The collaboration will initially focus on two areas: working to bring HUMAIN’s ALLAM models to Microsoft’s AI ecosystem and bringing together HUMAIN’s AI experts with Microsoft’s Forward Deployed Engineers (FDEs) to work directly with organizations to support the identification, development and deployment of high-value AI solutions across Microsoft technologies.

KARTY LLC, Qatar’s leading digital wallet and payment startup, has received Visa’s FinTech Innovation Award, recognising its work to advance digital payments and money management services in Qatar. The award follows KARTY’s launch of Qatar’s first Visa card provided by a licensed fintech, marking an important step for the company as it moves from product development to serving the public.

Expanding unified digital platform across the GCC, Australia, and New Zealand. YinzCam and Halo23 today announced an exclusive strategic partnership to support YinzCam’s growth across the GCC, Australia, and New Zealand. Halo23 brings deep business relationships across these markets, proven commercial expertise, and a track record of structuring complex partnerships for rights holders, venues, and operators. YinzCam brings the proven unified digital and data platform that these organizations need to compete and to undertake a comprehensive digital transformation.

Fractal Analytics Ltd. (BSE: 544700) (NSE: FRACTAL), a global enterprise AI company serving Fortune 500® organizations, today announced the launch of its dedicated India Business Unit (India BU), to help India’s large enterprises accelerate business transformation through its enterprise agentic AI platform, Cogentiq, and other products.

Legend Robot today previewed the regional adaptation of its interior painting fleet for Big 5 Construct Saudi (Stand 3B49, Hall 3). As an innovator in autonomous construction robotics, the company will showcase how its 3.3m Putty & Latex Spraying Robot addresses Middle Eastern jobsite conditions by combining thermal resilience with verified GCC material compatibility to support Saudi Vision 2030 gigaprojects.

STARTRADER evolves alongside global markets, expanding its product range to reflect client interests and trading habits. On 24 August, the company will add 30 new U.S. stock and ETF CFDs to MT5, expanding its range of CFD exposure to companies and themes across technology, infrastructure and innovation. The expansion spans eight areas. Quantum computing additions include IONQ, QBTS, QUBT, ARQQ and QMCO; software infrastructure includes ZS, S, RBRK and GTLB; space and defence includes LUNR, PL, RCAT and BKSY; while XE and NNE expand the range of CFDs linked to nuclear and energy themes. The launch also adds SERV and POET across AI and semiconductors; VCX across asset management; DOCN and FROG across cloud and DevOps; and FUTU, ONDS, OUST, VSAT, LASR, AEHR, UCTT and GSAT across fintech, communications and advanced technology. Thematic ETFs DXYZ and NASA complete the release.

NxtGen today announced the global launch of SpeedCloud Global, extending its enterprise-grade managed cloud and AI services from India to international markets. The launch positions NxtGen to compete directly with global hyperscalers on the metric that matters most to enterprises: superior performance at materially lower cost. SpeedCloud Global delivers general workloads at 60 percent lower cost than leading hyperscalers, with cloud deployment in as little as 48 hours. The offering is built for organisations that are seeking a high-performance alternative to incumbent providers, without compromising on enterprise controls, compliance, or reliability.

Samer Touqan has been promoted to Managing Director, building on his leadership of Dewan’s Projects & Design Delivery Division and his longstanding contribution to the firm. In his expanded role, Touqan will oversee one of Dewan’s two key revenue hubs, with responsibility for successful project delivery, financial performance, and client account management. Al Khateb brings more than three decades of industry experience across the Middle East, including senior leadership positions with Parsons and AECOM. In his new role, he will lead the division’s next phase of development, with a focus on expanding Dewan’s supervision capabilities across the region, pursuing new opportunities in construction and project management, and exploring how digital technologies can further enhance project and site supervision.

Introducing Premium-Level Energy Efficiency to More Laundry AppliancesAt the Energy Leadership Zone of LG’s IFA booth, the new laundry lineup demonstrates the company’s commitment to raising the bar for energy efficiency. LG’s flagship laundry appliances include a washing machine that exceeds A-grade requirements by up to 70 percent and a washer-dryer combination featuring a Washing Only cycle that exceeds A-grade by up to 30 percent, as well as a Complete Wash and Dry cycle that exceeds A-grade by up to 10 percent.These achievements are enabled by LG’s core technologies, including Direct Drive Motor and precise inverter control, which are designed to optimize motor speed and output throughout each stage of the laundry process to support greater energy efficiency. Featured in LG’s latest dryers, Dual Inverter Heat Pump™ technology efficiently recycles heat within the system to help reduce energy consumption without compromising drying performance.At IFA 2026, LG is also extending its advanced energy-saving technologies to more accessible models, including a brand-new mass-premium dryer scheduled to launch later this year. Upgraded from the previous B-grade to the new A-grade standard, the dryer demonstrates LG’s commitment to bringing its advanced energy-saving technologies to more European households.

