Innovation City and IOPn Secure Exclusive Access to the UAE’s First Sovereign AI Data Center

ADNOC launches integrated global LNG trading platform

Photo Credit: WAM Dubai, UAE — July 2026 — Abu Dhabi National Oil Company announced the launch of an international platform for marketing and trading liquefied natural gas, based in Abu Dhabi Global Market. According to the Emirates News Agency, the platform brings together the marketing operations of ADNOC Gas and XRG with the trading [] The post ADNOC launches integrated global LNG trading platform appeared first on Middle East News 247.

Autheo Pitches Decentralized Operating System For AI Agents And Blockchain

Autheo introduced a decentralized Internet Operating System aimed at AI agents and blockchain transaction coordination.

Business : 8x8 Bags 2026 MetriStar Top Provider For CPaaS By Metrigy

KUALA LUMPUR, July 3 (Bernama) -- Global business communications platform provider, 8x8 Inc has been named a 2026 MetriStar Top Provider for Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS) by Metrigy, an independent research and advisory firm.

Abu Dhabi Wealth Fund to Take TAQA Private

Abu Dhabi has spent years building one of the Gulf’s fastest-growing stock markets through a wave of blockbuster IPOs, only to now take one of its biggest companies private. Bloomberg's Laura Gardner Cuesta reports. (Source: Bloomberg)

Berlin Blockchain Week 2026: AI, ZK, and the Institutional Turn

Enforced transaction security, AI-assisted auditing, ZK bug classes, and the Ethereum Economic Zone (EEZ).Continue reading on Consensys Diligence »

Chinese internet firms sign AI agent data protection pact

The China Internet Association released a self-regulatory pact on personal information protection for AI agents at a forum in Beijing, with Baidu, Tencent, Alibaba, Volcengine, and 27 other internet companies among the first signatories. The pact is aimed at standardizing how AI agents collect, process, and use personal data as agent-based services spread across internet []

CoreWeave's CEO Dumped Nearly 370,000 Shares for $30.8 Million. What Does That Mean for Investors?

This artificial intelligence infrastructure company reported a notable insider sale.

Three Sovereignties, One AI: State, Corporate, and Indigenous Techno-Sovereignty

Sovereign AI has become a national priority, replacing the old dream of a borderless internet with state-backed control over computing hardware. The digital economy is fragmenting along geopolitical lines, as nations reshape global digital infrastructure around competing tech alliances. Power in this new landscape no longer comes from controlling territory alone. Instead, it flows through [] The post Three Sovereignties, One AI: State, Corporate, and Indigenous Techno-Sovereignty appeared first on Modern Diplomacy.

VARA issues 50th VASP licence as Dubai's regulated virtual assets market continues to grow

DUBAI, 2nd July, 2026 (WAM) -- The Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority today announced the issuance of its 50th Virtual Asset Service Provider licence, marking an important milestone in the development of Dubai's regulated virtual assets market.The 50th licence has been issued to Tribe Tokenisation FZE. Its authorisation brings the total number of VASPs licensed by VARA to 50, reflecting the continued grow

Navigating the AI access control minefield

Rather like the early days of e-commerce, everyone seems to be ‘doing artificial intelligence’. IT leaders must now ensure these systems have secure access to enterprise data

Border Security: Nigeria Customs Service Opens INTERPOL Data Center

The Nigeria Customs Service has deployed an INTERPOL Data center at its Headquarters in Abuja to strengthen its border security and intelligence capabilities. This gives officers access to one of the world’s largest criminal intelligence networks. The Comptroller-General of Customs Adewale Adeniyi, announced the development during a demonstration of the facility, describing it as a [] The post Border Security: Nigeria Customs Service Opens INTERPOL Data Center appeared first on Voice of Nigeria.

SpaceX, Charter discussed mobile phone partnership in U.S.

Charter, the largest home internet provider in the US, could run some of SpaceX’s phone traffic through its ground-based internet infrastructure.

