2025

The UK aims to secure its position as a global leader with additional AI investment, with Technology Secretary Peter Kyle currently in the US to champion Britain’s credentials. As the UK government prioritises AI within its “Plan for Change,” Kyle’s visit aims to strengthen the special relationship between the UK and the US that has been under particular strain in recent...

NVIDIA has launched Dynamo, an open-source inference software designed to accelerate and scale reasoning models within AI factories. Efficiently managing and coordinating AI inference requests across a fleet of GPUs is a critical endeavour to ensure that AI factories can operate with optimal cost-effectiveness and maximise the generation of token revenue. As AI reasoning becomes increasingly...

LG AI Research has unveiled EXAONE Deep, a reasoning model that excels in complex problem-solving across maths, science, and coding. The company highlighted the global challenge in creating advanced reasoning models, noting that currently, only a handful of organisations with foundational models are actively pursuing this complex area. EXAONE Deep aims to compete directly with these leading...

At the latest TechEx Global event, we spoke to Ricky Bartlett, UK Lead for Artificial Intelligence and Automation at CBRE GWE, to discuss how AI is transforming business operations at one of the world’s largest real estate firms. From optimising workflows to enhancing customer experiences, Ricky discusses the real-world applications of AI, overcoming scepticism, and the future of AI within CBRE....

As Saudi Arabia accelerates its journey toward becoming a global leader in digital innovation, the Smart Data & AI Summit will play a pivotal role in shaping the Kingdom’s data and AI landscape. Scheduled for 5 – 6 May 2025 at the JW Marriott Hotel in Riyadh, this event will bring together 300+ data and AI professionals, including CDOs, CIOs, data scientists, AI directors, C-suite...

Baidu has launched its latest foundation AI models, ERNIE 4.5 and ERNIE X1, and is offering them free for individuals through ERNIE Bot. The company says that it aims to “push the boundaries of multimodal and reasoning models” by providing advanced capabilities at a more accessible price point. Baidu plans to integrate these models into its broader product ecosystem, including Baidu Search...

Despite being one of the richest countries in the world, and the overwhelming preference of investors for the property market of the country over stocks, Saudi Arabia remained data-poor in the real-estate sector until relatively recently. That was something Ahmed Bukhamseen wanted to change, and his company Quant set out to transform the property investment market and open up pricing...

There has been a lot of excitement and many headlines generated by the recent launch of DeepSeek. And, while the technology behind this latest iteration of Generative AI is undoubtedly impressive, in many ways its arrival encapsulates the state of AI today. That is to say, it’s interesting, promising and maybe a little overhyped. I wonder whether that may be partly a generational thing. The...

OpenAI and Google are each urging the US government to take decisive action to secure the nation’s AI leadership. “As America’s world-leading AI sector approaches AGI, with a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) determined to overtake us by 2030, the Trump Administration’s new AI Action Plan can ensure that American-led AI built on democratic principles continues to prevail over CCP-built...

Manus AI agent is China’s latest artificial intelligence breakthrough that’s turning heads in Silicon Valley and beyond. Manus was launched last week via an invitation-only preview, and represents China’s most ambitious entry into the emerging AI agent market. Unlike anything seen to date, the Manus AI agent doesn’t just chat with users – it is allegedly capable of independently tackling...