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Saudi Arabia’s deep tech startup ecosystem thrives with focus on AI and IoT, fueling Vision 2030

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A recent report from the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, and consultancy firm Hello Tomorrow highlights the rapid growth of deep tech startups in Saudi Arabia, with 50% of these startups focusing on AI and IoT.

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Accelerating AI for financial services: Innovation at scale with NVIDIA and Microsoft

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Always on the cusp of technology innovation, the financial services industry (FSI) is once again poised for wholesale transformation, this time with Generative AI. GenAI-powered financial services use cases Across the sector, GenAI is empowering innovation and enabling new work patterns.

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How Cairn Oil & Gas taps its network of 2,000 startups to fuel innovation

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Instead, the solution came from a startup. While banks might be expected to work with fintechs or agribusinesses with agritechs, most people don’t typically associate energy companies with startups. Cairn is bucking this trend: Gupta says that startups are a key part of the organization’s strategy.

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Saudi Arabia launches $100 Billion AI initiative to lead in global tech

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This unprecedented investment will focus on building state-of-the-art data centers, supporting startups, and expanding AI infrastructure to drive both domestic growth and international competitiveness. These include data center expansion, tech startups, workforce development, and partnerships with leading technology firms.

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5 pitfalls to avoid when partnering with startups

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Enterprise technology leaders are actively partnering with startups to help make their organizations more innovative and agile. Co-creating with startups can help kickstart innovation , provide CIOs with access to hard-to-find skills in emerging technologies, and round out digital transformational strategies.

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CIOs contend with gen AI growing pains

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“Then we need to bring that to the [financial services] community as a whole for evaluating [generative AI] models and solutions,” said Dayalji, who is also CEO of Kensho, S&P Global’s AI innovation hub. “I Secondly, how do you give them tools to do different work and innovate?”

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5 tips for startup partnership success

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IT leaders looking to accelerate their innovation agendas have a partner-in-waiting in the startup ecosystem. By linking up with startups, CIOs can greatly expand their opportunities to experiment with emerging technologies and augment their in-house innovation programs.

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