Do We Still Need Excel Skills in the Age of AI?
AI can build spreadsheets faster, but can you trust the results? Sara Hassouneh explains why Excel skills still matter for UAE businesses.
AI can build spreadsheets faster, but can you trust the results? Sara Hassouneh explains why Excel skills still matter for UAE businesses.
AI-enabled collaboration, workplace analytics and hybrid-work technology are becoming a larger part of enterprise digital transformation across the Gulf.
GEMS Education is welcoming 1,550 new teachers for the 2026/27 academic year, taking its educator workforce beyond 10,000 as the group expands investment in talent, AI-enabled learning and Emiratisation.
Rentify has launched Renewal Command Center, a new AI agent within Earn AI designed to automate rental renewals and streamline property management in the UAE.
Mubert has launched a next-generation AI Music API that enables developers and platforms to edit individual music stems, generate tracks of up to two hours, and integrate real-time AI-generated audio into applications.
UAE businesses adopting agentic AI need more than traditional audit logs. An AI action receipt can give companies a practical way to track what an AI agent did, why it acted, who authorised it, and how the action can be corrected or reversed.
Dubai’s PropTech sector needs a new performance metric: time to correct. Wael Handous explains why detecting, repairing and confirming errors across connected property systems is becoming as important as speed.
AI is transforming risk management in the UAE, but deepfakes, misinformation and cyber threats are creating new challenges for businesses.
Middle East M&A activity moderated in 2026, but investors continued to focus on strategic sectors including technology, AI, infrastructure and energy. This analysis explores how UAE and Saudi Arabia remain central investment hubs and why quality, innovation and long-term growth are shaping the next phase of regional dealmaking.