Lean Technologies and Ziina have launched a one-tap Pay by Bank wallet top-up feature in the UAE, but the announcement does not disclose fees, bank coverage or transaction targets.

#digital payments #Open Finance #Lean Technologies

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Runpod Raises $100 Million As AI Developer Cloud Still Needs Capacity Detail

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Runpod Raises $100 Million As AI Developer Cloud Still Needs Capacity Detail

Runpod says it has raised $100 million and crossed more than one million developers, but the company did not disclose revenue, GPU capacity, regions or customer concentration.

#AI infrastructure #AI developer cloud #Runpod

June 26, 2026Read More →

Micron’s AI Memory Surge Still Depends On Long-Term Contract Demand

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Micron’s AI Memory Surge Still Depends On Long-Term Contract Demand

Micron’s revenue jumped from $9.3 billion to $41.46 billion as AI data centers tightened memory supply, with 16 long-term agreements now carrying $22 billion in expected commitments.

#semiconductors #Micron #AI infrastructure

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UAE Education Ministry Launches NOVA AI Project Without Rollout Cost

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UAE Education Ministry Launches NOVA AI Project Without Rollout Cost

The UAE Ministry of Education has launched NOVA to use AI and data systems in institutional workflows, but the announcement leaves budget, suppliers and rollout timing undisclosed.

#UAE Ministry of Education #NOVA #Sarah Al Amiri

June 26, 2026Read More →

Revora Raises $2 Million As Saudi AI Commerce Push Still Needs Merchant Proof

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Revora Raises $2 Million As Saudi AI Commerce Push Still Needs Merchant Proof

Revora raised $2 million in seed funding after refocusing on Saudi Arabia and the GCC, but the company has not disclosed revenue, merchant counts or payment volume for its AI commerce platform.

#conversational commerce #MENA startups #Revora

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CoreWeave Adds Stockholm AI Capacity With Power Terms Still Undisclosed

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CoreWeave Adds Stockholm AI Capacity With Power Terms Still Undisclosed

CoreWeave signed a co-location agreement with Conapto for two Stockholm campuses, adding European AI cloud capacity powered by renewable energy while leaving capacity size and customer commitments undisclosed.

#AI infrastructure #renewable energy #CoreWeave

June 26, 2026Read More →

Gorilla Signs $2.5 Billion Indonesia GPU Contract With Customer Still Unnamed

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Gorilla Signs $2.5 Billion Indonesia GPU Contract With Customer Still Unnamed

Gorilla Technology has secured a five-year GPUaaS contract for NeutraDC’s Batam data center, with 1,000 B300 GPU servers in the first phase and the customer still undisclosed.

#Gorilla Technology #NeutraDC Batam #GPUaaS

June 26, 2026Read More →

Botim Adds IBAN Wallets In UAE But Launch Proof Still Depends On Payroll Use

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Botim Adds IBAN Wallets In UAE But Launch Proof Still Depends On Payroll Use

Botim Money has launched IBAN-enabled digital wallets under the CBUAE Universal Accounts Framework, giving eligible UAE users salary, transfer and remittance access while payroll uptake remains the operating proof.

#Botim Money #IBAN wallets #AANI

June 26, 2026Read More →

SoftBank Drop Shows AI Infrastructure Costs Hitting Asia Tech Stocks

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SoftBank Drop Shows AI Infrastructure Costs Hitting Asia Tech Stocks

SoftBank Group fell more than 12% as Asian technology shares sold off, with the pressure tied to AI infrastructure costs, Arm weakness and semiconductor price concerns.

#SoftBank Group #Arm Holdings #AI infrastructure

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Patronus AI Raises $50 Million As Agent Tests Move Past Benchmarks

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Patronus AI Raises $50 Million As Agent Tests Move Past Benchmarks

Patronus AI raised a $50 million Series B to build simulated digital environments for testing AI agents, but its own evidence still centers on revenue growth and customer demand rather than broad proof that agents can run long tasks reliably.

#Patronus AI #agent evaluation #AI benchmarks

June 26, 2026Read More →

Pax Silica Adds UAE And Qatar To 35-Country AI Supply Chain Push

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Pax Silica Adds UAE And Qatar To 35-Country AI Supply Chain Push

Pax Silica expanded to 35 countries including the UAE and Qatar, while a planned Pax Pass would use cargo verification and AI risk assessment for high-value AI supply-chain goods moving through Panama.

#Pax Silica #UAE #Qatar

June 26, 2026Read More →

BIS Says Stablecoins Fall Short On Trust In Money

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BIS Says Stablecoins Fall Short On Trust In Money

The Bank for International Settlements says stablecoins can support faster programmable payments, but current designs fall short on core money functions and create risks for financial integrity.

#stablecoins #tokenisation #central banks

June 26, 2026Read More →