Pepperstone, a global online trading provider serving clients in more than 160 countries, has appointed Andrew Turnbull as Head of Africa, strengthening its focus on one of the world’s fastest-evolving online trading regions. Based in Nairobi, Turnbull will lead Pepperstone’s strategy across the continent as traders increasingly turn to mobile-first platforms and regulators move to strengthen oversight of the sector.

HUMAIN and Microsoft intend to offer HUMAIN ONE with Microsoft 365, including Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft’s IQ capabilities, as a new “AI productivity bundle” for enterprise customers. Hosted on Microsoft Azure, the companies are initially targeting one million users across the Middle East and Africa. HUMAIN ONE provides an agentic AI layer designed to enable employees to interact with enterprise applications, data and workflows through a unified interface. By bringing together HUMAIN ONE with Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft’s IQ capabilities, the planned offering aims to connect workplace and business context so employees can access more relevant insights, streamline routine tasks and act faster – while helping organizations scale AI securely across everyday work and business processes. Further plans include expanding the offering into HR, finance, procurement and IT modules.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia and SUNNYVALE, Calif., Aug. 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Applied Intuition Inc., the leading physical AI company, and HUMAIN, a PIF company delivering full-stack artificial intelligence capabilities globally, today announced a strategic collaboration to establish a foundational framework for autonomy at national scale, beginning with driverless trucks and expanding into robotaxis, ports, mining, and other industries. The collaboration brings together HUMAIN’s sovereign AI infrastructure in Saudi Arabia with Applied Intuition’s end-to-end physical AI stack for all industries, provided through a long-term commercial partnership.

HUMAIN is now delivering production AI compute in Saudi Arabia powered by AMD Instinct™ MI355X GPUs, AMD EPYC™ CPUs and Cisco Silicon One-based AI networking to deliver the performance, scale and resilience necessary for next-generation workloads. AMD, Cisco and HUMAIN plan to deploy up to 250 MW of AI infrastructure as part of the next phase of the buildout beginning in 2027.

The collaboration brings together KORA’s operating-system and edge AI expertise with HUMAIN’s capabilities across AI models, agentic technologies, enterprise platforms, infrastructure and applications. As part of the announcement, the companies are demonstrating an early version of HUMAIN OS at LEAP 2026, providing a first look at the architecture and capabilities they are jointly developing. HUMAIN OS is planned to be commercially available in 2027.

HUMAIN, a PIF company delivering full-stack artificial intelligence capabilities globally, today announced a strategic partnership with MinIO, the data and memory foundation for AI. Together, HUMAIN and MinIO intend to build the world’s most advanced AI-native platform, enabling enterprises to unlock the full value of their data in the age of autonomous AI agents. The companies are partnering to build that ecosystem together, from the data and memory foundation up through the agents and intelligent applications that act on it.

Data Dynamics, a global leader in data management, announced Enterprise 2.0.5’s general availability at LEAP 2026. The release closes a gap entities hit while scaling AI: models pointed at unmapped data, agents granted standing access to content, and compliance teams proving control ‘after the fact’. As of 2026, 114 countries have enacted national data protection and privacy laws, touching 3 in every 4 citizens globally. Enterprise 2.0.5 answers both problems at the data layer. Its ‘Bring Your Own Model’ (BYOM) architecture lets organizations run any model inside their own trust boundary. “AI programs don’t stall because the models aren’t good enough. They stall because no one can say what the data is, who should be allowed to touch it, or whether using it is compliant,” said Piyush Mehta, CEO of Data Dynamics. “Understand your data and prove it’s governed, and AI stops being a risk conversation and becomes a speed advantage. That is what Enterprise 2.0.5 provides!”

Huda Beauty takes its iconic Easy Bake franchise to the next level with its brightest pink-and-lilac powders yet. Today, Huda Beauty teams up with global superstar Cardi B to launch Ultra Snatched, a bold new expansion of the brand’s iconic Easy Bake franchise. Starring Huda Kattan and Cardi B, the launch introduces a fresh pink-and-lilac color story designed to take brightening, lifting and blurring to the next level across the Easy Bake Loose Setting Powder Duos and Easy Bake Pressed Powders.

Mastercard and QNB Group have processed Syria’s first international card payment in more than 15 years, marking an important milestone in the modernization of Syria’s payments ecosystem. Following the technical reconnection of Syria’s payments ecosystem to Mastercard’s global network, QNB Syria processed the first point-of-sale (POS) transaction at an eligible approved local merchant using an internationally issued Mastercard card. The transaction establishes a foundation for the acceptance of international payments in Syria, helping connect consumers, businesses and financial institutions to the global digital economy and support the country’s longer-term economic development.

