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Mohannad Abuissa, MD & CTO, Solutions Engineering, Cisco MEA–TRC. New research, released by Cisco in partnership with Foundry, reveals that organisations in the UAE have approximately three years before AI-driven network traffic increases significantly across key AI workloads, network capacity reaches its limit, and attack surfaces expand beyond what current defences can manage. The study, based on a survey of 200 IT leaders in the UAE (and 3,472 across the world), confirms that the rapid rise of large language models (LLMs) and the emerging wave of agentic AI are placing unprecedented strain on enterprise campus and branch networks. Alongside compute,…
Abdullah Sibai, General Manager of Al Dhow ENGIE Solutions KSA, discusses how AI, localization, regulatory expectations and regional risk are reshaping the operational demands placed on data center providers. As Saudi Arabia and the wider GCC accelerate investment in cloud, AI and digital infrastructure, the operational expectations placed on data centers are becoming more complex. High-density workloads, stricter data sovereignty requirements, rising energy demands and the need for uninterrupted service are pushing operators to rethink what resilience means in practice. For Al Dhow ENGIE Solutions, resilience is no longer limited to backup systems and redundant infrastructure. It now depends on…
More than 50 awards presented as government entities, technology leaders and innovators are recognised for advancing AI, cybersecurity, digital transformation and smart government. Dubai — Senior government officials, technology executives, CIOs, CISOs and digital transformation leaders gathered at The Ritz-Carlton JBR, Dubai, for the GovTech Innovation Forum & Awards 2026, an evening dedicated to celebrating the organisations and individuals driving the UAE’s next chapter of digital government and technology innovation. Organised by CPI Media Group, the event showcased how artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, cloud, data infrastructure, blockchain and emerging technologies are transforming public services, strengthening national resilience and accelerating the UAE’s…
SYDNEY — Australia’s consumer watchdog has sued Amazon for introducing advertising to its Prime Video streaming service and then forcing existing subscribers to pay more to avoid the ads. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said on Tuesday it has commenced proceedings in the Federal Court alleging Amazon breached consumer law by including unfair terms in its Prime subscription contracts. It also alleged Amazon had broken consumer protection law by making the unfair contracts with over a million annual subscribers between November 2023 and August 2025. “Consumers who wanted to avoid ads were left with no choice but to…
As temperatures in Dubai climb towards 50°C this summer, a mysterious intelligent vehicle performing advanced intelligent parking manoeuvres has become one of the most talked-about automotive videos on social media. The footage, filmed in an outdoor parking area under extreme heat, shows a test vehicle navigating a parking lot, identifying an available space, avoiding surrounding obstacles, and completing the whole parking process with the driver staying outside the vehicle. The unusual demonstration has generated widespread discussion among automotive enthusiasts, technology observers, and industry experts, with many questioning whether the Middle East could soon witness the arrival of next-generation intelligent valet…
The complex surgery reaffirms the hospital’s regional leadership in cardiac care and robotic expertise while expanding advanced cardiac care options in the UAE and beyond Published: Wed 1 Jul 2026, 9:34 AM American Hospital Dubai has successfully performed Dubai’s first robotic mitral valve repair. American Hospital Dubai is the only hospital in the UAE offering robotic cardiac surgery. This robotic mitral valve repair marks another milestone in American Hospital Dubai’s expertise in treating complex cardiac conditions, opening a new chapter in minimally invasive robotic heart valve surgery in the UAE and providing patients with access to world-class valve reconstruction technology…
WASHINGTON — The US Supreme Court has upheld laws in two conservative states excluding transgender girls and women from competing in female sports in a far-reaching ruling likely to pave the way for similar bans throughout the country and handing President Donald Trump a key “culture war” victory. The court voted to overturn previous judgements issued by lower courts in favor of two trans students who had sued after being barred from competing in West Virginia and Idaho respectively. The ruling centered on the case of Lindsay Hecox, a college student in Idaho, and Becky Pepper-Jackson, a 15-year-old high school…
Abdullah Sibai, General Manager of Al Dhow ENGIE Solutions KSA, discusses how AI, localization, regulatory expectations and regional risk are reshaping the operational demands placed on data center providers. As Saudi Arabia and the wider GCC accelerate investment in cloud, AI and digital infrastructure, the operational expectations placed on data centers are becoming more complex. High-density workloads, stricter data sovereignty requirements, rising energy demands and the need for uninterrupted service are pushing operators to rethink what resilience means in practice. For Al Dhow ENGIE Solutions, resilience is no longer limited to backup systems and redundant infrastructure. It now depends on…
Boniface Santosh Lasrado. Boniface Santosh Lasrado, Head of Technology at HPE, shares how enterprises can transform virtualisation strategies through phased, hybrid models and AI-ready infrastructure. Enterprises are rethinking their virtualisation strategies as rising licensing costs, growing AI demands, and the need to modernise legacy infrastructure reshape business priorities. Organisations are moving away from rigid “rip-and-replace” approaches and instead focusing on flexibility, operational resilience, and long-term cost optimisation. Boniface Santosh Lasrado, Head of Technology at HPE, spoke to Sandhya D’Mello, Technology Editor, CPI Media Group, on how businesses can navigate this shift through phased modernisation, hybrid architectures, and workload-driven strategies. He…
WASHINGTON — The United States has lifted export controls on Anthropic’s most powerful AI tools just weeks after ordering it to restrict access to them over national security concerns, the company has announced. Anthropic said late on Tuesday that it would begin restoring access to Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 from Wednesday, after the US Department of Commerce notified the company that it had removed its export restrictions on the two models. They are the firm’s most advanced AI tools, which were abruptly suspended on 12 June over concerns that they could be used by hackers to exploit weaknesses…