Digital Government Authority discusses UN‑backed global digital government centre in Riyadh
- Digital Government Authority held talks with UN‑DESA to host a UN-affiliated centre for digital government in Riyadh.
- The centre would aim to support global best practice sharing on e‑services, digital transformation and governance.
- This aligns with Saudi efforts to lead digital government and leverages the Kingdom’s Digital Readiness ranking and capacity.
Arab News PK · 2026-05-07
SpaceX secures Anthropic computing partnership — big new capacity for AI workloads
- Anthropic agreed a major computing partnership with SpaceX, giving the AI developer access to large-scale data centre capacity.
- Deal signals continued diversification of cloud and compute options outside traditional hyperscalers.
- Implications for latency, sovereign deployments and competition among AI infrastructure providers.
Hürriyet Daily News · 2026-05-07
Prediction market Kalshi raises $1bn — valuation reaches $22bn in latest round
- Kalshi secured $1 billion in funding, valuing the prediction‑market platform at $22 billion, per The Economic Times report.
- The raise underscores investor appetite for alternative‑market infrastructure and new monetisable AI/market data products.
- Regional fintech and regulatory teams should watch potential cross‑border market structure and AML considerations.
The Economic Times (m.economictimes.com) · 2026-05-07