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Patton and alfanar to modernise Saudi smart-grid cybersecurity

US industrial networking firm Patton has signed a strategic cooperation deal with Saudi multinational alfanar to secure and digitise the Kingdom's electrical substation
US industrial networking firm Patton has signed a strategic cooperation deal with Saudi multinational alfanar to secure and digitise the Kingdom's electrical substation
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Cybersecurity
AI & ML
Cloud Infrastructure

Netskope posts 29% revenue growth as ARR approaches $900m

The NASDAQ-listed SASE vendor beat guidance on every metric in Q2 FY2027, with ARR up 27% year-on-year to $899m.
The NASDAQ-listed SASE vendor beat guidance on every metric in Q2 FY2027, with ARR up 27% year-on-year to $899m.
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Data Centres
Cloud Infrastructure

Grain Management merges two telcos to form Rightfiber

Rightfiber unites Ritter Communications and Great Plains Communications, backed by a $1.6bn credit facility to fund fibre expansion across 20 US states.
Rightfiber unites Ritter Communications and Great Plains Communications, backed by a $1.6bn credit facility to fund fibre expansion across 20 US states.
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AI & ML
Enterprise Software
Cybersecurity

Coder launches Agent Relay to run Cursor AI inside regulated enterprises

Coder's self-hosted Agent Relay lets banks, defence agencies and governments run SpaceXAI's Cursor cloud agents on their own infrastructure.
Coder's self-hosted Agent Relay lets banks, defence agencies and governments run SpaceXAI's Cursor cloud agents on their own infrastructure.
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Data Centres
Cloud Infrastructure

WIOCC secures $300m from AFC and Vision Invest for Africa rollout

WIOCC Group has signed a $300m shareholder agreement with AFC and Vision Invest to accelerate data centre, fibre and subsea expansion across Africa.
WIOCC Group has signed a $300m shareholder agreement with AFC and Vision Invest to accelerate data centre, fibre and subsea expansion across Africa.
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AI & ML
Cloud Infrastructure
Enterprise Software

HPE and Intel launch Saudi AI initiative at LEAP 2026

HPE, Intel and Saudi Arabia's MCIT have unveiled a joint programme to build locally developed AI solutions in support of Vision 2030.
HPE, Intel and Saudi Arabia's MCIT have unveiled a joint programme to build locally developed AI solutions in support of Vision 2030.
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AI & ML
Data Centres
Cybersecurity

Magna AI and VAST Data team up on Saudi sovereign AI infrastructure

The collaboration, formalised at LEAP 2026, targets government and enterprise AI factory deployments aligned with Saudi data-residency rules.
The collaboration, formalised at LEAP 2026, targets government and enterprise AI factory deployments aligned with Saudi data-residency rules.
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AI & ML
Cloud Infrastructure
Data Centres

HUMAIN and Reflection AI partner on Saudi sovereign deployment

Saudi Arabia's HUMAIN will host Reflection AI's open-weight models on Kingdom infrastructure, with compute offtake and customisation deals also under exploration.
Saudi Arabia's HUMAIN will host Reflection AI's open-weight models on Kingdom infrastructure, with compute offtake and customisation deals also under exploration.
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AI & ML
Cloud Infrastructure
Enterprise Software

DataAgent exits stealth with $10m pre-seed and SRE platform

Tel Aviv startup DataAgent has raised $10m in pre-seed funding to launch an autonomous, remediation-first platform for Kubernetes infrastructure.
Tel Aviv startup DataAgent has raised $10m in pre-seed funding to launch an autonomous, remediation-first platform for Kubernetes infrastructure.
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AI & ML
Enterprise Software

TCS and Porsche AG sign five-year AI mobility pact with MHP acquisition

Tata Consultancy Services will acquire Porsche's MHP consulting subsidiary and build a dedicated AI mobility centre of excellence for the carmaker.
Tata Consultancy Services will acquire Porsche's MHP consulting subsidiary and build a dedicated AI mobility centre of excellence for the carmaker.
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Cloud Infrastructure
Enterprise Software

