Business
Google’s AI Spending Is Finally Showing Up in Revenue
Alphabet’s second quarter paired 24 percent revenue growth with an 82 percent cloud surge, offering its clearest evidence that the AI bill has customers.
Jul 23, 2026
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28 stories for“infrastructure spending”
Business
Gulf Builders Keep Awarding Work While the Risk Premium Rises
Shipping, insurance and construction costs are all higher because of the Iran conflict. Saudi Arabia and the UAE are pressing ahead with project awards anyway, and the reasoning is deliberate.
Aug 4, 2026
Business
Tesla Sold More Cars, Then Spent the Profit on Its Future
Record vehicle deliveries lifted Tesla’s revenue, but a surge in research spending shows how aggressively the carmaker is funding robotaxis, AI and Optimus.
Jul 23, 2026
Travel
Etihad Rail Is Giving the UAE a New Sense of National Distance
The national railway can connect industries, reduce road pressure and make the seven emirates feel closer in both economic and everyday terms.
Jul 28, 2026
Business
Saudi Arabia's Recovery Case Now Runs Through Logistics as Much as Oil
The IMF sees Saudi growth recovering as maritime flows normalize. Diversified export routes, domestic demand and Vision 2030 investment are central to the resilience case.
Aug 2, 2026
Technology
The DeepSeek Moment: How One Cheap Model Rattled Wall Street
A Chinese startup's R1 model wiped nearly $600 billion off Nvidia's value in a single day, exposing how fragile the AI spending story had become.
Jan 29, 2025
Business
Saudi Arabia’s New Growth Engine Is Bigger Than Any Single Project
The Kingdom’s most important economic story is the ecosystem forming across tourism, logistics, manufacturing, technology and clean infrastructure.
Jul 28, 2026
Technology
The AI Cloud Is Splitting Into Specialized Machines
Microsoft's new AMD systems and Google's surging cloud backlog show why AI infrastructure is moving beyond a one-chip, one-workload model.
Jul 31, 2026
Business
AI-Hardware Exporters Are Living in a Different 2026 Economy
The IMF and UNCTAD describe a widening split: economies tied to chips and AI infrastructure are gaining momentum while many energy importers absorb the war shock.
Aug 2, 2026
Travel
Gulf Tourism Holds Its Nerve Through a Turbulent 2024
While war rattles the wider region, Dubai and Saudi Arabia are still posting visitor growth, and the numbers say the Gulf is winning the confidence contest.
Aug 14, 2024
Business
The Chip Market's August Update Will Test a $1.5 Trillion Forecast
WSTS is due to publish its second-quarter forecast update on August 3 after raising the 2026 semiconductor outlook. AI demand is strong, but concentration is the central risk.
Aug 2, 2026
Crypto
Ethereum's 2026 Roadmap Is About Cheaper Execution, Better Accounts and Quantum Time
Ethereum's updated roadmap shows a network concentrating on scale, programmable accounts and long-horizon cryptographic security rather than a single headline upgrade.
Jul 25, 2026
Travel
Japan's Tourism Boom: The Weak Yen and the Overtourism Backlash
A record 36.8 million visitors and a currency stuck near 34-year lows have made Japan a bargain. Not everyone in Japan is thrilled about it.
Jan 22, 2025
Technology
Saudi Arabia’s Clean-Energy Push Is Also an Industrial Opportunity
Solar power, smarter grids, water systems and new fuels can help the Kingdom build exportable expertise while strengthening energy resilience at home.
Jul 28, 2026
Technology
Nvidia Hits $4 Trillion, Cementing the AI Hardware Gold Rush
No company has ever been worth this much. Nvidia's climb past a four trillion dollar valuation shows how completely AI now drives the stock market.
Jul 14, 2025
Sports
The X Games in New Orleans Test the Future of Festival-Style Sport
Elite action sport, music and city culture converge in New Orleans, offering a test of whether event-led formats can turn casual attention into durable fandom.
Jul 24, 2026
Business
The World Economy Is Holding Up, but the Recovery Is Splitting in Two
The IMF still sees 3% global growth in 2026, yet that headline hides a widening gap between technology-linked winners and economies squeezed by war and energy costs.
Jul 31, 2026
Sports
Saudi Arabia 2034: Inside the Gulf's Long Game in World Sport
A record-high bid score, five host cities and a 92,000-seat stadium. Saudi Arabia's World Cup win is one piece of a much bigger plan.
Mar 14, 2025
Business
Why the Gulf Economy Held When the Region Didn't
A war that closed the Strait of Hormuz and hit every GCC state should have broken the region's economics. Reserves and diversification kept it standing.
Jul 16, 2026
Technology
AI Agents Need Passports, Permissions and an Off Switch
NIST's agent initiative focuses on identity, authorization, interoperability and security. Those controls will determine whether autonomous tools can move from demos into trusted work.
Aug 2, 2026
Travel
World Cup Demand and Middle East Disruption Split the Travel Earnings Story
US travel companies face a two-speed outlook as World Cup demand lifts some bookings while Middle East conflict weakens routes, confidence and operating predictability.
Jul 24, 2026
Travel
Dubai's Visitor Rewards Bet Turns Residents Into Tourism Ambassadors
A new incentive campaign asks Dubai residents to bring friends and family to the city, revealing how destinations compete when regional uncertainty weighs on travel.
Jul 24, 2026
Travel
Qatar's Summer Tourism Bet Is Bigger Than Escaping the Heat
Hala Summer, new rewards and a packed events calendar show how Qatar is turning an indoor-friendly season into a broader tourism proposition.
Jul 31, 2026
Latest Trends
AI Is Moving From the Chat Window Into the Scientific Laboratory
New Genesis Mission commitments connect frontier models with national laboratories, supercomputers and experiments, where validation matters more than eloquence.
Jul 31, 2026
Business
England Had 8 Percent of Its Normal July Rain. Now Come the Bills.
Wheat and oat yields are poor, livestock farmers are eating into winter feed in August, and growers are running out of irrigation water. The Farmers' Union calls this the third drought in five years.
Aug 4, 2026
Sports
Chelsea Win the New Club World Cup, and Football Gets a New Trophy That Matters
Chelsea beat PSG 3-0 in New Jersey to win the first 32-club Club World Cup, a monthlong American test run for next year's tournament.
Jul 14, 2025
Diving
Gozo Makes a Strong Case for Europe's Most Practical Dive Week
Compact geography, shore access, wrecks and a new six-person hyperbaric unit make Gozo an unusually practical Mediterranean base for a mixed-experience dive trip.
Jul 25, 2026
Health
Gut Microbiome Testing: What It Can and Cannot Tell You Today
Mail-in stool tests promise personalized nutrition insight, but the same sample sent to different labs can come back with conflicting advice.
Oct 3, 2025
