Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – 28 January 2026:
H.E. Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, inaugurated the “Machines Can Think 2026” summit, the UAE’s flagship artificial intelligence adoption event, held from 26 to 27 January 2026 at Park Hyatt Saadiyat in Abu Dhabi. The summit was co-organised and co-hosted by Polynome Group and the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI).
Responds to rising smartphone ownership and increased device usage
Service day to strengthen customer satisfaction throughout the full device lifecycle.
Dubai, UAE, January 28, 2026 – HONOR, a global AI device ecosystem company, today announced the expansion of its after-sales commitment the launch of Special Service Days at all HONOR Experience Stores in the region. The initiative reflects HONOR’s consumer-first philosophy, reinforcing its position as a reliable and trustworthy brand built on industry-leading manufacturing standards, continuous innovation, and dependable post-purchase support throughout the full device lifecycle. The next Special Service Days will take place from February 1–5, with the initiative continuing during the same dates every month thereafter.
G42, Cerebras Systems and the Institute of Foundation Models at Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), today announced the release of K2 Think V2. This latest 70-billion parameter advanced reasoning system reasoning system is now built on the K2-V2 base model, IFM’s strongest fully frontier-class open-source foundation model that’s purpose built for K2 Think.
This launch marks a major milestone for the UAE’s technological sovereignty. While earlier versions of K2 Think were open and widely accessible, K2 Think V2 (70B) is the first to be open from end-to-end; from pre-training data and curation through post-training, reasoning alignment, and evaluation. The result is a reasoning system that is both more transparent and more powerful.
By upgrading the base model to K2-V2, K2 Think V2 unlocks a new level of performance, openness, and independence, reinforcing the UAE’s leadership in building frontier-grade AI systems that are globally accessible and fully sovereign.
Why K2 Think V2 is Different
K2 Think V2 marks a step change in open reasoning systems, shifting from a reasoning model layered on top of a foundation to one built directly into it. Inheriting K2-V2’s long-context capabilities and full training transparency, it now operates as a fully sovereign system end-to-end.
Kicking off the collaboration with the launch of the ‘Inspire Greatness, Together’ campaign
UAE, Dubai – January 27, 2026 – TCL, a global leader in consumer electronics and the world’s No. 1 Mini LED and ultra-large TV brand, proudly announces Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka as its Brand Ambassador. It marks a significant milestone in strengthening the brand’s global partnership with Arsenal Football Club, where TCL serves as Official Global Consumer Electronics Partner.
TCL has recently teamed up with Arsenal and Bukayo Saka with the launch of ‘Inspire Greatness, Together’, a new campaign that celebrates how football brings people together through moments on and off the pitch. It reflects the belief that greatness is not defined only by the game itself, but by the collective emotions, connections, and everyday rituals that unite supporters around the world.
Abu Dhabi, UAE, 27 January 2026 — Abu Dhabi’s flagship AI Adopters event, Machines Can Think 2026, featured a keynote by Yann LeCun, Professor at New York University on Objective-Driven AI: World Models, Reasoning, and Efficiency which examined how AI systems can move beyond pattern recognition toward goal-oriented reasoning, improved efficiency, and more reliable decision-making in real-world environments. Machines Can Think 2026 is co-organised and co-hosted by Polynome and the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence.
The flagship executive AI summit brings together global innovators, leading UAE institutions, government decision-makers, and world-class researchers shaping the future of intelligent technologies, with a strong focus on governance, infrastructure, and measurable impact. In his opening remarks, Alexander Khanin, Founder and Director of Polynome Group, positioned Machines Can Think as a strong platform for public and private sector leaders to address AI adoption at scale. He noted that the calibre of speakers and the depth of discussion were designed to move beyond vision-setting, enabling informed debate and actionable outcomes.
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