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HUAWEI Mate XT, the First Tri-Fold Smartphone

HUAWEI Mate XT, the First Tri-Fold Smartphone You Can Buy, Awaits Its Global Debut in Kuala Lumpur

The event will see more than the tri-fold smartphone, including an exciting new tablet offering a laptop-like experience.

Every year brings countless new tech products, but only a few are truly outstanding. Among those, a groundbreaking innovation is a rare event, one that only happens a few times in a decade. We were all fortunate to recently witness the launch of the first-ever commercial tri-fold smartphone in all its glory. The HUAWEI Mate XT took the world by storm and had everyone delighted to see something truly innovative happening in the world of smartphones.

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Grand Stores acquires Hot Cold Studio expanding its presence in the UAE’s digital imaging industry

Dubai – February 10, 2025: Grand Stores, the UAE’s largest distributor and retailer of professional imaging products, has announced its acquisition of Hot Cold Studio, a renowned photographic equipment and studio rental company based in Dubai, further strengthening its position in the digital imaging industry. This strategic acquisition is a significant step in Grand Stores’ long-term vision to further expand and solidify its presence within the imaging industry in the UAE and across the Middle East.

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Zoho Corporation launches Zia Agents, Agent Studio, and Agent Marketplace across MENA, revolutionising AI agents in enterprise solutions

Dubai – February 10, 2025: Zoho Corporation, a leading global technology company, today announced its cutting-edge AI offerings – Zia Agents, Agent Studio, and Agent Marketplace, which will soon be rolled out across all MENA markets, including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar. These new solutions represent a significant advancement in Zoho’s AI virtual assistant, Zia, utilising Agentic AI. This specialised subset of AI enables digital agents to make decisions, pursue complex tasks, and take autonomous actions with minimal human intervention.

Zoho is introducing Agent Studio, an innovative platform that enables customers, partners, and developers in the MENA region to create their own custom agents, that can be localised to suit the needs of specific industry verticals or to automate custom processes such as VAT filings using AI agents. Zia Agent Studio provides a no-code and low-code environment, allowing partners and customers to design and deploy tailored agents with inherited skill sets, which can then be distributed via Zoho’s Agent Marketplace, where Zoho offers a selection of pre-built agents for instant deployment by organisations.

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Unifonic participates in LEAP 2025

Unifonic participates in LEAP 2025, showcasing exceptional marketing campaigns and customer service tools

10 February 2025- Unifonic, the leading conversations platform and SaaS (Software as a Service) provider in the Middle East, showcased its AI-powered conversational platform at LEAP 2025, which is being held from February 9 to 12, 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The innovative platform, designed to help elevate customer engagement and operational efficiency, reflects Unifonic’s ongoing transition towards adopting artificial intelligence-powered engagement solutions. 

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G42 and Microsoft Launch Responsible AI Foundation

The new entity, formed with research partner MBZUAI, will advance responsible AI in the Middle East and Global South

9 February, Paris, France: Today, on the sidelines of the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit taking place in Paris, G42 and Microsoft have officially launched a Responsible AI Foundation, the first center of its kind in the Middle East. Along with the support of research partner Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), the Responsible AI Foundation aims to promote responsible AI standards and best practices in the Middle East and Global South. Inception, a G42 company, will serve as the institution’s Program Lead to help advance its mission. In collaboration with G42, Microsoft also announced the expansion of its AI for Good Lab to Abu Dhabi.

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