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AI & ML
Fintech

Qatar Insurance Group Reinvents Insurance with Agentic AI

Scale Gross Written Premium with Agentic Models as Qatar Insurance Group Reinvents the Value Chain

Lars Gehrmann , former Group Chief Digital and AI Officer at Qatar Insurance Group, is driving a structural shift across the Middle Eastern insurance sector by transitioning corporate operations from generative AI testing to a fully

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AI & ML
Internet of Things
Datatech
Fintech

Middle East Banks Leapfrog Legacy Systems to Pioneer Cloud & AI

Middle East Banks Leapfrog Legacy Systems to Pioneer Sovereign Cloud and Agentic AI Architecture

The Middle East financial sector is rapidly outstripping its Western counterparts by bypassing traditional core banking legacies in favor of cutting-edge sovereign cloud infrastructures and agentic artificial intelligence systems.

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AI & ML
Biotech

Vector and Helmholtz Munich team up to push AI into biomedicine

Canada's Vector Institute and Germany's Helmholtz Munich formalise an AI research pact targeting precision medicine and biomedical discovery.
Canada's Vector Institute and Germany's Helmholtz Munich formalise an AI research pact targeting precision medicine and biomedical discovery.
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AI & ML
Defence

Alternative Ballistics lists on OTCQB with less-lethal firearm tech

Alternative Ballistics targets a $9.6bn less-lethal market after listing, with pilots in Texas and distribution across 30 countries.
Alternative Ballistics targets a $9.6bn less-lethal market after listing, with pilots in Texas and distribution across 30 countries.
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AI & ML
Biotech
Datatech

Fangzhou and Tencent Health unite AI agents for chronic disease care

China's largest online chronic disease platform pairs its proprietary LLM with Tencent's cloud infrastructure to shift healthcare from episodic to continuous.
China's largest online chronic disease platform pairs its proprietary LLM with Tencent's cloud infrastructure to shift healthcare from episodic to continuous.
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AI & ML
Blockchain
Fintech

Lucas GC patents agentic AI and blockchain tools for Asian insurance

The NASDAQ-listed PaaS firm targets China and ASEAN insurance markets with two new patents spanning agentic AI and blockchain credentials.
The NASDAQ-listed PaaS firm targets China and ASEAN insurance markets with two new patents spanning agentic AI and blockchain credentials.
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AI & ML
Fintech

Wix and Stripe unite to let AI agents spin up live businesses

Wix Headless joins Stripe Projects CLI, letting developers and AI agents provision a full business backend in a single command.
Wix Headless joins Stripe Projects CLI, letting developers and AI agents provision a full business backend in a single command.
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Internet of Things

ASUS ProArt PZ14 creator tablet launches in the US

ASUS brings its most powerful creator tablet to US retail, but the story belongs in specialist tech coverage, not Disrupts.
ASUS brings its most powerful creator tablet to US retail, but the story belongs in specialist tech coverage, not Disrupts.
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AI & ML
Cybersecurity

Descope targets agentic AI identity gap with Hub 2.5 launch

As AI agents proliferate, Descope's updated identity platform tackles the hardcoded-secrets crisis undermining enterprise agentic deployments.
As AI agents proliferate, Descope's updated identity platform tackles the hardcoded-secrets crisis undermining enterprise agentic deployments.
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AI & ML
Cybersecurity
Datatech

Pax8 adds inforcer to marketplace to close SMB AI-readiness gap

Pax8's 47,000-partner cloud marketplace gains an AI-governance tool as new data shows 62% of SMBs use AI but only 18.5
Pax8's 47,000-partner cloud marketplace gains an AI-governance tool as new data shows 62% of SMBs use AI but only 18.5
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AI & ML
Energy

Veloz launches AI-chat EV hub as gas volatility reshapes adoption

A nonprofit's ZIP-code-personalised AI platform signals how behavioural data and consumer storytelling are converging to accelerate US EV uptake.
A nonprofit's ZIP-code-personalised AI platform signals how behavioural data and consumer storytelling are converging to accelerate US EV uptake.
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AI & ML
Defence
Transportation & Logistics

HII scales ROMULUS USV output with dedicated Gulf Coast supply chain

HII and partner Bayou Metals launch a dedicated aluminium fabrication line, accelerating serial production of AI-enabled unmanned surface vessels for the US Navy.
HII and partner Bayou Metals launch a dedicated aluminium fabrication line, accelerating serial production of AI-enabled unmanned surface vessels for the US Navy.
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AI & ML
Biotech

Thoma Bravo's C$650m Kneat buy targets life sciences compliance tech

The software PE giant's all-cash take-private positions AI-enabled validation as critical infrastructure for regulated industries.
The software PE giant's all-cash take-private positions AI-enabled validation as critical infrastructure for regulated industries.
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AI & ML
Hospitality

SKYX lands Eurofase deal to push smart-ceiling tech into hospitality

SKYX's licensing deal with Eurofase targets hotel and builder segments, pitching plug-and-play smart infrastructure as a renovation cost-cutter.
SKYX's licensing deal with Eurofase targets hotel and builder segments, pitching plug-and-play smart infrastructure as a renovation cost-cutter.
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AI & ML
Quantum

Thea Energy builds fusion digital twin with NVIDIA, Argonne and PPPL

AI surrogate models and a stellarator digital twin signal fusion energy's pivot from pure physics to industrial-scale engineering.
AI surrogate models and a stellarator digital twin signal fusion energy's pivot from pure physics to industrial-scale engineering.
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Property

Xeriant's NexBoard wins Class A fire rating in construction push

NexBoard's ASTM E84 Class A certification clears a key commercial hurdle for Xeriant's recycled-composite panel.
NexBoard's ASTM E84 Class A certification clears a key commercial hurdle for Xeriant's recycled-composite panel.
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Biotech

Xeriant schedules NexBoard fire-certification tests for composite panel

Xeriant's fire-resistant composite panel heads for third-party certification after internal tests surviving 2,000°F flame.
Xeriant's fire-resistant composite panel heads for third-party certification after internal tests surviving 2,000°F flame.
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Hub71 Startups Surpass $2.7 Billion in Funding as Abu Dhabi Gains Moment

Startup revenue reaches $1.5 billion (AED 5.4 billion), reflecting Abu Dhabi's growing appeal for founders, investors and technology companies applications

Hub71, Abu Dhabi's global tech ecosystem, announced that startups in its community have raised more than $2.7 billion (AED 9.9 billion) in funding and generated $1.5 billion (AED 5.4 billion) in revenue by the end of 2025, marking a new milestone in Abu Dhabi’s emergence as a

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AI & ML
Space
Biotech

3D Systems seeks $40m equity raise to fund additive manufacturing push

The additive manufacturing pioneer taps public markets as demand grows across aerospace, medical, and AI infrastructure sectors.
The additive manufacturing pioneer taps public markets as demand grows across aerospace, medical, and AI infrastructure sectors.
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