AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoAI Infrastructure Push: Think unveiled Think Fabric and Think Grid at LEAP 2026, aiming to cut AI compute bottlenecks like cooling, density and GPU use, with hosted dedicated capacity in Riyadh. Cloud Expansion: AWS plans a Saudi region in 2026 with $5.3B+ investment and a HUMAIN-backed “AI Zone,” while Together AI partners with Humain to build a 250MW data center—partly to avoid US data-center backlash. Creative AI Access: Adobe’s $4B+ deal with Saudi MCIT and Humain will grant 27M+ eligible Saudis free access to AI creative tools. LEAP 2026 Deals: The event opened with $15B+ in AI and tech announcements, including XAI’s Saudi expansion and major vendor participation. Local Talent & Robotics: Riyadh Air celebrated the first Saudi women aircraft maintenance engineers; Hero Esports launched CyberHero humanoid robot kickboxing in Riyadh. Regional Defense Tech & Security: Türkiye, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia began the first Makkah Defence Alliance committee meeting in Istanbul and agreed to set up a Saudi-based secretariat led by Pakistan for three years. Payments Outlook: Research forecasts cross-border payments to top $320T by 2032, driven by real-time rails, interoperability and AI automation. Aviation Incident: An Air India Express Dammam–Delhi flight made an emergency landing in Ahmedabad after a “bomb” note was found.
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