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U.A.E

Medicus AI closes first tranche of Series A

Source: Arabnet Medicus AI announced the completion of the first tranche of its Series A funding round at €2.75M (just over...

Artificial intelligence Health healthtech

U.A.E

In conversation with Andrew Kabrit of the UAE's Seez

Seez, the UAE-based car aggregator platform is one of the few companies in the Middle East to develop its own artificial intelligence (AI)...

Seez AI Artificial intelligence

Regional

World AI Show Dubai

Dubai is set to host the first edition of World AI Show in the wake of the ‘Smart Dubai Government' initiative. The...

uae AI Artificial intelligence

Regional

Over 3M jobs will be at risk in the GCC if not adapted to AI advancements: The time is now

Artificial intelligence is becoming an inseparable part of our daily lives, and its impact is reaching almost every segment of the economic...

Artificial intelligence AI Technology

Lebanon

Startup Weekend Beirut Artificial Intelligence Edition

From September 29 to October 1, Beirut Digital District will be hosting the first Startup Weekend dedicated to artificial intelligence in...

beirut AI Startup Weekend

Regional

5 AI advertising startups to watch

This edited article was originally published on Centric. Using AI in marketing has been the new kid on the street for some time. With...

Artificial intelligence Marketing Advertising

Global

Artificial Intelligence will make our kids better learners [WamdaTV]

Looking at traditional education, the system is focused on ‘teaching’ rather than ‘learning’. This is what Philipp...

Artificial intelligence MIT Media Lab Philip Schmidt

Global

Startup Watch: Careem the unicorn, Nile farmers learning farming, and AI wars

This year is coming to a close but there is no ‘slowly’ in the complex world of entrepreneurship news, with people ever ready...

Startup Watch careem Egypt

Global

What I know about the future of work: Claire Haidar

“People spend 90 percent of their time at work and yet so many people are unhappy at their jobs. There is still this reality that...

Future of Work Artificial intelligence STEM

Global

Startup Watch: How to save your job from a robot, bringing back the cubicle, and meatless shawarma

The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your...

Startup Watch Supercomputers Artificial intelligence

Global

Is AI influencing our romantic interactions? [Video]

Algorithms behind artifical intelligence are still not entirely clear among all internet users. At the same time, our use of AI in our...

Artificial intelligence Iyad Rahwan Social Sciences

Global

Behind Gradberry’s rebirth: it's all about timing

“I don’t look like any other founder in the [Silicon] Valley. I wasn’t born and raised here,” Gradberry founder Iba...

Gradberry TARA uae

Egypt

US-based Affectiva raises $14M Series D

Affectiva's software can differentiate between a smirk, a happy smile, and a polite smile. (Images via Affectiva) Emotion...

emotion recognition Rana el Kaliouby Affectiva

Regional

What I know about big data: Ali Rebaie

Ali Rebaie is a data scientist. One of the few data scientists, in fact, in MENA. He’s the founder of Rebaie Analytics Group...

What I Know ali rebaie Le Wagon

Regional

MENA’s robot revolution

The Terminator would be one lonely android in MENA. Few industries in the region use advanced robotics in their processes and artificial...

seed robotics pal robotics eg robotics

Regional

Programmatic marketing, what is it and why entrepreneurs need it

There is no doubt that marketing and advertising is now an essential part of any entrepreneur's business strategy. Even if the funding a...

Artificial intelligence Rocket Fuel EMEA Dominic Trigg

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