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Qualcomm Technologies has announced a multi-generational collaboration with Amazon to develop customized chips for AI inferen
Qualcomm Technologies has announced a multi-generational collaboration with Amazon to develop customized chips for AI inference and high-speed optical connectivity for next-generation data centers. #Forbes For more details: 🔗 https://on.forbesmiddleeast.com/iov1

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US President Donald Trump had a 33% approval rating and 36% approval rating in the two latest polls—new lows in the groups’ p
US President Donald Trump had a 33% approval rating and 36% approval rating in the two latest polls—new lows in the groups’ polling as negative views of the president’s performance are widely seen as a threat to his party’s chances in the midterms. #Forbes For more details: 🔗 https://on.forbesmiddleeast.com/ebre
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Diesel prices hit a record national average of $5.90 a gallon, while Brent crude approached $100 a barrel as global diesel su
Diesel prices hit a record national average of $5.90 a gallon, while Brent crude approached $100 a barrel as global diesel supplies remain tight and are expected to stay strained through the winter. #Forbes For more details: 🔗 https://on.forbesmiddleeast.com/sb2n
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French AI startup Mistral has raised $3.5 billion to expand its AI research, computing capacity and global footprint, valuing
French AI startup Mistral has raised $3.5 billion to expand its AI research, computing capacity and global footprint, valuing the company at more than $24.4 billion. #Forbes For more details: 🔗 https://on.forbesmiddleeast.com/rsuj
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Novartis shares fell nearly 10%, wiping roughly $29.6 billion off the company’s market value, after a second drug failure in
Novartis shares fell nearly 10%, wiping roughly $29.6 billion off the company’s market value, after a second drug failure in two days raised concerns about the Swiss pharmaceutical giant’s pipeline. #Forbes For more details: 🔗 https://on.forbesmiddleeast.com/17as
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First Abu Dhabi Bank has established a $27.2 billion blue finance target to support water and blue economy-related financing
First Abu Dhabi Bank has established a $27.2 billion blue finance target to support water and blue economy-related financing between 2026 and 2035, as part of FAB’s existing $136 billion sustainable finance commitment to 2030. #Forbes For more details: 🔗 https://on.forbesmiddleeast.com/c6ce83
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Keep Converting, a US- and UAE-based AI-native conversion optimization platform for e-commerce, has raised $2 million in a pr
Keep Converting, a US- and UAE-based AI-native conversion optimization platform for e-commerce, has raised $2 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Nuwa Capital and COTU Ventures. #Forbes For more details: 🔗 https://on.forbesmiddleeast.com/d827ca
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Sugar prices have surged more than 19% since the start of 2026 as climate change puts growing pressure on production. Can hig
Sugar prices have surged more than 19% since the start of 2026 as climate change puts growing pressure on production. Can higher land productivity, smarter irrigation and drought-resistant crops keep pace with rising global demand? Here’s a closer look. #Forbes For more details: 🔗 https://on.forbesmiddleeast.com/9a87ff
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EGA and India’s NALCO have signed an agreement to transfer EGA’s UAE-developed DX+ Ultra aluminum smelting technology to Indi
EGA and India’s NALCO have signed an agreement to transfer EGA’s UAE-developed DX+ Ultra aluminum smelting technology to India for a smelter expansion project. #Forbes For more details: 🔗 https://on.forbesmiddleeast.com/e17fad
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Saudi Arabia’s real GDP fell 4.7% year on year in Q2 2026, driven by a 24.8% decline in oil activities, according to GASTAT.
