HUMAIN and Microsoft intend to offer HUMAIN ONE with Microsoft 365, including Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft’s IQ capabilities, as a new “AI productivity bundle” for enterprise customers. Hosted on Microsoft Azure, the companies are initially targeting one million users across the Middle East and Africa.

HUMAIN and Applied Intuition will build a unified autonomous logistics network at national scale, deploying thousands of autonomous trucks across key Saudi logistics corridors by 2030. Applied Intuition’s Self-Driving System, already operating on Level 4 trucks, will serve as the technology foundation for the collaboration with HUMAIN.

HUMAIN is now delivering production AI compute in Saudi Arabia powered by AMD Instinct™ MI355X GPUs, AMD EPYC™ CPUs and Cisco Silicon One-based AI networking to deliver the performance, scale and resilience necessary for next-generation workloads. AMD, Cisco and HUMAIN plan to deploy up to 250 MW of AI infrastructure as part of the next phase of the buildout beginning in 2027. Driven by strong customer demand, the AMD, Cisco and HUMAIN joint venture remains on track to deploy up to 1 GW of AI infrastructure by 2030.

HUMAIN and KORA are developing the platform around a simple shift: Intent → Intelligence → Action. Rather than requiring users to determine which application, model or computing environment they need, HUMAIN OS is being designed to understand an objective, assemble authorized context, select the appropriate intelligence and determine where the workload should run.

HUMAIN, a PIF company delivering full-stack artificial intelligence capabilities globally, today announced a strategic partnership with MinIO, the data and memory foundation for AI. Together, HUMAIN and MinIO intend to build the world’s most advanced AI-native platform, enabling enterprises to unlock the full value of their data in the age of autonomous AI agents. The companies are partnering to build that ecosystem together, from the data and memory foundation up through the agents and intelligent applications that act on it.

Data Dynamics, a global leader in data management, announced Enterprise 2.0.5’s general availability at LEAP 2026. The release closes a gap entities hit while scaling AI: models pointed at unmapped data, agents granted standing access to content, and compliance teams proving control ‘after the fact’. As of 2026, 114 countries have enacted national data protection and privacy laws, touching 3 in every 4 citizens globally. Enterprise 2.0.5 answers both problems at the data layer. Its ‘Bring Your Own Model’ (BYOM) architecture lets organizations run any model inside their own trust boundary. Content-aware, time-bound entitlements bring models, agents and people under one framework, with grants that expire by design. An on-demand compliance audit produces attestable evidence in minutes; lifecycle tools retire redundant data before it reaches a GPU cluster, creating a compute-efficiency win.

Huda Beauty takes its iconic Easy Bake franchise to the next level with its brightest pink-and-lilac powders yet. Today, Huda Beauty teams up with global superstar Cardi B to launch Ultra Snatched, a bold new expansion of the brand’s iconic Easy Bake franchise. Starring Huda Kattan and Cardi B, the launch introduces a fresh pink-and-lilac color story designed to take brightening, lifting and blurring to the next level across the Easy Bake Loose Setting Powder Duos and Easy Bake Pressed Powders.

“The completion of Syria’s first international card transaction in more than 15 years is an important step in modernizing the country’s payments ecosystem. This achievement demonstrates the value of collaboration between the public and private sectors in enabling secure international payment acceptance, facilitating commerce and supporting sustainable economic development,” said H.E. Mohammed Safwat Raslan, Governor of the Central Bank of Syria.

The renovated court at Communal Elementary School opens a dedicated space for learning, sport, and community life in Buhangin. STARCARES, the community impact initiative of STARTRADER, has completed the redevelopment of the basketball court at Communal Elementary School in Buhangin, Davao City, Philippines. Now open and in daily use, the facility serves approximately 20,000 people, including around 2,000 learners, 72 school staff, 1,600 parents, and 16,000 residents of Barangay Communal. For students, the court offers a dependable space to learn and play, doubling as the venue for graduations, award ceremonies, and school assemblies.

Electronic Device Solution Inc. is expanding its push into the Middle East defense semiconductor market, building on its GaN (Gallium Nitride)-based RF (radio frequency) technology. Specializing in GaN MMICs and RF components, modules, and systems used in defense, aerospace, and radar applications, the company aims to establish itself as a stable RF supply partner in the Middle East defense market by providing tailored solutions to customer needs.

