INSEAD Day 4 - 728x90

Samsung biggest chip investor

The tech giant invested nearly $59.2bn in 2025.

flynas to set up new hub

Five destinations in first phase of operations.

AD Ports Group acquires CLI

CLI is Brazilian agri-bulk terminal operator.

$1.59bn Makkah project awarded

A consortium will develop two districts in the Holy City.

2PointZero posts profit surge

Growth driven by merger consolidation.
  • OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, announced Monday it is teaming up with chip giant Broadcom to design and build its...

    The partnership is the latest in a series of recent announcements by OpenAI as it seeks to strengthen its position as the preeminent company of the generative AI revolution

    The partnership, which the companies said would launch next year, would provide 10 gigawatts in computing power, requiring roughly the energy needed to power a major city

  • Dubai, UAE – Expand North Star by GITEX GLOBAL is underway in the UAE as the world’s largest startup and...

    The 2025 edition connects over 2,000 of the world’s most disruptive startups with 1,200 international investors managing US$1.1 trillion in assets.

    Reflecting the government’s ambition to foster innovation and attract global talent, the initiative aims to generate 30,000 new jobs by 2030.

  • Dubai, United Arab Emirates -- Abu Dhabi, the capital of leading oil producer the United Arab Emirates, said Friday it...

    The 1.5-gigawatt Khazna Solar PV plant, expected to have nearly three million solar panels, will avert more than 2.4 million tons of carbon emissions per year,

    Engie and Emirati renewable-energy company Masdar won the contract to build the plant and sell EWEC the electricity.

  • Stock markets, meanwhile, were mixed as traders weighed a slew of issues: massive AI investments, corporate results, US interest rates,...

    The price of silver topped $50 an ounce for the first time since 1993 in the wake of sister safe-haven gold soaring to record highs.

    The metal hit $50.1900, while gold retreated after hitting a record above $4,000 an ounce on Wednesday.

  • US and European stock markets mostly rose while Asian equities fell as investors also kept tabs on the AI investment...

    Parts of the US government began to close last week after Democrats and President Donald Trump failed to break a deadlock over spending.

    Tech firms led selling in Asia, with Alibaba and JD.com down in Hong Kong, chip-maker TSMC dropping in Taipei and Renesas sharply lower in Tokyo.

  • Multiply Group will hold 60.8% of ISEM.

    Peninsula Capital and minority investors will own the remaining 39.2 percent.

    The deal represents an expansion into packaging by Multiply Group, establishing the Group’s fifth consumer-focused vertical.

  • Abu Dhabi, UAE – G42, the Abu Dhabi-based technology group, Wednesday announced its participation at GITEX Global 2025 with the...

    The G42 District will serve as a one-stop destination for government officials, business leaders, and visitors to explore how AI is being operationalized across sectors.

    It will feature G42’s full portfolio of companies - including Core42, Khazna, M42, Presight, CPX, Inception, Space42, AIQ, AstraTech and Analog.

  • The WTO raised its forecast for trade volume growth in 2025 to 2.4 percent -- up from 0.9 percent in...

    In an unusual move, the global trade body has revised its estimates several times this year due to uncertainties surrounding the new tariffs imposed by the Trump administration.

    Since returning to office in January, Trump has slapped several waves of new tariffs on imports entering the United States.

  • Ajman, UAE -- Real estate transactions in Ajman reached AED 2.97 billion in September, achieving a remarkable growth of 53...

    The number of real estate transactions during September reached 1,739, while the number of real estate tradings reached 1,393, with a total value exceeding AED1.87 billion.

    A total of 241 mortgage transactions were registered, with a total value exceeding AED474 million.

  • Dubai, UAE: With capabilities of AI advancing every year, its potential to address challenges once thought unsolvable is rapidly expanding,...

    The event brings together the world’s most advanced AI and tech enterprises and leaders from 180 countries, from 13-17 Oct at Dubai World Trade Centre.

    Expand North Star celebrates its 10th edition from 12-15 October at Dubai Harbour.