On a night of political triumph, Rama Duwaji turned fashion into a language of identity and solidarity — wearing a Palestinian design that carried history, heritage, and quiet defiance.
DisrupTech Ventures invests in Morocco’s Chari, turning local shops into fintech access points. The fund joins Chari’s board to boost financial inclusion and digital innovation across Africa.
BRKZ has secured a $30 million growth debt from Stride Ventures to expand financing solutions for Saudi Arabia’s booming construction sector, empowering contractors and driving Vision 2030 projects.
Jeel, the innovation arm of Riyad Bank, joins forces with Mambu to boost Saudi Arabia’s fintech ecosystem through the Jeel Sandbox, advancing Vision 2030 and Banking-as-a-Service.
Doha Bank partners with PayTabs Group to strengthen Qatar’s digital commerce ecosystem, empowering SMEs and advancing the nation’s cashless economy vision.
Riyadh-based fintech will use funding to scale API integrations, enhance product development, and accelerate regional adoption of secure, real-time financial connectivity.
Foodics partners with Lean Technologies to bring Open Banking and cashflow insights to Saudi restaurants, boosting financial visibility and growth.
U.S. Judge William Alsup scrutinizes Anthropic’s $1.5 billion settlement with authors over pirated books, Microsoft to adopt AI models of Anthropic via AWS
The European Commission has fined Google €2.95 billion for abusing its dominance in the adtech market by favouring its own services. Google plans to appeal, while U.S. President Donald Trump slammed the ruling as “unfair” and threatened trade retaliation under Section 301.
Parag Agrawal launches AI startup Parallel with $30 million funding, claims to outperform OpenAI’s GPT-5 in advanced web-centric research tasks.
Indian company Ideal Detonators exported $1.4 million worth of HMX, a high explosive with military uses, to Russia in December.
Shantanu Deshpande of Bombay Shaving Company says a niche brand like Minimalist won't survive within the FMCG structure of HUL.