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The war in Iran complicates Gulf countries’ plans to spend more than $300 billion on AI investments, endangering a potential source of funding for tech companies (Miles Kruppa/The Information)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 9, 2026

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Iran’s targeting of commercial data centers in the UAE and Bahrain signals a new frontier in asymmetric warfare and raises doubts about the Gulf as a global AI hub (Daniel Boffey/The Guardian)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 7, 2026

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Finland seizes ship suspected of damaging submarine cable linking Helsinki and Estonia in Gulf of Finland; Estonia says a second cable was also damaged (Essi Lehto/Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 31, 2025

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A profile of Zachary Cefaratti, a profession below the radar for data centers, the exploitation of cryptography and technological groups in the Gulf thanks to his consulting company Dalma Capital (Chloe Cornish / Financial Times)

By Stacey D. WallsSeptember 8, 2025

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An overview of the race intensification for super applications in the Gulf, because Careem, Talabat, Amazon, Boim and Noon consolidate various services in unique platforms (Divsha Bhat / Rest of World)

By Stacey D. WallsJune 8, 2025

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Sources: AI of the Middle East of President Trump deals with open rifts with the Hawks of China in his administration on the concerns of AI chips shipped in the Gulf are found in China (Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 16, 2025

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An overview of the Arc-Agi exam designed by the French computer scientist François Chollet to show the gulf between the stored answers of the AI models and “fluid intelligence” (Matteo Wong / The Atlantic)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 7, 2025

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Award-winning Burmese journalist Shin Daewe released from prison – Radio Free Asia

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US to establish fuel depot in Philippines to support operations in South China Sea – Radio Free Asia

Japan’s combat role in Philippine war drills signals shift in regional strategy – Radio Free Asia

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Trump names Erica Schwartz director of CDC

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Jared Kushner under investigation for potential violations of federal bribery and foreign agent laws

Trump’s Broken Brain Tries to Fool America With Iran War Hallucinations

Donald Trump has lost his power to America

RFK Jr. collapses in front of the country during a hearing at home

Democrats decide to impeach Pete Hegseth for recklessly endangering US troops

Global DRAM supply is expected to meet only 60% of demand through 2027; memory will reach around 40% of low-end smartphone manufacturing costs by mid-2026, up from 20% currently (Nikkei Asia)

Autonomous vehicle startups raised a record $21.4 billion through 34 deals through April 15, compared to $5.9 billion raised through 99 investments globally in all of 2025 (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)

Some Mac Mini and Mac Studio models are unavailable or facing wait times of up to 12 weeks in the United States, with analysts citing strong demand from power users of AI agents (Nicole Nguyen/Wall Street Journal)

What some executives think about using universal basic income to mitigate AI-related layoffs: Musk calls it the "best way"OpenAI policy document mentions a public wealth fund (Siladitya Ray/Forbes)

Sources: Recursive Superintelligence, a four-month-old startup developing self-learning AI and founded by former DeepMind and OpenAI engineers, has raised more than $500 million (Financial Times)

Browsing: Gulf

The war in Iran complicates Gulf countries’ plans to spend more than $300 billion on AI investments, endangering a potential source of funding for tech companies (Miles Kruppa/The Information)

Iran’s targeting of commercial data centers in the UAE and Bahrain signals a new frontier in asymmetric warfare and raises doubts about the Gulf as a global AI hub (Daniel Boffey/The Guardian)

Finland seizes ship suspected of damaging submarine cable linking Helsinki and Estonia in Gulf of Finland; Estonia says a second cable was also damaged (Essi Lehto/Reuters)

A profile of Zachary Cefaratti, a profession below the radar for data centers, the exploitation of cryptography and technological groups in the Gulf thanks to his consulting company Dalma Capital (Chloe Cornish / Financial Times)

An overview of the race intensification for super applications in the Gulf, because Careem, Talabat, Amazon, Boim and Noon consolidate various services in unique platforms (Divsha Bhat / Rest of World)

Sources: AI of the Middle East of President Trump deals with open rifts with the Hawks of China in his administration on the concerns of AI chips shipped in the Gulf are found in China (Bloomberg)

An overview of the Arc-Agi exam designed by the French computer scientist François Chollet to show the gulf between the stored answers of the AI models and “fluid intelligence” (Matteo Wong / The Atlantic)