Kajeet transfers private wireless unit to Heddian in platform pivot

Kajeet is divesting its private wireless deployment business to Heddian while retaining its Sentinel connectivity management platform as a licensed layer.
Kajeet is divesting its private wireless deployment business to Heddian while retaining its Sentinel connectivity management platform as a licensed layer.
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Cybersecurity
AI & ML

Criminal IP names Reconn as MEA distributor for threat intel and ASM

AI SPERA's Criminal IP platform will reach Middle East and Africa markets through Dubai-based distributor Reconn, targeting SOC teams and MSSPs.
AI SPERA's Criminal IP platform will reach Middle East and Africa markets through Dubai-based distributor Reconn, targeting SOC teams and MSSPs.
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AI & ML
Cloud Infrastructure
Enterprise Software

ENDVR Energy brings Spotlite's satellite vegetation platform to Canada

ENDVR Energy and Spotlite are partnering to offer AI-powered vegetation risk analytics to Canadian utilities, targeting outage reduction and regulatory compliance.
ENDVR Energy and Spotlite are partnering to offer AI-powered vegetation risk analytics to Canadian utilities, targeting outage reduction and regulatory compliance.
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Cloud Infrastructure
Cybersecurity
Datatech

Kratos wins $20m contract for mobile SATCOM gateways in Asia-Pacific

Kratos Defense has secured a $20m-plus contract to supply truck-mounted satellite communication gateways to an undisclosed Asian defence customer.
Kratos Defense has secured a $20m-plus contract to supply truck-mounted satellite communication gateways to an undisclosed Asian defence customer.
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Semiconductors
AI & ML

Anaqua report: AI semiconductor patents grew 114% in five years

Anaqua's 2026 Semiconductor Patent Report finds AI-chip filings outpaced broader semiconductor patenting by nearly 40 percentage points over five years.
Anaqua's 2026 Semiconductor Patent Report finds AI-chip filings outpaced broader semiconductor patenting by nearly 40 percentage points over five years.
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AI & ML
Enterprise Software

Nokia opens first Saudi Arabia R&D centre for AI network automation

Nokia has inaugurated a Riyadh research centre focused on AI-driven network automation, supporting Saudi Vision 2030 with local talent development and exportable
Nokia has inaugurated a Riyadh research centre focused on AI-driven network automation, supporting Saudi Vision 2030 with local talent development and exportable
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Enterprise Software
Cloud Infrastructure

Quadient registers 800k entities as France e-invoicing kicks off

Quadient's Serensia platform has onboarded over 800,000 French business entities as the country's mandatory e-invoicing regime enters its operational phase.
Quadient's Serensia platform has onboarded over 800,000 French business entities as the country's mandatory e-invoicing regime enters its operational phase.
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AI & ML

EY: the AI pilots that stall were never built to scale

EY's MENA technology leader Mazen Baroudi on why AI pilots stop short of production, what clients can actually measure, and where governance breaks down.

Enterprise AI has reached the point where the interesting question is no longer whether a model works, but whether anything downstream of it does. Across the Middle East and North Africa most large organisations now have pilots running.

Rowen Brooks  · 
AI & ML
Semiconductors
Data Centres

AMD and Cisco go live in Saudi Arabia with HUMAIN AI platform

AMD Instinct MI355X GPUs and Cisco Silicon One networking are now serving production workloads in Saudi Arabia under a joint venture targeting 1 GW by
AMD Instinct MI355X GPUs and Cisco Silicon One networking are now serving production workloads in Saudi Arabia under a joint venture targeting 1 GW by
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AI & ML
Enterprise Software
Cloud Infrastructure

HUMAIN and Applied Intuition to build Saudi autonomous truck network

The two companies plan to deploy thousands of Level 4 autonomous trucks across Saudi logistics corridors by 2030, starting with freight.
The two companies plan to deploy thousands of Level 4 autonomous trucks across Saudi logistics corridors by 2030, starting with freight.
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