Author: Stuart

Gambit Cyber released Vizier AI on 3rd June, betting that overwhelmed security teams will embrace autonomous software agents to handle threats they no longer have staff to monitor. The Leiden-based cybersecurity firm built the platform around a stark premise: corporate defenders are outnumbered, outpaced, and running out of options. The product deploys coordinated AI agents that watch for threats, analyse security data, and orchestrate incident responses without waiting for human commands. It’s designed to run continuously—scanning attack surfaces across external networks, cloud infrastructure, and dark web channels—while security operations centre staff focus on strategy rather than alert triage. For Gambit…

Brian Reilly spent nearly a decade navigating compliance frameworks across three continents before landing at the Dubai Financial Services Authority. Now he’s made a different bet: that Channel Islands-based Praxis can capture a growing slice of the Middle East’s increasingly complex regulatory advisory market. Praxis announced Tuesday it had hired Reilly as Senior Regulatory Adviser, based in Dubai. The appointment marks the latest senior hire for the independent professional services firm as it expands its corporate and funds platform across the Gulf Cooperation Council. Reilly brings 25 years of financial services experience spanning fund administration, investment management, banking and regulatory…

UiPath secured certification from Dubai’s Electronic Security Center on June 3rd, ending a regulatory lockout that had barred the automation giant from serving the emirate’s government agencies. The approval covers UiPath’s Automation Cloud Commercial UAE region and certifies the New York-listed company’s suite of AI and automation tools against cybersecurity standards mandated by Dubai law. Until now, government and semi-government organisations in Dubai were prohibited from purchasing cloud services from providers lacking DESC certification. That barrier no longer exists for UiPath. The door is now open. Dubai’s Electronic Security Center operates under the Digital Dubai Authority and serves as the…

Twenty years. That’s how long Capcom let Onimusha gather dust before announcing on Tuesday that the sword-fighting franchise will return on September 25, 2026. A playable demo dropped the same day. Onimusha: Way of the Sword marks the series’ first new entry since 2006, when the PlayStation 2 era was fading and the franchise—having sold 9.1 million copies across multiple titles—seemingly vanished. The Osaka-based publisher revealed the September date on June 3, alongside immediate availability of a demo that lets players sample what two decades of dormancy have produced. The game casts Miyamoto Musashi, Japan’s most legendary swordsman, as protagonist.…

Renovating a property has many moving parts. One of the steady challenges for owners is to link the people who design the work with the people who build it. The design-build model, in which one firm handles both, has grown into a common answer to that challenge. It fits well with residential renovation in markets such as Nova Scotia. The coordination problem In a traditional renovation, an owner might hire a designer or architect to plan the work and a separate contractor to carry it out. That split can open gaps. Designs may not take in the realities of the…

Dyfan Williams became GM at XFolio AI on 3rd June, the same day the Paris treasury technology firm confirmed it had acquired Absolute Payment Solutions, a UK-accredited Bacs service provider. The deal hands XFolio one of the few Pay.UK-accredited payment infrastructures in Britain—infrastructure that processes payroll, direct debits and high-volume corporate payments daily. Williams joins as Group Operating Partner with a mandate to merge two worlds that rarely speak: treasury management and payment execution. “Payments simplified, treasury unified is what this combination delivers,” Williams said. “Bacs accreditation gives us the credibility and infrastructure to serve customers at every scale, and…

UAE merger activity dropped 37% in the first quarter of 2026, falling to just 33 deals worth US$2.2bn. Yet the decline masks a more complex reality: investors aren’t retreating—they’re recalibrating. According to Ansarada’s latest Middle East M&A Market Analysis, the broader region recorded 196 announced transactions valued at US$23.3bn during Q1, down from 207 deals worth US$31.3bn in the same period last year. The UAE’s sharper decline—from 52 deals in Q1 2025 to 33 this year—reflects what Justin Smith, managing director at the AI-powered virtual data room platform, characterised as a strategic pause rather than a crisis of confidence. “While…

Maamoor Khan drives under constant watch now. Every acceleration, every corner, every hard press of the brake—captured by cameras installed above his dashboard and transmitted back to fleet managers at Dulsco Group’s Dubai headquarters. He recently achieved Silver Status for logging over 1,000 hours of safe driving. The monitoring helped, he acknowledged. “The new safety systems have helped all of us become more aware and confident as professional drivers on the road,” Khan explained. “The real-time feedback and ongoing training encourage us to improve every day, not just for ourselves but for our passengers, colleagues and everyone sharing the roads.”…

On June 1st, 2026, senior executives gathered at the Amman Stock Exchange for a bell-ringing ceremony that marked more than regional courtesy. The event welcomed Jordan’s bourse into Tabadul, the cross-border trading platform operated by Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange. Among those present was Abdel Hadi Al Sa’di, chief executive of BHM Capital, who had flown in knowing his firm was about to claim a competitive first. Two days later, BHM Capital confirmed it had become the first financial institution in the UAE to activate client access to Amman’s stock market through the platform. The Dubai-listed broker beat domestic rivals to…

Rihan Heights offers a concrete reference point for Shaher Awartani’s connection to Abu Dhabi’s construction sector. The project ties to a specific development, a dated contract award, a defined joint venture structure, and a documented role for Silver Coast Construction & Boring in one phase of the Arzanah development. Shaher Awartani co-founded Silver Coast Construction & Boring in Abu Dhabi in 1997 and serves as its Chairman. Rihan Heights provides a project-level example of the large residential construction work the company has delivered, and it gives the construction side of his public profile a named site, a dated contract, and…