Making a case for wonder
Why one of humanity's oldest emotions might also be our greatest innovation engine.
Why one of humanity's oldest emotions might also be our greatest innovation engine.
Researchers are training foundation models on simulations and matter.
Why SETI researchers think we've been listening too narrowly for alien life – and what it teaches us about science, innovation and curiosity.
Discover what synthetic data is, why organisations are using it to train AI, and how it could help solve privacy, bias and data scarcity challenges.
What two Rocket Fuel winners tell us about the next generation of regional startups.
Discover how LEAP Rocket Fuel winner Daleela grew to 400,000 users, completed 8,000 consultations and expanded women's healthcare across the region.
How AI agents, automation and hybrid workforces are changing enterprise teams in Saudi Arabia.
Why Saudi Arabia’s ‘fast-follower’ approach to AI and technology may be its biggest competitive advantage.
Discover how technology is transforming travel in 2026, blurring the boundaries between movement, work, identity and everyday life.
Explore three major tech breakthroughs of 2026, from fusion energy advances to space robotics and humanoid surgical systems.
Find out how water intelligence platforms are transforming infrastructure through smart meters, IoT sensors, cloud systems, and real-time analytics across global cities.
Ageing water infrastructure is creating new opportunities for startups in predictive maintenance, smart metering, infrastructure analytics, and water technology platforms.
LEAP’s fifth edition takes place from 31 August – 3 September 2026 in Riyadh. Explore the available passes and choose the option that best matches how you want to take part.
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Step into the theatre as we explore the future of surgical technology and how innovative discoveries are reshaping the way surgeons operate and train the next generation. Join some of the worlds most renowned surgeons as they look to the future of health tech and how technology can change lives
Today, it seems as if you cannot avoid NFTs. The news, social media, business moguls, venture capitalists, and teenagers alike are all buzzing about them. From mid-2021, we have started to see venture capital investment in NFT marketplaces, along with some exclusive NFT-directed funds being established. Now we
To celebrate International Women’s Day and the theme #Breakingthebias, we will be looking at exciting projects that are being led by women and how tech is opening opportunities for female leaders. Get first-hand experience from female leaders in the tech industry, including 2019’s Woman of the Year
Industry 5.0 is said to already be on the horizon but what is the actual difference between Industry 4.0 vs Industry 5.0? What technologies are at the cusp of the fifth industrial revolution? And what will real personalisation look like in Industry 5.0? Find out from
Web 1.0 was static, decentralised, mostly read-only home pages. Web 2.0 is about blogging, social media and e-commerce centralised and owned by tech giants. Web 3.0 is about whatever we want it to become. According to Chris Dixon: “We are now at the beginning of
Open banking is an idea whose time has come. The new term has emerged with the explosion of digital companies that are now increasingly offering financial services, and competing with traditional banking powerhouses. Open banking is a secure way for customers to share their financial data with financial technology companies,
Even though technology transformed every aspect of our lives, the path of tech in healthcare was not easy. The whole healthcare industry is heavily regulated and has a lot of red tape, lengthening the journey from innovation to reality. Current healthcare systems heavily rely on technology. According to Global Market
While much of the world’s focus is rightly on reducing carbon emissions from hydrocarbons and manufacturing industries, buildings are also major emitters of carbon. Building and construction activities together account for 36% of global final energy use and 39% of energy-related carbon dioxide emissions when upstream power generation
Saudi Arabia is looking to make its mark in the electric vehicle space. The kingdom took an early lead a few years ago in the global EV space with a strategic $2.9 billion investment in California-based Lucid Motors Inc., a luxury electric-vehicle startup, through the Public Investment
By 2025 there will be an estimated 41.6 billion connected devices in the world, according to market research company International Data Corporation (IDC). That’s five devices for every single human on the planet. The repercussions of such a statistic are far-reaching. The Internet of Things (IoT) – essentially
As global governments and technology experts prepare to converge on Riyadh for LEAP 2022, the city has become known as one of the few in the Middle East that is transforming its technology landscape and adopting smart mobility solutions, which will have massive impact on the economy, environment and ultimately
The career progression for many young people in Saudi Arabia followed a fairly predictable path – graduate from college, land a lifetime gig at a large organization or the public sector, the end. That was then, this is now. A new generation of young Saudis is daring to break the mold
While we regularly hear about artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT) and blockchain, quantum technology has received less public fanfare lately, despite the tech’s potential to revolutionize computing as we know it. The idea behind modern quantum technology has its roots in the work of renowned physicists