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AI in the Gulf: Doha's networker PM keeps Qatar at top table in data centre negotiations

United Kingdom, United States
Amid changing priorities, US government turns to UK for AI safety guidance

The UK government's AI Security Institute (AISI) has quietly established itself as a global leader in AI security and ethics, insiders say. The US equivalent, impoverished by government strictures against red tape, is said to be taking notes.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Forward Global exec leaves, Deloitte lands Riyadh contract, Cynogarde stake sold

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: every Wednesday, we report on events big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community.

ParisShort stint for Forward Global's cyber director

Saudi ArabiaDeloitte Middle East wins lucrative contract from Qatar National Bank

French GuianaFund acquires stake in security firm Cynogarde

Qatar, United Kingdom
Helped by PRs and investigators, US investors renew pressure campaign in multi-billion dollar case against Qatari royal

Hoping to benefit from a new political climate in Washington, dispute funder Delta Capital Partners has engaged lawyers and lobbyists in London and Washington to reprise threats, first made in 2021, to sue the Qatari state for allegedly protecting royal family member Sheikh Fahad Al-Thani.

Saudi Arabia, UAE
Abu Dhabi-funded French start-up QuantCube breaks into Gulf market

After signing a joint venture with Abu Dhabi's Strategic Development Fund, already a stakeholder, French macroeconomic big data analytics company QuantCube is also to start operating in Riyadh and Doha.

UAE
Italian cyber specialist Negg plants its flag in Abu Dhabi

Negg, best known for its VBiss spyware, is making inroads in the United Arab Emirates, against a backdrop of closer security ties between Rome and Abu Dhabi.

In Tel Aviv, Google seeks to uncover future African talent in artificial intelligence

After announcing the creation of an investment fund dedicated to artificial intelligence on the continent, American giant Google is now looking for candidates to benefit from it.