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Why would we take you stargazing?
Sometimes the best tech conversations happen under the darkest skies
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KAFD: A district designed for the future
Learn why King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) is where capital, culture and connectivity converge in Riyadh – and join us for a LEAP Nights tour.
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A new wave of digitally optimised energy
Welcome to the 62 new techies who have joined us since last Friday. If you haven’t already, subscribe and join our community in receiving weekly tech insights, updates, and interviews with industry experts straight to your inbox. This week we’re quoting Jan Lozek (Managing Partner and Co-Founder of
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Is anything possible? Playing with AI
At LEAP 2023, Jack McCauley (Co-Founder of Oculus, Professor of Engineering at UC Berkeley) spoke about his experience of playing with the potential of AI, and developing different capabilities that could change the world we live in. He described his private R&D facility, equipped with state-of-the-art technologies and
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The top 5 emerging digital technologies in Saudi Arabia
As Saudi Arabia continues to revamp its regulatory framework to create more opportunities for tech businesses and investors to thrive, a growing number of startups are adding their innovations to the country’s digital entrepreneurship ecosystem. Saudi Arabia has attracted over USD $9 billion in investments in future technologies – and
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The looming issue of robot rights
Welcome to the 69 new techies who have joined us since last Friday. If you haven’t already, subscribe and join our community in receiving weekly tech insights, updates, and interviews with industry experts straight to your inbox. This week we’re quoting Elliott Levine (Director Worldwide Education at Qualcomm)
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What challenges does the VR sector face in 2023?
This year, the global VR market is valued at USD $15.8 billion – up from less than $12 billion in 2022. There are expected to be more than 15 million shipments of AR and VR headsets for commercial use in 2023, and 17.81 million shipments of headsets for consumer
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Blending human-centred design with a futuristic mindset
Imagine trying a new technology – something you’ve been excited about for ages. You finally have access to this exciting innovation, and you think it’ll make your life better. But when you start to use it you struggle to operate it, or you find it hard to understand the
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Does sci-fi have a future?
Welcome to the 84 new techies who have joined us since last Friday. If you haven’t already, subscribe and join our community in receiving weekly tech insights, updates, and interviews with industry experts straight to your inbox. This week we’re quoting Primo Levi (Chemist and Novelist) and Tullio
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How entrepreneurs are motivated by struggle
The world loves trying to define what entrepreneurs are. Countless studies explore the mysterious qualities of entrepreneurs, searching for a reason why some people tenaciously pursue entrepreneurial endeavours, and others don’t. This 2022 study, for example, attempted to uncover the dominant characteristics behind entrepreneurial intention and success over the