Ignite The Game Events Conclude in Riyadh

Ignite the Game events, a meeting point for game makers, developers, investors, entrepreneurs and those interested in the electronic games sector, were concluded on Sunday in Riyadh.
Ignite the Game events, a meeting point for game makers, developers, investors, entrepreneurs and those interested in the electronic games sector, were concluded on Sunday in Riyadh.
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Ignite The Game Events Conclude in Riyadh

Ignite the Game events, a meeting point for game makers, developers, investors, entrepreneurs and those interested in the electronic games sector, were concluded on Sunday in Riyadh.
Ignite the Game events, a meeting point for game makers, developers, investors, entrepreneurs and those interested in the electronic games sector, were concluded on Sunday in Riyadh.

Ignite the Game events, a meeting point for game makers, developers, investors, entrepreneurs and those interested in the electronic games sector, were concluded on Sunday in Riyadh.
The events were organized by the Ignite Digital Content Council and sponsored by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, in partnership with Saudi Esports Federation (SEF).
The capital, Riyadh, witnessed three days of fun, excitement, development and creativity, as there were more than 100 speakers who presented more than 105 discussion sessions, specialized dialogues and workshops, benefiting as many as 186,248 people.
The events presented a number of prominent names internationally and locally, including: Fan Sheen from Family Office, Sherif Aoun from Google, Fasieh Mehta from Epic, Issam Bukhari from Manga Production, Musab Al-Maliki from Spoilz, Meaad Aflah from Starvania Studio, and more illustrious names in the gaming industry.



China’s Xi Lauds AI Progress, Meets BRICs Bank on Shanghai Visit 

Chinese President Xi Jinping waves as he arrives for a two-day state visit, at Hanoi's Noi Bai International Airport, Vietnam, April 14, 2025. (Reuters)
Chinese President Xi Jinping waves as he arrives for a two-day state visit, at Hanoi's Noi Bai International Airport, Vietnam, April 14, 2025. (Reuters)
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China’s Xi Lauds AI Progress, Meets BRICs Bank on Shanghai Visit 

Chinese President Xi Jinping waves as he arrives for a two-day state visit, at Hanoi's Noi Bai International Airport, Vietnam, April 14, 2025. (Reuters)
Chinese President Xi Jinping waves as he arrives for a two-day state visit, at Hanoi's Noi Bai International Airport, Vietnam, April 14, 2025. (Reuters)

China's President Xi Jinping urged Shanghai to accelerate efforts to turn itself into a technological and innovation hub with global influence as he made his first visit to the city since November 2023, state news agency Xinhua reported.

Xi said that Shanghai, China's main international financial hub, should strive to be at the forefront of artificial intelligence (AI) development and governance, the report added.

The Shanghai visit comes at a time when the trade war with the United States has raised the stakes for global economic growth, and as China pushes forward with AI development in the wake of DeepSeek.

Xi urged the city to expand its exploration of AI models and said more supportive policies for the technology should be rolled out, as he visited an incubation lab for AI startups and tried on a set of smart glasses, the report said.

The Chinese president also visited the Shanghai-based New Development Bank, a multilateral bank of BRICS member nations, and met its president, former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, Xinhua said.