Technology
OrbitronAI and Aramco Digital form industrial AI partnership
The agreement, signed at LEAP in Riyadh in early September, is intended to develop and commercialize AI agents for asset-intensive industries.
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Infrastructure
DEWA outlines a clean-energy target for desalinated water
Dubai water losses fell to 4.4% in 2025; the Hassyan reverse-osmosis plant is planned for 180 million imperial gallons a day.
Infrastructure
Emirates to add 14 Dubai–Durban flights over year-end period
The airline said it will operate a second daily service on selected dates in December 2026 and January 2027.
Technology
MBZUAI researchers present a 3D language model for fine-grained grounding
MBZUAI’s Ground3D-LMM links text prompts to 3D point clouds to locate and measure objects and their parts.
Infrastructure
Dubai airport vertiport completes energy and digital systems
VDX near DXB reached technical completion in April and was certified for eVTOL operations in July.
Education
EGA expands Engineer the Future STEM programme to 25 more schools
Emirates Global Aluminium plans to take its STEM programme to 25 additional schools in the 2026/27 academic year.
Infrastructure
Emirates presents accessible travel concepts in Dubai
At the AccessAbilities Expo, the airline showcased cabin familiarisation and lounge concepts that remain in development.
Energy
ENOC reports AED478 million in energy and resource savings
The Dubai-based energy group disclosed cumulative savings since 2014 and water-reuse figures for 2025.
Energy
India and Saudi Arabia review proposed electricity interconnection
Officials also discussed high-voltage transmission, renewable integration, data-centre demand and grid-code updates.
Technology
MBZUAI benchmark tests spatial reasoning in 3D medical AI
MBZUAI’s CT-SpatialVQA benchmark tests how medical AI models identify spatial relationships in CT scans.
Economy
Africa Raw Materials Summit opens with calls for local processing
At the summit’s October 19 opening in Abuja, speakers backed local beneficiation and manufacturing; the 30% value-addition bill was described as proposed legislation.
Energy
Dubai energy council and airports discuss sustainable infrastructure plans
Talks covered Al Maktoum International Airport plans and the solar park’s capacity.