Saudi Arabia’s real GDP fell 4.7% year on year in Q2 2026, driven by a 24.8% decline in oil activities, according to GASTAT. #Forbes For more details: 🔗 https://on.forbesmiddleeast.com/1390f8
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Oil markets remain tight even as crude flows through the Strait of Hormuz rise to an estimated 9M bpd, Vitol CEO Russell Hard
Oil markets remain tight even as crude flows through the Strait of Hormuz rise to an estimated 9M bpd, Vitol CEO Russell Hardy said in Singapore. #Forbes For more details: 🔗 https://on.forbesmiddleeast.com/d776a0
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Tim Cook stepped down as Apple’s CEO on September 1, becoming executive chairman of the company’s board. John Ternus succeede
Tim Cook stepped down as Apple’s CEO on September 1, becoming executive chairman of the company’s board. John Ternus succeeded him as CEO. Cook joined Apple in 1998 and became CEO in 2011. During his tenure, Apple’s market capitalization grew from about $350 billion to $4 trillion, while annual revenue nearly quadrupled from $108 billion in fiscal 2011 to more than $416 billion in fiscal 2025. Under Cook, Apple expanded into new product categories, including the Apple Watch, AirPods and Apple Vision Pro, while its Services business grew into a more than $100 billion-a-year business. The company’s active installed base also surpassed 2.5 billion devices, with its footprint expanding to more than 200 countries and territories. Cook’s net worth is estimated at $3 billion, as per Forbes.
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Bombardier responded to President Donald Trump’s threat to ban the sale of its jets in the US by touting the “tens of thousan
Bombardier responded to President Donald Trump’s threat to ban the sale of its jets in the US by touting the “tens of thousands” of American jobs it has created, amid an ongoing escalation in a trade war as Canada’s retailiatory tariffs of up to 50% on some US goods went into effect. #Forbes For more details: 🔗 https://on.forbesmiddleeast.com/b5fca1
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Hunter Biden will launch his own memecoin this week, he teased on X, becoming the latest in a series of high-profile figures
Hunter Biden will launch his own memecoin this week, he teased on X, becoming the latest in a series of high-profile figures to enter the memecoin space as the son of former President Joe Biden has started becoming a vocal proponent of cryptocurrency. #Forbes For more details: 🔗 https://on.forbesmiddleeast.com/6fcb95
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The #UAE attracted $48.3 billion in FDI in 2025 as non-oil trade continued to expand in the first half of 2026, strengthening
The #UAE attracted $48.3 billion in FDI in 2025 as non-oil trade continued to expand in the first half of 2026, strengthening its position as a global investment and trade hub, according to Foreign Trade Minister Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi. #Forbes For more details: 🔗 https://on.forbesmiddleeast.com/ck55
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Nigeria’s Dangote refinery is betting $14.3 billion on doubling capacity to 1.4 million barrels per day as it moves toward wh
Nigeria’s Dangote refinery is betting $14.3 billion on doubling capacity to 1.4 million barrels per day as it moves toward what could become Africa’s biggest IPO. #Forbes For more details: 🔗 https://on.forbesmiddleeast.com/m2ib
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Qatar’s international reserves rose to $71.7 billion in August, as a sharp increase in gold holdings and foreign bank balance
Qatar’s international reserves rose to $71.7 billion in August, as a sharp increase in gold holdings and foreign bank balances offset a steep drop in bond and treasury bill holdings. #Forbes For more details: 🔗 https://on.forbesmiddleeast.com/xpcl
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As the race to build smarter AI accelerates, growing concerns over autonomous systems are raising a bigger question: who cont
As the race to build smarter AI accelerates, growing concerns over autonomous systems are raising a bigger question: who controls #AI when it starts acting on its own? #Forbes For more details: 🔗 https://on.forbesmiddleeast.com/tqr9
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US President Donald Trump reiterated his suggestion that New Mexico should be renamed “New America”, posting seven times abou
US President Donald Trump reiterated his suggestion that New Mexico should be renamed “New America”, posting seven times about the issue in the span of an hour in a Labor Day Truth Social spree—despite state leaders rejecting the idea. #Forbes For more details: 🔗 https://on.forbesmiddleeast.com/2pfa
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DMCC has tokenized the world’s largest silver bar, allowing eligible investors to acquire fractional digital interests in the
DMCC has tokenized the world’s largest silver bar, allowing eligible investors to acquire fractional digital interests in the 1,971-kilogram Guinness World Record asset. #Forbes For more details: 🔗 https://on.forbesmiddleeast.com/nupd
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