STARCARES, the community impact initiative of STARTRADER, has completed the redevelopment of the basketball court at Communal Elementary School in Buhangin, Davao City, Philippines. The facility serves approximately 20,000 people, providing a space for learning, sport, and community life. The court offers a dependable space for students to learn and play, as well as a gathering place for the wider community for meetings, celebrations, and youth activities. The project reflects STARTRADER’s commitment to supporting the communities it operates in and creating lasting everyday value through practical infrastructure.

Electronic Device Solution Inc. (CEO Byeongok, Lim) is expanding its push into the Middle East defense semiconductor market, building on its GaN (Gallium Nitride)-based RF (radio frequency) technology. Electronic Device Solution Inc. specializes in GaN MMICs and RF components, modules, and systems used in defense, aerospace, and radar applications, and it possesses RF Total Solution capabilities spanning the entire process, from chip design to measurement, testing, production, product development, and packaging. Its main product lineup includes GaN MMICs supporting various frequency bands such as X-band and Ku-band, along with transmit/receive modules (TRM), high-power amplifiers (HPA), low-noise amplifiers (LNA), and RF switches.

to our guests, reflecting the spirit of the cities we serve. The “7 Wonders of McDonald’s” project is a testament to our commitment to creating unique and memorable dining experiences that celebrate the diversity and beauty of Türkiye.”

“InfoComm EDGE Collective will be a unique opportunity to convene the leaders responsible for shaping the future of connected environments in the GCC,” said David Labuskes, CTS, CAE, CEO of AVIXA. “By fostering collaboration and the exchange of ideas, the event will explore how pro AV can drive productivity, engagement, and regional growth while contributing to our vision for InfoComm EDGE 2027.”

The conference had a massive global convergence of talent and ideas, attracting over 75,000 registrations from testers, developers, engineering leaders, AI/ML engineers, and community members from the software testing and development community across 120+ countries. The event saw outstanding engagement, with 10,000+ attendees, underscoring the critical importance of the topics and the conference’s role as an essential forum for the world’s top engineering talent.

CEPI’s funding will advance the Bundibugyo vaccine candidate through preclinical development and into an early-stage clinical trial to assess the immunogenicity and safety of the vaccine candidate. The study in humans, known as a Phase 1 trial, is expected to take place in Africa.

LG Electronics has launched its annual ‘Summer Survivors’ Back-to-School campaign across the GCC region, offering promotional savings of up to 30 per cent across key product categories. The campaign plays on the bittersweet back-to-school moment, celebrating parents as they regain their daily structure, enjoy a little peace and quiet, and reclaim personal time for themselves. LG invites parents to reward themselves with long-awaited home tech upgrades—from immersive Smart TVs to time-saving washing machines and kitchen appliances.

Hisense, a leading brand in global consumer electronics and home appliances, ranked No. 1 globally in shipments of TVs 100 inches and above in H1 2026, according to Omdia, accounting for a 55.1% market share. The result reflects demand for larger, more immersive screens and Hisense’s ability to bring premium big-screen experiences into more homes. Building on this leadership, Hisense is putting the viewing experience first, turning display technology into more immersive, lifelike experiences. The UR9 Series advances RGB MiniLED technology by independently controlling red, green and blue light at the backlight source, delivering richer colors, deeper contrast and greater detail, so movies feel more cinematic, sports more vivid and every scene truer to life.

The “Red Gold from Europe” Campaign will highlight the Quality, Security and Versatility of Italian and EU Canned Tomatoes at The Saudi Food Show 2026. This exciting initiative aims to showcase the outstanding quality, safety, and versatility of Italian and EU canned tomatoes, celebrating their essential role and versatility in both everyday and gourmet cooking. Join us at Stand 12-H6 during the fair to discover why “Red Gold from Europe” is your trusted choice for the highest quality and safety in the culinary world.

An Arabian fantasy action-adventure inspired by the rich storytelling traditions of One Thousand and One Nights, ‘1001 Threads of Mizan’ introduces players to a handcrafted world combining exploration, large-scale combat and cooperative gameplay. Built for up to three players with drop-in, drop-out co-op, the game features both ground and aerial traversal, including a signature flying carpet system that allows players to explore its world and take on large-scale mystical creatures together.

The integration combines Glean’s enterprise AI platform and enterprise data with Seclore ARMOR’s Data Security Intelligence layer – giving regulated organizations context-aware sensitivity classification and the remediation controls to act on it. The integration builds on Glean’s secure foundation with a faster path to AI-ready data identification and control across their full estate. Glean customers get classification that operates across the same breadth of data Glean has already indexed — not a parallel discovery process on a subset of systems.