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The First AI Center of Excellence Announced in the United Arab Emirates – Powered by DataRobot

DataRobot

As Senior Technical Analyst at GlobalData, Beatriz Vale explains “It will be exciting to follow the evolution of the new AI CoE, in the stimulating environment offered by Hub71, and within the context of the fast-growing market of Abu Dhabi and the UAE, the second largest economy in the Arab world.” Industry Analyst Report.

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The most innovative companies in artificial intelligence for 2025

Fast Company Tech

The AI industry hit a significant bend in the road toward artificial general intelligence in 2024. And all the while a small AI lab in China was quietly developing new AI models, including reasoning models, that would begin sending shockwaves through the AI industry by the end of 2024. The rest of the industry has followed its lead.

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SoftBank-backed Indian insurance platform Policybazaar raises $75 million

TechCrunch

Policybazaar has raised $75 million as the Indian online insurance platform looks to expand its presence in UAE and Middle East. Within the under-penetrated landscape, digital distribution through web-aggregators like Policybazaar forms <1% of the industry.

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Y Combinator, 500 Startups, Plug and Play invest in Odiggo’s $2.2M seed round

TechCrunch

Over 50,000 car owners across three markets — Egypt, the UAE and Saudi Arabia — use Odiggo. In an industry today worth over $61 billion in the Middle East and Africa alone, Odiggo is looking to become a market leader. A commission-based model is used and Odiggo charges the car suppliers 20% commission on every transaction.

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Qureos raises $3M to grow its learn to earn platform

TechCrunch

Qureos , a UAE-based edtech and remote work marketplace that is changing how people upskill and get jobs across the globe, plans to grow the uptake of its platform by 10 times this year in its race to create 100 million jobs over the next few years.

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India’s Cars24, a used-vehicle sales platform, raises $400M, now at a $3.3B valuation, to double down on growth

TechCrunch

With supply chains in the automotive industry continuing to be disrupted due to Covid-19, demand has surged in the used-car market. Cars24, however, has followed a different playbook, exporting its model to several countries in the last year, starting with the UAE (July 2021), and then Australia and Thailand (both in October).

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India’s Moglix valued at $2.6 billion in $250 million funding

TechCrunch

billion from $1 billion just eight months ago as the Indian industrial business-to-business marketplace aggressively scales its offerings in many parts of the world. and the UAE and counts manufacturing giants such as Hero MotoCorp, Vedanta, Tata Steel, Unilever and Air India and NTPC among its customers.

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