Mistral and HUMAIN today announced a strategic collaboration spanning AI infrastructure, advanced model development, and the deployment of AI solutions in Saudi Arabia and across the region. Together, the companies will pursue the development and localization of advanced AI models, with initial areas of focus including cybersecurity and voice. The companies also plan to develop frontier models that perform strongly in Arabic language to help support the broader region. This represents a collaboration in the hundreds of millions of Euros.

My name is Robert Stryk. I am an American, the son of a Ukrainian immigrant, and a pacifist who believes the killing of Russians and Ukrainians must end. I am a libertarian. I believe in the rights of political opposition, religious minorities, and the LGB community. People should be free to speak, worship, disagree, and live the lives they choose. A powerful nation should not fear the freedom of its own citizens.

AG.AL claims the $7 million Club Championship title after seven weeks featuring more than 2,000 players, 200 Clubs and 25 tournaments. 850 million viewers and 440 million hours watched, up 13% and 26% year-on-year, highlight record-breaking event. 175,000 tickets sold to esports competitions, up 94% compared to 2025. Total visits across venues, Fan Fest and city activations top 2 million.

“The first half of 2026 put Robo.ai on a new footing, and we made meaningful progress across our key priorities,” said Benjamin Zhai, Chief Executive Officer of Robo.ai. “We are now focusing on integrating the acquired businesses and realizing their commercial potential. We believe that these efforts position Robo.ai to capture emerging opportunities as these industries continue to develop.”

Galileo X is a next-generation general-purpose ground mobility platform designed for diverse future operational needs. Its disruptive capabilities are powered by Galileo’s proprietary Unified Embodied Ground Mobility System. Built on an integrated hardware architecture and unified control framework, the system bridges the previously fragmented hardware architectures, kinematic models and control algorithms of wheeled, vehicle-based and legged platforms. It enables end-to-end coordination across mechanics, actuation, perception and control, creating highly differentiated technological advantages.

These current and upcoming transactions are intended solely to reaffirm their confidence in the future of Artprice by Artmarket.com and to provide full support to Artmarket.com. They are in no way intended to initiate a takeover bid or squeeze-out offer (tender offer / buyout), contrary to persistent misinterpretations across certain forums, nor do they involve any failure by the Ehrmann family to disclose transactions or threshold crossings.

Gwendal “Gwen” Duparc has done the unthinkable and secured the Esports World Cup 2026 Club Championship for AG AL by winning the Trackmania at Esports World Cup 2026 trophy. After seven weeks of action, the Club Championship all came down to the playoffs of the Trackmania competition. Two-time defending champions Team Falcons sat at the top of the leaderboard with 4,600 points, but after Team Falcons’ pro and seven-time Trackmania World Champion Carl-Antoni “Carl Jr.” Cloutier fell in the quarterfinals, the path to first place opened up. In the end, French player Gwendal “Gwen” Duparc had one task in front of his home fans: place third or higher in the final to claim the Club Championship for AG AL. Against players representing Club Championship contenders Team Vitality, Team Liquid, and Natus Vincere, Gwen decimated the competition, jumping out to a lead after a nearly flawless first two maps. His win saw AG AL end with 5,300 points to top the Club Championship table. “It feels so great,” said Gwendal “Gwen” Duparc as his AG AL club-mates joined him on stage for the celebrations. “Anything can happen. I’ve done it, I’ve done the match of my life. Thank you everyone. This trophy is for you, for everyone.”

The New Taipei City Government will lead 20 New Taipei-based companies to LEAP 2026, a major global technology event taking place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from August 31 to September 3, 2026. This year, the delegation will adopt a hybrid participation model combining on-site exhibition and virtual participation, while establishing the New Taipei City Pavilion to showcase the city’s vibrant industrial innovation and technological capabilities.

Reuters NEXT Gulf will return on October 21, 2026, bringing its definitive live leadership summit back to Abu Dhabi following the success of its inaugural event last year. The Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development will continue as the exclusive host city partner for Reuters NEXT Gulf over the next three years, building on the success of the summit’s inaugural edition in 2025.

The tribute recognizes a man whose towering achievements in business were matched, in equal and often unseen measure, by his humility, his generosity, and a private devotion to Africa’s future that shaped the lives of countless young people long after his passing.

Mr. Wang brings 20 years of experience across finance and technology, with expertise spanning blockchain, asset tokenization, family offices, global macro hedge funds, and investment banking. He currently serves as senior executive officer of Changer.ae. He previously served as chief operating officer of SGTOX, a digital asset platform established in Singapore, and as chief operating officer of MetaBank, where he developed blockchain-based technology solutions for developing countries. Prior to that, he held key roles at IDEG Singapore and its affiliated firms, where he led the establishment of the group’s global headquarters in Singapore and the acquisition of its fund management license. His earlier investment banking experience includes positions at Citi and Nomura.