Rory McIlroy makes a strong start to his bid for a record-equalling eighth Race to Dubai title with a three under opening round at the DP World Tour Championship.
GITEX GLOBAL 2026 runs 7 to 11 December in Dubai, with a summit at DWTC and an expo at Expo City. Here is who is coming and what is on.
IBM is ending visa and green card sponsorship for most roles in its 150,000-person consulting unit. Affected staff can move abroad or leave by year end.
Microsoft has reportedly declined an option to more than double its Texas computing contract with Nscale, weeks after quitting its UK site.
‘When you have a plan B, actually you will go to the plan B,’ UiPath’s Daniel Dines told the TNW Podcast.
Oracle has cancelled a $7B deal to lease about 100,000 AI chips to Tencent after pressure from the Trump administration, the FT reports.
‘Behind every AI breakthrough is physical infrastructure,’ says Emirates SkyCargo’s Badr Abbas, as AI Tech launches for server racks and GPUs.
Jake Paul says he will retire from boxing if he loses to MMA star Cedric Doumbe on 24 December in Dubai.
“Your accounts payable is not special,” says UiPath, which will charge per document for agents that check orders, prices and approvals.
Daniel Dines told UiPath FUSION in Dubai that AI will take on more work, so companies need people who take initiative and stay accountable.
Many places in the Persian Gulf like Dubai, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia, have spent decades modernizing and inviting investment from around the world. But that effort has been stymied by wars that have landed on their doorstep– including conflicts in Yemen and Iran.We go to Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh, to hear how these wars are threatening the kingdom’s plans for the future. And we hear how other Gulf states are worried about the possibility of renewed attacks on Iran and the retaliation that could follow.Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.
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Jake Paul returns to the ring for the first time since losing to Anthony Joshua against a yet to be confirmed opponent on 24 December.
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