ISTANBUL, Aug. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — McDonald’s Türkiye takes its approach to locally inspired restaurant design a step further with “7 Wonders of McDonald’s,” a project that brings the culture, architecture and lifestyle of each city into the restaurant experience. Located across Türkiye, the seven restaurants—Bodrum Yalıkavak, İzmir Selçuk, Muğla Göcek, Antalya Land of Legends, Istanbul Sirkeci, İzmir Çeşme Drive-Thru and Antalya Merkez—are designed to reflect the character of their surroundings.

“InfoComm EDGE Collective will be a unique opportunity to convene the leaders responsible for shaping the future of connected environments in the GCC,” said David Labuskes, CTS, CAE, CEO of AVIXA. “By fostering collaboration and the exchange of ideas, the event will explore how pro AV can drive productivity, engagement, and regional growth while contributing to our vision for InfoComm EDGE 2027.”

“This year, Testµ (TestMu) Conference marked the moment the industry moved from talking about agentic AI to engineering it responsibly,” said Asad Khan, CEO and Co-Founder of TestMu AI. “Across three days, we saw the world’s best engineering minds converge on a shared conviction: autonomous systems demand autonomous quality. The conversations and innovatio

CEPI’s funding will advance the Bundibugyo vaccine candidate through preclinical development and into an early-stage clinical trial to assess the immunogenicity and safety of the vaccine candidate. The study in humans, known as a Phase 1 trial, is expected to take place in Africa.

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As quiet returns to the living room, parents can elevate their home viewing experience with LG’s state-of-the-art display lineup:LG OLED evo AI (G5 & C6 Series): Powered by the α11 AI Processor and webOS 26 with integrated Gemini AI, these flagship TVs offer breathtaking picture quality, Brightness Booster technology, and immersive Dolby Atmos audio.

Building on this leadership, Hisense is putting the viewing experience first, turning display technology into more immersive, lifelike experiences. The UR9 Series advances RGB MiniLED technology by independently controlling red, green and blue light at the backlight source, delivering richer colors, deeper contrast and greater detail, so movies feel more cinematic, sports more vivid and every scene truer to life.”Hisense’s continued leadership in the 100-inch-and-above TV segment reflects the strong appetite we are seeing across the Middle East and Africa for bigger, more immersive home entertainment experiences,” said Jason Ou, President at Hisense Middle East, Africa and India. “This leadership is also a testament to our continued focus on innovation and technological advancement, as we push the boundaries of what large-screen technology can deliver. We look forward to unveiling Hisense’s latest innovations at IFA in Berlin early next month.”

Limited to 500 units worldwide, Reef AL Giallo closes out the two-part collection following 2025’s Reef AL Arancio. Iconic British nursery brand Silver Cross, creators of the original pram in 1877, and premier Italian luxury super sports car manufacturer Automobili Lamborghini unveil the next evolution, and final chapter, of their “Super Stroller” partnership: Reef AL Giallo.

The “Red Gold from Europe” Campaign will highlight the Quality, Security and Versatility of Italian and EU Canned Tomatoes at The Saudi Food Show 2026. This exciting initiative aims to showcase the outstanding quality, safety, and versatility of Italian and EU canned tomatoes, celebrating their essential role and versatility in both everyday and gourmet cooking. “The preserved tomatoes market in Saudi Arabia is expected to experience continual growth in both volume and value, driven by increasing consumer demand, urbanization, and a growing food service industry,” said Giovanni De Angelis, ANICAV’s General Director.

An Arabian fantasy action-adventure inspired by the rich storytelling traditions of One Thousand and One Nights, ‘1001 Threads of Mizan’ introduces players to a handcrafted world combining exploration, large-scale combat and cooperative gameplay. Built for up to three players with drop-in, drop-out co-op, the game features both ground and aerial traversal, including a signature flying carpet system that allows players to explore its world and take on large-scale mystical creatures together.

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Seclore, the enterprise Data Security Intelligence company, today announced an integration between ARMOR DSPM and Glean, the leading enterprise AI platform. ARMOR DSPM uses Glean’s contextual data as the foundation for sensitivity classification, gives customers a unified remediation toolkit to act on what’s identified, and writes labels directly onto source files where they persist and remain readable by Glean. For Glean customers in financial services, healthcare, legal services, and government, the integration builds on Glean’s secure foundation with a faster path to AI-ready data identification and control across their full estate.