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This is your Friday deep-dive into the biggest regional and global AI stories. Grab your karak, qahwa, or flat white and settle in. This weekās edition is packed with education shifts, funding booms, Vision 2030 milestones, and global AI headlines that you can use to sharpen your knowledge and spark conversations.
Quick Insights for Readers
Simple takeaways you can act on this week across the Gulf.
š Educators
The UAEās AI curriculum shift is your cue to refresh lesson design with projects and real tools. Even outside the UAE, schools and tutors can borrow the model for practical, age-appropriate AI literacy.
š Startups
Funding is heating up across the region. Tune your deck to Gulf priorities: sustainability, Vision 2030 alignment, and cross-border scale. Show a clear AI edge, not just a buzzword.
š¼ Professionals
Whether you work in tourism, finance, logistics, or marketing, AI adoption is now baseline. Study how Saudi projects blend culture with smart systems and adapt the best ideas to your workflows.
šļø Policy watchers
Moves like the Illinois mental-health ban clarify red lines for AI use. Expect similar debates in the Gulf. Build frameworks that protect people while supporting safe innovation.
Every week, a quiet corner of the internet drops the kind of Dubai intel you actually use:
visa updates explained in plain language, hiring windows and salary signals, how-to guides for
setting up a trade license or free-zone company, neighborhood coffee spots that arenāt on maps yet,
and weekend plans that donāt feel copyāpaste. It reads like a message from a friend who knows the
cityās shortcutsāand wants you to win here.
If youāre building a business, changing jobs, or just moving life to the UAE, this is the quick,
practical briefing that keeps you one step aheadāwithout the noise.
From the 2025ā26 academic year, AI becomes a Group B subject across UAE public schools with
no written exams. Students will complete practical projects that build safe and responsible
AI use, critical thinking and creativity. A thousand trained teachers and an oversight
committee will guide rollout, with flexible schedules for each age group.
MENA Startup Surge: $783M Raised in Just One Month
Fiftyāseven startups secured $783M, led by Saudi Arabia at $396.5M and the UAE at $359M.
Deeptech and eācommerce topped sector funding, while mega rounds for XPANCEO and Ninja made
up more than half of monthly totals. Consumerāfacing models reātook the lead and momentum
points to a maturing, more diverse ecosystem.
AI and Vision 2030 Drive Saudi Arabiaās Next Chapter
Smart systems, AR/VR and dataādriven design are reshaping visitor experiences across
flagship destinations such as NEOM and the Red Sea. Personalization and sustainability sit
at the core, with autonomous mobility and IoT underpinning operations. Opportunities abound
for partners who can blend culture with advanced tech.
Ad & Partnership Insights ā winning ad angles, offers, and GCC influencers/partners.
Quick Wins ā 5ā6 low-cost actions for the next 30ā90 days (with owners & KPIs).
Mini Content Plan ā 7 days of posts with hooks, CTAs, and hashtag starters.
Notes: keep advice GCC-relevant, include FriāSat weekend and Ramadan/Eid seasonality. Use only public, lawful sources and include links with access dates.
Mini Content Plan (5 days): D1 latte art reel (CTA tag us), D2 creator review, D3 work-from-cafe carousel, D4 desi chai short, D5 offer card + countdown.
Notes: align to FriāSat peak; Arabic + English; optimize for walk-ins and delivery.
Global AI Stories This Week
Google āJulesā coding agent exits beta
Powered by Gemini 2.5 Pro, Jules runs coding tasks asynchronously in a Cloud VM, opens branches/PRs, and now ships with clearer privacy controls and pricing tiers.
Itās designed as an extra pair of hands for real projectsākick off tasks, close the laptop, return to completed jobs.
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