ZAWYA: Saudi Arabia 'moving towards greater investment in R&D, homegrown innovations'
- The snippet says Saudi Arabia's innovation agenda is entering a new phase, shifting focus beyond technology manufacturing and adoption.
- The snippet emphasizes movement toward greater investment in R&D and homegrown innovations.
TradingView (Reuters) · 2026-09-17
UNESCO forum in Riyadh launches tools and runs 18 workshops to bolster AI governance
- One snippet reports the forum is holding 18 workshops and specialized sessions in Riyadh, with officials, experts and representatives participating.
- Another snippet states UNESCO launched a set of tools at the Global Forum on the Ethics of AI in Riyadh to strengthen AI governance.
alsaudi.news / شفق الإلكترونية · 2026-09-17
Paramount Assure launches AI security assistant SoCMate at GISEC 2026
- SoCMate was developed for CISOs and Level 2 and Level 3 cybersecurity professionals, according to the snippet.
- The snippet says SoCMate helps teams investigate threats in natural language and connect fragmented data.
Gulf Business · 2026-09-17
Middle East cyber threats enter a new phase as ransomware surges and AI joins the attacker’s toolkit
- The snippet says the decline in hacktivist activity after March 2026 may create the impression that regional cyber tensions are easing.
- The snippet adds that the evidence suggests the opposite, implying threats are entering a new phase with ransomware and AI.
Digital Journal · 2026-09-17
Cohesity report finds 2% of Australian organisations prepared for frontier AI cyberattacks
- The snippet states only 2% of Australian organisations believe their current cyber recovery plans can withstand threats posed by 'frontier AI' technologies.
Australian Cyber Security Magazine · 2026-09-17
Money20/20 closes with Alipay+ and Tap to Pay on iPhone
- The snippet says Money20/20 Middle East closed in Riyadh with the Saudi Central Bank enabling Alipay+ acceptance in the Kingdom.
- The snippet adds plans to enable Tap to Pay on iPhone were part of closing announcements.
The Fintech Times · 2026-09-17
Nvidia, Meta CEOs Argue Against Anthropic's AI Slowdown Plan
- The snippet says Jensen Huang and Mark Zuckerberg both disagree with recent calls to regulate progress in self-improving AI, deeming it unnecessary.
PCMag Middle East · 2026-09-17
'Godfather of AI' says tech regulation is nearing Covid-style pivot moment
- The snippet reports Yoshua Bengio saying a safety crisis makes it more likely that governments will be spurred into action.
The Guardian · 2026-09-17
The White House has an AI oversight plan. But who will do the overseeing?
- The snippet suggests a third-party AI auditing market could help close federal oversight gaps.
- The snippet says such a market could complement the new White House's new rules.
Atlantic Council · 2026-09-17