… Where the U.S. leads on chips and software, and China leads on manufacturing, the UAE brings the fuel and the funding. “Sovereign power came from controlling hydrocarbons, but in the 21st century, it will be from increasingly controlling compute, energy access and availability, and capital formatio…
… It’s equally important, he said, to look at the way established players in different regions actually use AI tools that already exist. “There’s a graveyard of technologies that never get diffused into the economy, and never make anyone money,” Nyatta said of the startup landscape. “The real value f… …
… Where the deals lead: MGX UAE has a stake in OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI/SpaceX. G42 is now building a data center campus in Abu Dhabi. Humain Saudi put $3 billion into xAI earlier this year. A joint AI data center in Saudi Arabia came with the deal. …
… Startup funding is prioritizing efficiency over hype , and edtech is no exception. “Venture capital flows reflected a shift from volume to intention,” HolonIQ wrote in a February 6 post on its website, reflecting back on 2025. “Investors concentrated capital in AI-enabled products, workforce-aligne… …
Rest of World/iStock By Ananya Bhattacharya 21 May 2026 South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, and Egypt are dependent on the West for AI infrastructure and funding. A $60 billion fund and an AI council aim to unite countries competing for investment. …
… By Ananya Bhattacharya Global Dispatch Pope’s encyclical raises questions on who gets to shape AI The encyclical provides an ethical and moral framework for AI, but one that is steeped in Catholicism and ignores the faiths and practices of a majority of the world’s population. …
… Every month, at least two to three Indian-origin AI researchers in Silicon Valley between the ages of 25 and 35 reach out to Aakrit Vaish, founder of AI venture fund Activate, asking, “How can I come back to India and work in AI?” As we spoke, the Mumbai-based executive explained that Indian startu… …
… During the annual parliamentary meeting this month, the Chinese leadership laid out plans to expand AI adoption across the economy. “China is like a giant Silicon Valley,” Lin Zhang, an associate professor at the University of New Hampshire who researches China’s digital economy, told Rest of World… …
… The numbers alone are staggering: Microsoft committed $15 billion to the UAE by 2029; Amazon pledged $5 billion for an AI hub in Riyadh; Nvidia partnered with Saudi Arabia’s state-backed Humain to supply up to 600,000 graphics processing units; OpenAI, Oracle, and Abu Dhabi’s G42 announced Stargate… …
… One male respondent said, “These large companies only think about profit, that is why there is a high chance they will automate most of their work, resulting in an unemployment crisis which will eventually increase competition in non-AI affected fields.” Across all 60 countries, only 9% trust natio… …