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ABC News
3 days ago
- Business
- ABC News
How should government tackle the quantum conundrum?
Lots of discussion and debate about net zero commitments and obligations this week. But for this week's Insiders On Background, let's explore what the Australian economy looks like under a net-zero scenario. How will it differ from today's resources-heavy economy? Is the answer artificial intelligence and quantum computing? Former chief scientist Cathy Foley joined David Speers to talk about the emerging technologies and quantum literacy.
Zawya
15-05-2025
- Business
- Zawya
Deloitte Middle East expands alliance with Google Cloud
Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Deloitte Middle East and Google Cloud have announced the expansion of their alliance in the region. This collaboration includes Deloitte reselling and servicing Google Cloud solutions to drive digital transformation and the adoption of emerging technologies, specifically enhancing cybersecurity capabilities in the United Arab Emirates and the wider Middle East region. Tariq Ajmal, Cyber Leader at Deloitte Middle East commented, "The Middle East market presents a significant opportunity for both Deloitte and Google Cloud to drive mutual growth and strengthen our partnership. Our combined expertise and resources will enable us to deliver cutting-edge cybersecurity solutions that address the evolving needs of businesses in the region. We are excited about the potential this collaboration holds and look forward to achieving remarkable milestones together." Deloitte has been honored with four prestigious Partner of the Year Awards from Google Cloud, including Security Partner of the Year Global and Security Partner of the Year – EMEA. These accolades showcase Deloitte's market leading capabilities and commitment to delivering innovative cybersecurity solutions on a global and regional level, with its local understanding of market-specific needs. Igors Garis Koni, Head of EMEA Partner Sales at Google Cloud Security said: "The Middle East is a region of tremendous growth and digital transformation, and organizations here require advanced cybersecurity solutions to protect their progress. Deloitte's deep understanding of the local landscape, combined with their global expertise, makes them an invaluable partner. Being named our Global and EMEA Security Partner of the Year is a testament to their commitment and capability. We are thrilled to expand our alliance with Deloitte in the Middle East, further empowering businesses in the UAE and beyond to build a more secure digital future with Google Cloud." The alliance between Deloitte Middle East and Google Cloud builds on the collaboration between both companies on a global level, as well as the combined capabilities and experience of the organizations to provide comprehensive cybersecurity solutions, ensuring robust protection for businesses across the Middle East region. © 2025 Deloitte & Touche (M.E.). All rights reserved. In this press release references to 'Deloitte' are references to one or more of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited ('DTTL') a UK private company limited by guarantee, and its network of member firms, each of which is a legally separate and independent entity. Please see for a detailed description of the legal structure of DTTL and its member firms. 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Arab News
13-05-2025
- Business
- Arab News
Saudi Arabia, US explore ways to build next generation of AI
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia and US officials discussed ways to further collaborate on artificial intelligence at the Saudi-US Investment Forum here on Tuesday. The discussions took place during two sessions titled 'Pioneering Digital Futures: Joint Leadership in AI and Emerging Technologies,' and 'Digital Foundations: Building the Next Generation of AI and Infrastructure.' In the first session, the speakers were Saudi Minister of Information and Communications Technology Abdullah Alswaha and David Sacks, a Silicon Valley veteran who is helping the administration of President Donald Trump develop the crypto industry. Sacks said he was impressed, during his tour of some technology companies, that founders and entrepreneurs in Saudi Arabia 'are really on the cutting edge of what's happening with AI.' 'The thing that that I've learned in Silicon Valley for the past 25 years is that every successful company in Silicon Valley gets to be that way by creating an ecosystem, and the biggest, the most powerful companies … are the ones that create the biggest ecosystem.' 'In fact, they do that by creating a standard. They want everyone to build on top of them. They create app stores, things like that. In fact, they're able to build these ecosystems without even having any lawyers involved. 'There's no need for a contract. You just publish an API (Application Programming Interface) and people will build. And I think in a similar way, the United States needs to encourage the world to build on our text that. He spoke about how Trump challenged them to be at the forefront of the AI race. 'He said, we have to win the AI race. The United States has to win the AI race,' Sacks said. 'And the answer is that we have to build the biggest partner ecosystem. We need our friends like the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and other strategic partners and allies to want to build on our cap.' Sacks also criticized what has become known as former US President Joe Biden's diffusion rule. This restricted access to mainstream computing applications and set caps on the number of advanced chips that could be exported to most countries. 'Over the past few years, that's been the opposite of the approach in Washington,' said Sacks. 'The Trump administration just announced that (it) would be rescinding what's known as the Biden diffusion rule, which was a rule that came out in January.' Using iPhones as an example, Sacks said that if Trump had created a rule for these products, the technology backing it would not have spread throughout the world. He said that the diffusion of iPhones was 'a very good thing' for the US. 'I think in a similar way, we want our technology to diffuse or to spread. We want people to use it. We want to become the standard. 'And I think that in Washington, that mentality is, I think that sorely lacked over the past few years, but we're gonna bring it back.' In the later session CEOs and tech innovators discussed growth in this sector globally, and developments in the Kingdom. Ruth Porat, president and chief investment officer of Alphabet and Google, outlined her company's work in Saudi Arabia. 'Google is now building data centers, bringing graphic processing units, tensor processing units, and developing the most advanced version of our AI software Gemini which is now available in 16 Arabic dialects,' said Porat.
