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

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Finally, the oil and gas sector will embrace digital transformation through technologies like AI, IoT, and robotics, driving improvements in predictive maintenance, real-time monitoring, and operational efficiency. The Internet of Things will also play a transformative role in shaping the regions smart city and infrastructure projects.

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Navigating the cybersecurity threat landscape in the UAE: Strategies for CISOs

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Impact of AI and IoT The integration of AI and IoT devices presents both opportunities and challenges for cybersecurity. Security leaders emphasize the need for robust security measures to mitigate the risks associated with AI and IoT, including encryption, access controls, and regular security assessments. “As

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

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Finally, the oil and gas sector is also poised for substantial digital transformation and technology investments, with technologies such as AI, IoT, and robotics increasingly used for predictive maintenance, real-time monitoring, and operational efficiency. The Internet of Things is gaining traction worldwide.

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Cylus raises $30M Series B to help protect trains and metros worldwide

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The Israel-based company announced today it has closed $30 million in a Series B round to help protect trains and metros. Karamba Security raises another $10M for its IoT and automotive security platform. The latest capital brings its total funding to over $57 million. The company did not disclose its post-money valuation. .

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Memfault raises $24M to help companies manage their growing IoT device fleets

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At the same time internet of things (IoT) devices and embedded software are becoming more complex, manufacturers are looking for ways to effectively manage the increasing volume of edge hardware. According to Statista, the number of consumer edge-enabled IoT devices is forecast to grow to almost 6.5 million cash infusion in April 2021.

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Industrial IoT startup Litmus Automation bags new cash to grow its product

TechCrunch

In recent years, a cottage industry has sprung up around the industrial internet of things (IoT) landscape — and the data generated by it. Despite the crowdedness in the industrial IoT sector, Vatsal Shah argues that there’s room for one more competitor. Last year certainly set the stage, when VCs poured more than $1.4

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More connected, less secure: Addressing IoT and OT threats to the enterprise

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The Internet of Things (IoT) is a permanent fixture for consumers and enterprises as the world becomes more and more interconnected. By 2027, the global number of connected IoT devices is projected to exceed 29 billion, a significant increase from the 16.7 billion devices reported in 2023.

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