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2025 Middle East tech trends: How CIOs will drive innovation with AI

CIO

The energy sector, driven by sustainability goals such as Saudi Arabias Vision 2030 and the UAEs Net Zero 2050, will see a surge in investments in smart grids, renewable energy, and AI-powered energy efficiency solutions. The Internet of Things will also play a transformative role in shaping the regions smart city and infrastructure projects.

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Top tech trends powering the Middle East’s digital evolution by 2025

CIO

In the energy and utilities sector, sustainability goals, such as Saudi Arabias Vision 2030 and UAEs Net Zero 2050, will drive investment in smart grids, renewable energy, and AI-driven energy efficiency solutions. What role do you think IoT will play in the Middle Easts smart city and infrastructure projects by 2025?

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Primer: What DDoS attacks could mean for IoT

The Parallax

He points to recent DDoS attacks against official online comment forums on the Federal Communication Commission’s Net neutrality decision , or on the Brexit decision , which prevented consumers from sharing their opinions on pressing political decisions with officials. 4chan loves to do that kind of attack,” he says.

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The power players of retail transformation: IoT, 5G, and AI/ML on Microsoft Cloud

CIO

Thanks to cloud, Internet of Things (IoT), and 5G technologies, every link in the retail supply chain is becoming more tightly integrated. Transformation using these technologies is not just about finding ways to reduce energy consumption now,” says Binu Jacob, Head of IoT, Microsoft Business Unit, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).

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Sofar nets a $39M round B to grow its ocean-monitoring autonomous buoy network

TechCrunch

” (Swarm, as we’ve followed since its early days, is a low-bandwidth satcom network focused on IoT-type applications rather than consumer internet. SpaceX is in the process of acquiring them.). Sofar’s interface for showing currents and other ocean conditions. Image Credits: Sofar.

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How Women in Tech are rising to the new challenges

CIO

For Namrita, Chief Digital Officer of Aditya Birla Chemicals, Filaments and Insulators, the challenge is integrating legacy wares with digital tools like IoT, AI, and cloud platforms. With net-zero emissions in focus, companies are investing in green chemistry, bio-based materials, and carbon capture technologies.

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You can see fires, but now Qwake wants firefighters to see through them

TechCrunch

Qwake has had success in recent months with netting large government contracts as it approaches a wider release of its product in late-2021. Qwake offers a helmet-based IoT product that firefighters wear to collect data from environments. Data was the new oil, until the oil caught fire. It secured a $1.4

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