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Bybit expands beyond crypto as CEO outlines next phase of financial platformBybit Co-founder and CEO Ben Zhou has outlined the latest stage of the company’s expansion from a crypto exchange into The New Financial Platform, highlighting new products and…Source: Intelligent CIO Middle EastKhazna Data Centers and Siemens sign MoU to explore next-gen AI data centre technologiesKhazna Data Centers, a global leader in critical AI infrastructure, and Siemens, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at establishing a technical relationship to advance the…Source: Intelligent CIO Middle Eastdu paves way for 6G with world’s first commercial end-to-end U6GHz connectivitydu has announced the launch of what it describes as the world’s first commercial end-to-end U6GHz connectivity service, using commercially available customer premises equipment (CPE) on its live…Source: Intelligent CIO Middle EastCognizant’s blueprint for agentic AIAs enterprises accelerate their adoption of agentic AI, questions around governance, trust, data sovereignty and measurable business outcomes are becoming increasingly important. In an interview with Intelligent CIO…Source: Intelligent CIO Middle EastWhy early water decisions matter for long-term data centre resilienceAs governments ask tougher questions about data centre water use, the pressure is on to address it earlier in development. Moorthy Palanivelu, Head of Data Centres & Hydrogen…Source: Intelligent CIO Middle EastCloudflare launches Monetization Gateway beta to enable usage-based payments for AI agentsCloudflare has announced the closed beta of Monetization Gateway, enabling businesses to charge AI agents for access to websites, APIs, MCP tools and datasets using HTTP 402 and…Source: Intelligent CIO Middle EastThe next phase of enterprise AIAt AI Everything Abu Dhabi, Aarti Mohan, Vice President – Business Development, Middle East and Africa, Oracle, discusses what is holding back production deployments, the rise of agentic…Source: Intelligent CIO Middle EastCloudflare launches Basin to simplify enterprise data analyticsCloudflare has launched Basin, an open, serverless data platform designed to help developers and enterprises collect, store, catalogue and analyse data without managing dedicated infrastructure, becoming locked into…Source: Intelligent CIO Middle EastUAE leads in AI Agent deployment but rapid containment remains a challengeAgentic AI has moved firmly into large-scale production across the UAE, according to new global research from Dataiku, the Platform for AI Success. Conducted by Harris Poll, the…Source: Intelligent CIO Middle EastEighty-eight percent of executives fear data sovereignty failures could cost them their jobsEverpure’s global research highlights a growing gap between organisations’ recognition of data sovereignty risks and their readiness to protect critical data from geopolitical, regulatory and operational threats. Everpure,…Source: Intelligent CIO Middle EastASUS to showcase AI-enabled commercial solutions at AI Everything Abu DhabiASUS has announced its participation at AI Everything Abu Dhabi from 6–7 October 2026, at ADNEC Centre. Driven by the idea of “Ubiquitous AI. Incredible Possibilities,” a wide…Source: Intelligent CIO Middle EastWhy agentic AI needs process intelligenceAs Saudi organisations accelerate their adoption of agentic AI, moving from experimentation to production requires more than technology and skills. Ayham Alzaaim, Senior Vice President, Asia Pacific and…Source: Intelligent CIO Middle East