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Aramco rigs in the Hasbah oil field. It uses AI for oil exploration and underwater operations

Aramco leads the pack in oil and gas AI investments

Saudi Aramco invested around $3.5 billion in research and development last year and leads in adopting artificial intelligence, as it rivals its regional peers in the adoption of new technology. The world’s largest energy company was active in more than 250 areas, such as AI, drones, robotics, electric vehicles and hydrogen technology, a GlobalData report […]

UAE minister of industry and advanced technology and Adnoc group CEO Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber (top centre) will become chairman of AIQ

Presight takes majority stake in Adnoc-G42 AI venture

The data analytics company Presight is acquiring a majority stake in AIQ, a joint venture between Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) and G42. Under the agreement, Presight, an Abu Dhabi-listed company, will own 51 percent of AIQ, with Adnoc keeping the remaining 49 percent, a statement released on Wednesday said.  Previously, G42 held 40 […]

Traffic on Fourth Street, Abu Dhabi. The Yahsat and Bayanat merger could help bring self-driving cars to the emirate

UAE merger creates world’s most valuable listed space company

The world’s most valuable publicly listed space company has been created after shareholders of analytics provider Bayanat and “satellite solutions” company Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat) agreed to a merger. The deal will help to further Abu Dhabi’s ambitions to be at the centre of the drive towards autonomous vehicles. The newly created Space42 […]

Microsoft president Brad Smith and G42 CEO Peng Xiao (right) sign the $1.5bn investment deal in the presence of G42 chairman Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan

Microsoft invests in UAE’s AI leader G42 

The US tech giant Microsoft will invest $1.5 billion in the Abu Dhabi-based artificial intelligence (AI) company G42 to help accelerate its global expansion strategy. As part of the deal G42 will run its AI applications and services on Azure, Microsoft’s cloud computing platform. Brad Smith, vice-chair and president of Microsoft, will join the G42 […]

The UAE and Saudi Arabia in particular are investing heavily in life sciences and longevity

Abu Dhabi puts together global life sciences contender

A new company to help establish Abu Dhabi as a major global player in life sciences has been announced by the emirate’s sovereign wealth fund ADQ. The new concern, called Arcera, will act as an umbrella entity for ADQ’s shareholdings in the Swiss pharmaceutical company Acino, Birgi Mefar Group of Turkey and Egypt’s Amoun. Arcera […]

UAE to build 1,000 MW data centres in Kenya

The UAE plans to build data centre projects with a total capacity of up to 1,000 megawatts in Kenya to promote the “digital corridor” concept with the East African nation. The UAE’s investment ministry and Kenya’s ministry of information, communications and digital economy have signed a pact to set up a framework for investment cooperation […]

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UAE’s G42 to build green data centre in Kenya

Abu Dhabi artificial intelligence company G42 has said it will develop a one-gigawatt (GW) data centre in Kenya powered by geothermal energy. The new facility, developed in partnership with Kenya’s EcoCloud, will boost cloud computing and AI services, the Abu Dhabi Media Office reported, citing a company statement. The EcoCloud-G42 mega data centre will have […]

G42’s stake in the TikTok owner ByteDance was estimated at $100 million, according to data provider PitchBook

Cutting ties with Chinese companies ‘not easy’ says G42 CEO

Abu Dhabi artificial intelligence (AI) company G42’s decision to sever ties with Chinese businesses was difficult, CEO Peng Xiao said on Monday. He was speaking at the World Government Summit in Dubai. G42 has accepted constraints imposed on it to work with US companies, he said, citing the need for governments to safeguard the technology. […]

Thomas Pramotedham, CEO at Presight, is confident the company can use its data analytics in the climate change sector

Domestic deals push Presight AI’s profit up 5% to $155m  

Presight AI Holding, part of Abu Dhabi artificial intelligence group G42, said 2023 net profit rose 5.1 percent year on year to AED570.6 million ($155.35 million) in 2023, supported by major domestic project deployments. Revenue jumped 14.7 percent to AED1.78 billion last year from AED1.55 billion in 2022. Net profit rose marginally by 0.4 percent year on year […]