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AI Investment: SoftBank is seeking up to $100 billion from Gulf investors to expand its AI bets, highlighting the region’s growing role in funding the technology boom. Saudi AI: A Riverbed report says 90% of Saudi firms surveyed are achieving returns on AI investments, with attention shifting to scaling adoption; Aramco Digital and Dell are also partnering to advance industrial AI. Energy Innovation: NESR and Aramco have agreed to develop Saudi Arabia’s first direct lithium extraction project, applying new technology to a resource with growing strategic value. Gulf Defense Tech: Thales is pitching its AI-enabled HexaForce command-and-control platform to Gulf nations, with an emphasis on adapting the system to local needs and keeping operational data sovereign.

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Oct. 8, 2026

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