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Tidiane Lo. Tidiane Lo explores the interconnected investments behind AI adoption and why technology leaders must balance current performance with future readiness.AI adoption is bringing infrastructure, cloud, data, networking and cybersecurity into a shared strategic conversation. For enterprise leaders across Africa and the Middle East, the challenge extends beyond selecting technologies to preparing organisations for changes in how work gets done and decisions are made.  Speaking to Tahawultech.com, Tidiane Lo, Vice President, GTM, Westcon-Comstor Middle East and Africa, examines the opportunities emerging from this convergence and the importance of embedding governance, security and human judgement into AI transformation.   Lo also shares…

The UAE-based model and dentistry student earned international recognition after securing two titles and a place among the top 12 contestants at the pageant in Thailand Published: Tue 27 Oct 2026, 11:52 AM Hadis Sattari, a 25-year-old UAE-based model and dentistry student, has won the Miss Global Middle East title at Miss Global 2026, receiving international recognition. Representing Persia, she also won the Miss People’s Choice title, securing a place among the top 12 contestants. Sattari travelled to Thailand last month to participate in the competition. She was crowned Miss Persia and competed alongside 73 other contestants from different countries.…

Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Albudaiwi underscored that economic integration between the GCC and ASEAN represents a strategic pillar for bolstering investment flows and building partnerships that support mutual growth and prosperity. He made the remarks during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) dialogue session on regional integration and its link to investment, held in Doha, Qatar, on Sunday on the sidelines of the 9th World Investment Forum (WIF 2026), in the presence of several ministers and officials. During the session, Albudaiwi said the global economy is undergoing profound, rapid transformations driven by geopolitical uncertainty, reshaping supply chains,…

While most 13-year-olds spend their afternoons doing homework or playing with friends, Hamad Abdullah bin Safwan spends it by running his own home café in Abu Dhabi. The young entrepreneur opened Café 37 just three weeks ago, inspired by his father, who has owned a café for nearly five years. Speaking to Khaleej Times, Hamad said the idea came to him during a family holiday over the summer. “I’ve always loved making coffee,” he said, explaining that he wanted to turn his interest into a business. After returning from their holiday, Hamad and his father began preparing to open the café…

Verizon recently announced that the company has entered into an agreement worth more than $2 billion with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to supply dark fibre infrastructure to meet AI workload demand. The operator noted the AWS agreement “establishes a commercial framework to scale distributed compute and meet the real-time demands of agentic and generative AI workloads”. It builds on an existing strategic partnership between the two and mirrors a dark fibre deal with Google announced earlier this year. On the operator’s earnings call, CEO Dan Schulman said “these two contracts are a clear signal that the largest builders of AI…

NEW YORK — A Manhattan judge on Monday ruled that the abrupt firing of Maurene Comey, a former federal prosecutor and the daughter of one of Donald Trump’s best-known critics, last year was unlawful. In a 55-page ruling, Judge Jesse M. Furman of Federal District Court in Manhattan wrote that the Justice Department violated the separation of powers, federal administrative law and Comey’s due process rights when it fired her in July 2025. At the time of her firing, Comey was a highly regarded trial lawyer for the US Attorney’s Office in Manhattan, handling the prosecutions of Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine…

OMODA & JAECOO has demonstrated its new 5-kWh hybrid electric vehicle technology in OMODA 7 SHS-H during the OMODA Super Hybrid Marathon in China, which concluded on 22 October 2026. The event highlighted how greater battery capacity can support quieter driving and additional functions while parked, without requiring external charging. OMODA 7 SHS-H, featuring the new 5-kWh HEV technology, is scheduled to launch in the UAE in early 2027. It is among the first models to adopt the system. During the marathon, global media experienced the vehicle on urban roads, highways and mountain routes, assessing its power response, smoothness and…

The Saudi Red Sea Authority (SRSA) presented Emaar, the Economic City (EEC), with the first marina operator license issued by the authority in King Abdullah Economic City for the operation of Bay La Sun Marina, in the presence of Chief Executive Officer of SRSA Dr. Maryam Ficociello and Acting Secretary General of the Economic Cities and Special Zones Authority Mazen Al-Saleh. This step supports the regulated operation of the marina in line with safety, environmental protection, and service quality requirements, and contributes to expanding the network of licensed tourist marinas along the Red Sea coast. The license was issued to the operator…

The U.S. Commerce Department recently allocated $389 million in R&D funding to four companies working on semiconductor development. This action was in alignment with the government’s CHIPS and Science Act. In a statement, commerce secretary Howard Lutnick explained the funding “will accelerate American semiconductor innovation to enhance our domestic energy and power resources”. As a condition of the close to $400 million outlay, the U.S. government will receive minority, non-controlling and non-equity stakes in the four companies. Washington-based Helion, which develops high-voltage power semiconductors and advanced energy power modules, will receive the biggest investment at $175 million. Commonwealth Fusion Systems…

With the change of seasons, migratory birds are arriving along the Red Sea coast of Jeddah Governorate. Their presence along the shores creates a natural spectacle that reflects the rich biodiversity of the Kingdom’s west coast. The coast is a key stopover on migratory routes linking Asia, Europe, and Africa. In spring and autumn, it hosts a wide variety of species traveling vast distances in search of suitable habitats and food, drawn by Saudi Arabia’s location at the crossroads of three continents. Gulls, terns, herons, egrets, and various wading birds can be seen foraging on Jeddah’s beaches and mudflats. Their flocks…