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G42, Cerebras Systems and the Institute of Foundation Models at Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), today announced the release of K2 Think V2. This latest 70-billion parameter advanced reasoning system reasoning system is now built on the K2-V2 base model, IFM’s strongest fully frontier-class open-source foundation model that’s purpose built for K2 Think. This launch marks a major milestone for the UAE’s technological sovereignty. While earlier versions of K2 Think were open and widely accessible, K2 Think V2 (70B) is the first to be open from end-to-end; from pre-training data and curation through post-train

Mapping the evolution of art in the UAE over five decades Dubai, UAE, 25 December 2025: Her Excellency Hala Badri, Director General of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), and Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi, Founder of the Barjeel Art Foundation, visited the major retrospective exhibition ‘Observers of Change’ today at Etihad Museum. Organised by Dubai Culture in collaboration with the Barjeel Art Foundation, the collection features around 60 artworks charting five decades of artistic practice in the UAE. The visit reflects a shared commitment to safeguarding local art and expanding its international visibility. During the tour, B

Special Edition of The Global 50 Explores Global Solutions for Shared Futures Dubai, 26 December 2025: Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) has launched a new report titled Global Solutions and Shared Futures, released as a special edition of its annual foresight publication The Global 50 Report. The report presents 14 selected global opportunities that can be translated into practical, real-world solutions to serve humanity’s shared future. The featured opportunities were selected from a pool of more than 200 future opportunities explored across The Global 50 reports published between 2022 and 2025. The special edition aims to spotlight the m

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 12 December 2025: Noor Dubai Foundation, part of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, announced that its national programme for the periodic screening and treatment of eye diseases in the United Arab Emirates has achieved a notable 156% increase in treatment cases, equivalent to 554 patients, between 2024 and 2025. The programme also recorded a 47% growth in free screenings and early detection services, with particular attention given to workers’ communities. The Foundation explained that these results were achieved through the expansion of partnerships with relevant entities and by strengthen

Abu Dhabi, UAE – 25th November, 2025 – e& UAE, the flagship telecom arm of global technology group e&, unveiled the successful completion of the world’s first IP+DWDM dual-800GE innovation. This groundbreaking achievement lays a solid foundation for accelerating digitalisation and the application of emerging technologies such as 5.5G, cloud computing, big data, and artificial intelligence. The UAE technical team conducted comprehensive testing and validation of an end-to-end IP+DWDM dual-800GE solution. The trial simulated e& UAE’s EMIX production core connectivity over an 800G DWDM network. EMIX, operated by e& UAE, serves as a regional g