The High Stakes of AI-Assisted Decision-Making Across the Gulf, AI has become increasingly embedded into business organisations, with significant deployment in services especially (estimated at over 70% of services in Saudi Arabia), and with a significant infrastructure development to support it (over 35 data centres in UAE), attracting an increasing valuation of over $51bn by […]
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Exclusive Column: Signals of Tomorrow. 4. AI: the “too” perfect technology
When the algorithm stops being a tool There is something profoundly unsettling about the suspension of facial recognition in Essex. A system used by the police was suspended after showing very high performance but with uneven results across different demographic groups. At first glance, it might seem like any other story: a technology is halted, […]
Founder Spotlight: Sergey Gorelov, Appfyl
Tell us about Appfyl Appfyl is a mobile app development studio that helps launch iOS and Android apps turnkey: fast, with high quality, and with a strong focus on real business results. We work with clients through the entire journey, from idea and product strategy to design, development, testing, and final publication in the App […]
Company Spotlight: Luc Jaerisch, AEO Media
Tell us about your company, AEO Media. What is AEO? AEO stands for Answer Engine Optimization — and it’s the next evolution of how businesses get discovered online. Here’s the shift: millions of people no longer type queries into Google and scroll through ten blue links. They ask ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, or Claude a question […]
The Decision Fatigue Cure: How AI Ecosystems are Redefining Personal Health
In the high-stakes world of entrepreneurship, there is an invisible energy drain that few talk about: decision fatigue. While founders spend their days making critical strategic pivots, they often neglect the most fundamental choices – what to fuel their bodies with. Research from Cornell University reveals a staggering truth: the average person makes about 200 […]
Female Founder Spotlight: Louise Marsh, Fyio Technologies
My catalyst: a security breach waiting to happen The spark for Fyio didn’t come from a tech lab; it came from a moment of genuine concern for my family’s safety. When my husband transitioned from the military to his first role in the private security industry, I watched him navigate systemic processes that were at […]
Artificial Intelligence: Are Humans Advancing or Declining?
The question “Will Artificial Intelligence take over the world?” has become a common concern as technology continues to grow at an astonishing pace. Many people wonder whether AI will surpass human ability or simply act as a tool to support everyday life. While these worries reflect the uncertainty of our time, a deeper look shows […]
Ethics in AI Isn’t a Line Item. It’s Your Biggest Risk-Management Tool for the Next Decade
Imagine you launch a powerful AI customer-service assistant. Conversion rate jumps +28%, support costs drop 3.4×, rave reviews pour in for the first three months. Everything looks perfect. Then the message arrives: A teenager from one of your client’s families spent 47 nights in a row talking to your chatbot. On night 48 he was […]
Company Spotlight: Blake Hughes, InfraHub Compute
Tell us about InfraHub Compute InfraHub Compute was created to address one of the biggest challenges in the AI economy today and that is access to scalable, enterprise-grade compute infrastructure. Demand for AI workloads is accelerating far faster than supply, and that imbalance is only growing. Our focus is on helping to build and scale […]
Exclusive Column: Signals of Tomorrow. 2. AI, the Intelligence Without a Mirror
Artificial intelligence has, in the space of just a few years, become a constant presence in both our imagination and our daily lives. It writes, responds, analyzes, generates images, simulates dialogue, and makes decisions. It is fast, tireless, and seemingly creative. And yet, precisely at the moment when its power becomes most evident, a question […]








