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Technology The announcement of the agreement was made in Riyadh on Monday. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

IBM Announces Agreement with Amazon Web to Fuel Innovation, Cloud Adoption Across Middle East 

IBM announced on Monday an expanded strategic collaboration agreement (SCA) with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to accelerate secure cloud adoption and digital…

Technology Saudi Arabia and the Federative Republic of Brazil signed a partnership agreement in the fields of digital economy and emerging technologies. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia, Brazil Sign Digital Economy Partnership at G20

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Federative Republic of Brazil signed a partnership agreement in the fields of digital economy and emerging technologies,…

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Technology The ChatGPT logo is seen in this illustration taken, January 22, 2025. (Reuters)

OpenAI Adds Parental Controls to ChatGPT for Teen Safety

OpenAI said Monday it's adding parental controls to ChatGPT that are designed to provide teen users of the popular platform with a safer and more “age…

Technology EA (Electronic Arts) Sports logo is seen in this illustration, August 10, 2022. (Reuters)

Consortium Led by Saudi PIF Acquires Electronic Arts in Historic Deal

Electronic Arts Inc, a global leader in interactive entertainment, announced Monday that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an…

Technology Riyadh to Host Third Saudi Forum for the Fourth Industrial Revolution in October

Riyadh to Host Third Saudi Forum for the Fourth Industrial Revolution in October

The Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Saudi Arabia (C4IR Saudi Arabia), in partnership with the World Economic Forum (WEF) and King Abdulaziz City…

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Trump Signs Order Declaring TikTok Sale Ready and Values it at $14 Billion

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday declaring that his plan to sell Chinese-owned TikTok's US operations to US and global investors…

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Technology A Microsoft logo is seen a day after Microsoft Corp's $26.2 billion purchase of LinkedIn Corp, in Los Angeles, California, US, June 14, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

Microsoft Merges Business-focused AI App Stores

Microsoft has combined the separate marketplaces for its artificial intelligence tools aimed at businesses into one offering, it said on Thursday. It…

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Technology Saudi Arabia Wins Bid to Host IASP 2027 World Conference

Saudi Arabia Wins Bid to Host IASP 2027 World Conference

Saudi Arabia, represented by Dhahran Techno Valley at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, has won the bid to host the 2027 World Conference of the…

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Technology Apple and the EU have repeatedly locked horns over the bloc's Digital Markets Act. Nicolas TUCAT / AFP/File

Apple Asks EU to Scrap Landmark Digital Competition Law

Apple asked the European Union to scrap its landmark digital competition law on Thursday, arguing that it poses security risks and creates a "worse experience"…

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Technology Alibaba has made AI a priority alongside its traditional e-commerce operations. (Reuters)

Alibaba Launches Qwen3-Max AI Model with More Than 1 Trillion Parameters 

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba announced on Wednesday its largest ever artificial intelligence language model, the Qwen3-Max, doubling down on AI as a core…

Technology Françoise Cadol poses in a dubbing studio, in Saint Denis, outside Paris, France, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025. (AP)

AI-cloning of Lara Croft’s Voice Has ‘Tomb Raider’ Fans and Actors up in Arms 

A lifelong fan of "Tomb Raider," French gamer Romain Bos was on tenterhooks when an update of the popular video game went online in August. But his…

Technology A teenager poses for a photo while holding a smartphone in front of a WhatsApp logo in this illustration taken September 11, 2025. (Reuters)

Meta Rolls Out Real-Time Translation Feature on WhatsApp

Meta Platforms on Tuesday said it is introducing a translation feature for its WhatsApp messaging service, aiming to ease cross-language chats among its more…

Technology A US flag, a passport, mock US dollars and US H-1B Visa application forms are seen in this illustration taken, September 22, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

OECD Economist: Tech Migrants 'Key' for US Growth

High-skilled migrants are vital for the US economy, the OECD's chief economist told AFP, after the United States imposed a $100,000 fee for H-1B visas widely…

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Technology Microsoft's Windows 11 is incompatible even with some recent machines. Eva HAMBACH / AFP/File

Sunset for Windows 10 Updates Leaves Users in a Bind

Microsoft's plan to halt updates for its Windows 10 operating system in mid-October has raised hackles among campaign groups and left some users worried they…

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Technology A Nvidia logo and a computer motherboard appear in this illustration taken August 25, 2025. (Reuters)

Nvidia to Invest $100 Billion in OpenAI

Chipmaker Nvidia plans to invest up to $100 billion in artificial intelligence startup OpenAI under a new agreement, the companies said on Monday, as…

Technology The United States has forcefully sought to take TikTok's US operations out of the hands of Chinese parent company ByteDance for national security reasons. Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP/File

Trump Says Murdochs Interested in Investing in TikTok's US Arm

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that media mogul Rupert Murdoch and his eldest son Lachlan could be among the investors who will take control of…

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Technology Saudi Arabia and Syria sign a memorandum of understanding on digital health - SPA

Saudi Arabia, Syria Sign Deal to Advance Digital Health

Saudi Minister of Health Fahad AlJalajel and Syrian Minister of Health Dr. Musab Al-Ali signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Sunday in Riyadh to…

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Technology The MoU establishes collaborative workstreams around AI Inclusion - SPA

FII Institute, Digital Cooperation Organization Sign MoU to Advance Inclusive AI in Emerging Markets

The Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute and the Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO) signed a memorandum of understanding to accelerate the…

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Technology This initiative forms part of MODON’s broader efforts to accelerate the adoption of modern technologies in the industrial sector, in line with the National Industrial Strategy and Saudi Vision 2030 - SPA

MODON Signs Tripartite Agreement to Establish AI Center of Excellence for Industrial Digital Transformation

The Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones (MODON) has signed a tripartite agreement with the consortium of ASAS for Developing and…

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Technology A Tesla robotaxi drives on the street along South Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas, US, June 22, 2025. (Reuters)

Tesla Wins Approval to Test Autonomous Robotaxis in Arizona

Tesla has been approved to start testing autonomous robotaxi vehicles with a safety monitor in Arizona, the state transportation department said in an email to…

Technology OpenAI logo is seen in this illustration taken May 20, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

OpenAI Taps Apple Supplier to Make AI Device, the Information Reports

OpenAI has signed a deal with Apple device assembler, Luxshare, to make a consumer device, the Information reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the…

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Technology The Deepseek logo is seen in this illustration taken on January 29, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

China's Huawei Co-develops DeepSeek Model, Improves Censoring

Chinese tech giant Huawei has co-developed a safety-focused version of artificial intelligence model DeepSeek that it said is "nearly 100% successful" in…

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Technology A customer arrives to purchase the newly launched iPhone 17 at Apple Hebbal, in Bengaluru on September 19, 2025. (AFP)

Apple Used AI to Uncover New Blood Pressure Notification Feature in Watch 

Apple Watch Series 11 models that go on sale on Friday can notify users that they may have high blood pressure, in a feature the company has powered using…

Technology A man takes images of the new iPhone 17 Pro smartphones as they are displayed at the Apple store in Beijing's Sanlitun area during the start of sales in Beijing, China September 19, 2025. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

Apple's iPhone 17 Launch Draws Hundreds in Long Queue at its Beijing Store

Hundreds of people lined up at Apple’s flagship store in Beijing on the launch day of the iPhone 17 on Friday in a sign that sales of the series are off to a…

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