policymakers, and changemakers.

Dubai has become a key launchpad for fast-growing companies, offering an agile environment that supports innovation and expansion into regional and global markets.

The new platform combines intelligent matchmaking, curated founder experiences, and impact tracking to help entrepreneurs scale through the right connections

The startup is planning to expand its charging station network to 2,000 locations across high-traffic venues in the UAE by the end of 2026.

Report shows that the UAE demonstrates high levels of AI adoption exceeding expectations relative to GDP per capita, alongside Singapore.

Voice AI is rapidly reshaping contact centers, but building systems that work across Arabic dialects remains a challenge. Tunisian-born and UAE-headquartered startup Clusterlab, through its product Callab.ai, is tackling that gap, and its entry to Y Combinator, a seed-stage startup accelerator, marks a key milestone in scaling its vision.

In a digital-first world, visibility is influence, not just presence. In response to this demand, Dubai-based personal branding platform PRsonaME offers AI-powered tools to help leaders turn expertise into credibility and build lasting impact across global markets.

Governed autonomy is not a limitation on what AI agents can do. It is the architecture that earns them the organizational trust to operate at all, says Abdullah Asiri, Founder and CEO of Lucidya.

Now available in the Meta AI app and on meta.ai, Muse Spark is a natively multimodal reasoning model that can handle both simple queries and more complex problems requiring deep reasoning.

New system combines speech recognition and voice generation, allowing organizations to process and use Arabic voice at scale

Within just the first two months of its launch, BrainScroller recorded around 1,500 installs across 40+ countries, alongside strong retention, frequent daily usage, and largely five-star user reviews indicating high early engagement.

The HealthCard®, a Swiss-patented tool developed by medicalswitzerland AG, uses NFC technology to give patients immediate access to their own medical records.

US wearable health tech company WHOOP is set to open WHOOP Labs Doha in the coming months, its first international performance research and development facility. 

Riyadh-based community-owned “nobank” introduces a stablecoin savings product offering annual yields between 3% and 6%.

New book by Mohammed Benzakour ,"Human-Led, AI-Enabled" helps professionals, leaders, and next-generation talent navigate job disruption, workforce evolution, and the future of human-AI collaboration

The conversation about tokenized real estate has reached a familiar inflection point. Capital is flowing into real-world asset projects. New protocols launch weekly. The promise of fractional ownership and instant liquidity is repeated with increasing confidence. Yet beneath the surface, a more uncomfortable question is being ignored. What does the token actually represent? For Sonia […]

As the gaming industry evolves beyond downloads and into engagement-driven ecosystems, Exscape is positioning itself at the forefront of this shift.

Yango Tech has launched a new business practice focused on autonomous AI agents that execute real operational tasks across customer service, analytics, compliance and decision-making as demand for scalable AI accelerates across the Middle East.

A10’s strategy is rooted in staying ahead of the curve, says its Group CEO Amiral Elmehdawi.

The three-month, highly curated accelerator is offering venture capital through Blossom Capital, advanced technical enablement, market-entry support, enterprise and government pilots, and connectivity to MENA’s investor ecosystem. 

Starlink is now reportedly available in the UAE, following the country’s addition to the company’s official coverage map.

In a more volatile global environment, the question facing financial leaders is shifting. It is no longer simply about how fast a product can scale or how cheaply it can be distributed. It now depends on the system’s ability to remain reliable under pressure.