DUBAI: The UAE has topped the Arab Digital Economy Index 2026, whose results were announced on Tuesday as Seamless Middle East 2026 opened in Dubai under the patronage of H.H. Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, and Supreme President of the Arab Federation for Digital…
Cursor Flaw Lets Malicious Cloned Repositories Trigger Windows Code Execution Jul 15, 2026 Endpoint Security / Vulnerability Open a repository in Cursor on Windows and, if a file named git.exe is sitting in the project root, Cursor runs it. No click, no approval dialog, no warning that anything in the folder is about to execute. Whatever that binary…
AI now scales faster than the institutions built to govern it. That is the through-line of Stanford’s 2026 AI Index Report, the ninth edition of the Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence’s annual audit, and the finding carries direct consequences for cybersecurity teams, information governance leaders, and discovery professionals who are being asked to stand behind…
Thailand’s Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DE Ministry) has confirmed as true reports that the heat index could rise as high as 60°C in early April 2026, citing information from the Thai Meteorological Department. The ministry said the heat index reflects the temperature the human body actually feels, rather than the air temperature measured…
Agadir – Morocco has recorded a prominent improvement in its global standing on artificial intelligence governance, advancing by 14 positions in the Government AI Readiness Index 2025. Minister Delegate for Digital Transition and Administrative Reform, Amal El Fallah Seghrouchni highlighted this progress during an international meeting in Kuwait, stressing on the country’s capacity to integrate…
Generative AI and agentic AI are redefining how organizations innovate and operate, unlocking new levels of productivity, creativity and collaboration across industry teams. From accelerating content creation to streamlining workflows, AI offers transformative benefits that empower organizations to work smarter and faster. These capabilities, however, also introduce new dimensions of data risk—as AI adoption grows,…
Key Takeaways Morningstar’s GenAI 20 Index includes top generative AI companies such as Databricks, Anthropic, OpenAI, and xAI, weighted by exposure. The index uses PitchBook’s private market data to maintain continuous coverage from late-stage VC through public listing, filling a gap in traditional benchmarks. Share this article Morningstar, the investment research and data firm, today…
Morningstar has launched an index tracking late-stage pure-play GenAI companies as they transition from private to public markets. Called Morningstar PitchBook GenAI 20, the index tracks the 20 largest companies in the space, including OpenAI, Athropic, Databricks, xAI and Cohere, among others. The index features a perpetual structure and relies on global private markets data…