Abu Dhabi Government partners with Microsoft for Frontier Employee Programme

Abu Dhabi Government partners with Microsoft for Frontier Employee Programme

Gov’t Exploring Data Embassy to Safeguard Digital Assets

The Government is exploring the establishment of a data embassy to bolster the protection, resilience, and sovereignty of Jamaica’s digital information in an increasingly technology-driven environment. Trevor Forrest, Senior Advisor []

UAE’s AIQ in Talks to Launch AI Platform for Egypt’s Petroleum Sector

The Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources (MoPMR) is considering establishing a joint venture with UAE’s AIQ, an Abu Dhabi-based AI champion, to act as a specialized platform for artificial intelligence (AI) applications across the petroleum sector. The proposed venture, to be named AIQ Egypt, would combine data from the Egypt Upstream Gateway (EUG) with [] The post UAE’s AIQ in Talks to Launch AI Platform for Egypt’s Petroleum Sector first appeared on Egypt Oil Gas.

Prosus launches ToqanClaw platform for five million ecosystem partners

The platform operates within Toqan, the secure internal AI infrastructure at Prosus

Big Tech’s AI debt just hit $350bn, and Europe is about to feel it

Big Tech built its reputation on mountains of cash. It is building its AI empire on debt, and the bill is starting to land in Europe. The five biggest builders of AI data centres in the US have doubled their debt over five years. Together, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and Oracle have piled on about [] This story continues at The Next Web

IP Go-Global Business Matching Session held in Guangzhou

The IP Go-Global Business Matching Session, jointly organised by the Intellectual Property Department of the ...

Here's the Truth About AI Data Centers—and Why the Wealthiest County in America Is Full of Them

Here's the Truth About AI Data Centers—and Why the Wealthiest County in America Is Full of Them

Alibaba: If AI Is The Future, The Largest Cloud Provider In China Should Be A Winner

Alibaba: If AI Is The Future, The Largest Cloud Provider In China Should Be A Winner

Apple Supplier Bets on Robots, AI Servers in $1.1B Hong Kong Listing

Apple supplier Lingyi iTech seeks a US1.1B Hong Kong IPO to fund expansion in AI hardware, robotics, smart glasses, and AI servers. The post Apple Supplier Bets on Robots, AI Servers in 1.1B Hong Kong Listing appeared first on TechRepublic.

Future of finance hinges on human‑AI balance anchored in ethics, says Amir Hamzah

KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 — As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more embedded in finance, the future of the industr...

FCC denies US firm with Chinese links approval to provide telecoms services

The US Federal Communications Commission said on Tuesday it is adding California-based Digitalsystem Technology to a list of companies posing risks to US national security, citing links to Chinese telecoms firms and its ownership by a Chinese national. The FCC also said ‌it was denying the Los Angeles-based IT company permission to provide international telecommunications services, saying it could be exploited by Chinese threat actors. “There is significant risk that the government of China and...

[Economic Essay Contest] Beyond automation: Architecting the AI-driven financial ecosystem

[Economic Essay Contest] Beyond automation: Architecting the AI-driven financial ecosystem

IP Crawl exposes that insecure web camera you never locked down

IP Crawl is a browseable library of camera systems exposed to the internet. Currently on the favorites list are a swimming pool in Austin, Texas, a boxing ring in New York City, and a marijuana farm in Droitwich, England. If the majority of feeds show private places and suggest operator ignorance or misfortune (you can check your own location for exposed cameras), there are some lovely exteriors such as this view of Lausanne in Switzerland. — Read the rest The post IP Crawl exposes that insecure web camera you never locked down appeared first on Boing Boing.

Opinion: What Modi's Jakarta Visit Means For The Small Seller And The Small Buyer

India's digital public infrastructure, anchored in Aadhaar for identity, UPI for payments, and more recently the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) for digital transactions, has become one of...

Natasha urges deployment of digital intelligence to combat terrorism

By Juliet Umeh Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, has called on Nigeria’s security agencies to deploy digital intelligence and smart technologies to combat terrorism and banditry, arguing that online activities should provide valuable leads for law enforcement. Speaking during the ARISE News Town Hall on State Police on Thursday, the senator expressed [] The post Natasha urges deployment of digital intelligence to combat terrorism appeared first on Vanguard News.