How physics is becoming AI’s next language
Researchers are training foundation models on simulations and matter.
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.
A new benchmark challenges how we measure creativity.
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
Continuing our series of chats with leaders in the tech startup space, we caught up with Dr Selwa Al-Hazzaa (Founder and CEO) and Naif Al Obaidallah (Managing Director and Co-Founder) from SDM. SDM was founded in 2019 by Dr. Selwa and has grown into one of Saudi'
At LEAP 2024, Karnika (Senior Associate at Newtrace) battled it out in front of a live audience in the Rocket Fuel Pitch competition, and won the Shooting Star award; which included an equity-free investment of $150,000. Newtrace is developing next-generation membraneless electrolyzers to enable the adoption of
We’ve been talking to some brilliant and influential leaders in the Saudi startup tech and ecosystems for #LEAP2025. This series gives us an unmatched insight into the impact LEAP has had in their success. This week we caught up with Omar Al-Shabaan, CPO at The Garage. The Garage
We’ve been talking to some brilliant and influential leaders in the Saudi startup tech and ecosystems for #LEAP2025. This series gives us an unmatched insight into the impact LEAP has had in its success. Recently we caught up with Ibrahim Abdulaziz Neyaz, CEO of the National Technology Development Programme
Welcome to the 9 new deep divers who joined us since last Wednesday. If you haven’t already, subscribe and join our community in receiving weekly AI insights, updates, and interviews with industry experts straight to your feed. DeepDive Your weekly immersion in AI. “It’s more than getting inspiration;
In the Discover LEAP series here on the blog, we’re introducing you to the different stages and content tracks that you’ll experience at LEAP 2025. Dig deeper into the opportunities we’re lining up, and find out more about some of the expert speakers who are preparing to
Welcome to the 9 new deep divers who joined us since last Wednesday. If you haven’t already, subscribe and join our community in receiving weekly AI insights, updates, and interviews with industry experts straight to your feed. DeepDive Your weekly immersion in AI. With extensive experience in enterprise technology
Globally, our ideas about what the creative economy is have changed over the last two decades. We started to describe a range of activities as ‘creative industries’ about twenty years ago; including theatre, film, music, dance, visual arts, and more. As digital technologies have advanced, creative industries expanded to include