Saudis Push Flagship FII Summit to 2027 After Houthi Attacks
- Saudi Arabia has postponed its flagship conference to next year.
- The postponement follows continuing attacks by the Houthis.
- Bloomberg describes the move as a significant blow to the kingdom.
Bloomberg.com · 2026-10-19T14:33:16.153Z
Davenport University Awarded $3 Million Federal Grant To Prepare Students For AI-Enabled Workforce
- Davenport University has been awarded a $3 million Strengthening Institutions Program grant from the U.S. Department of Education.
- The grant is intended to prepare students for an AI-enabled workforce.
Pulse 2.0 · 2026-10-19T12:47:37.000Z
88% of education technology companies in Egypt have not received external funding, report finds
- A wide study of education and educational technology in Egypt found that 88% of edtech companies have not received external funding.
- The study highlights funding and employment gaps and offers recommendations to support investment and sector development.
Masrawy · 2026-10-19T10:13:57.000Z
مصر للمعلوماتية تقود هاكاثون الذكاء الاصطناعي للتعليم للترويج للبرامج التقنية المصرية
- Egypt's University of Informatics is leading an AI-in-education hackathon to promote Egyptian technical programs.
- Acting university president Dr. Ahmed Hamd said artificial intelligence has become one of the main drivers.
اليوم السابع · 2026-10-19T10:49:41.000Z
6 صفقات ضخمة تستحوذ على نصف تمويل الشركات الناشئة في المنطقة
- A 2026 report reveals a decline in the number of funding deals in the Middle East and North Africa while amounts have increased through mega-deals.
- Six large deals accounted for half of startup funding in the region, and local investors are rising to support startups, according to the report.
annahar.com · 2026-10-19T08:32:00.000Z
Emirates NBD to run OpenAI's GPT models on UAE-based infrastructure — a first for a MENA bank
- Emirates NBD will run OpenAI model requests inside the UAE on in-country infrastructure.
- The setup is intended to keep customer data local while the bank rolls AI out across its business.
PCMag Middle East · 2026-10-19T09:02:01.000Z
New formal framework argues AI risk assessment is bounded by infrastructure sovereignty — 'Sovereign AI' analysis
- A formal framework proves AI risk assessment capability is mathematically bounded by infrastructure sovereignty, according to the piece.
- The analysis argues cloud models with external dependencies are limited in their auditability by that infrastructure relationship.
Bioengineer.org · 2026-10-19T16:13:09.000Z
Market column: 'Not Nvidia. Not Micron.' argues another AI chip stock has the most upside through 2030
- The column argues Nvidia and Micron have been two of the best AI semiconductor stocks to own.
- It warns the easy gains in those names may be over and highlights a different chip stock as having more upside through 2030.
Yahoo Finance · 2026-10-19T14:35:00.000Z