Xbox Game Pass lost “millions” of subscribers after Microsoft lifted the monthly price of its Ultimate tier from $20 to $30 in October 2025, exposing the limits of consumer tolerance for subscription gaming even at one of the industry’s most heavily promoted services. Matthew Ball, Xbox’s chief strategy officer, said at The Game Business Live that the company “shed millions of subscribers over the span of a […]
Open-source maintainers and software manufacturers are heading towards the European Union’s first Cyber Resilience Act enforcement milestone with deep gaps in awareness, preparedness and legal clarity, after new OpenSSF research found that about two-thirds of practitioners remain unready or unaware of the compliance timetable. The finding has sharpened concern across the software supply chain because the CRA’s vulnerability and incident reporting duties begin on 11 September 2026, […]
MetaMask has launched Agent Wallet, a self-custodial product designed to let AI agents trade and manage crypto activity while keeping users in control of funds, approvals and risk limits. The Consensys-owned wallet provider introduced the service on 8 June through a limited early-access programme, initially aimed at traders and developers testing autonomous finance tools. A wider rollout is planned over the coming months as crypto firms race […]
Software developers across close to 100 organisations have been targeted by a likely North Korea-linked hacking operation that used fake recruitment and code-review tasks to steal cryptocurrency, browser credentials and wallet data. The campaign, tracked by security researchers as UNK_DeadDrop, unfolded over April and May and reached targets in technology, finance, cryptocurrency, education, business services and other sectors. More than 250 phishing emails were sent during a […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai PIF and Talaat Moustafa Group Saudi for Real Estate Development have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore mixed-use real estate projects across Saudi Arabia, advancing the sovereign fund’s push to build liveable urban districts as part of its 2026-2030 strategy. The non-binding agreement covers potential co-operation at PIF-owned developments and projects across the kingdom, including residential, commercial, hospitality, retail and integrated urban […]
Microsoft has warned that Anthropic’s Claude Code GitHub Action could expose CI/CD workflow secrets when AI agents process untrusted GitHub content, raising fresh concerns over how autonomous coding tools operate inside software delivery pipelines. The issue centres on the way Claude Code Action handled file-reading capabilities inside GitHub Actions runners. While subprocess paths such as Bash were subject to environment scrubbing and sandboxing controls, the agent’s Read […]
Security teams are facing a fresh warning over enterprise use of AI coding agents after researchers identified a man-in-the-middle attack path that can redirect Claude Code traffic, capture OAuth tokens and preserve access to connected software-as-a-service platforms. The technique targets the way Anthropic’s Claude Code interacts with Model Context Protocol servers, a fast-growing mechanism used to connect AI agents with external systems such as Jira, Confluence, GitHub, […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Saudi Arabia has set out fresh conditions for non-resident foreign companies seeking to own real estate in the kingdom without carrying out business operations, adding a more formal registration route for overseas entities under the Investor Guide 2026. The update by the Ministry of Investment creates a defined process for companies that want to hold property as an asset, rather than enter the […]
Dubai’s GameExpo has shifted attention from global gaming brands to the local talent building games, art and digital content, giving developers, designers, artists and small businesses a larger platform at Dubai World Trade Centre. The three-day event, running from June 5 to 7 as part of the Dubai Esports and Games Festival, has become a showcase for the UAE’s expanding gaming economy, combining esports tournaments, cosplay contests, […]
Attackers are increasingly abusing legitimate system utilities and widely used administrative tools to deliver malware, move through networks and avoid detection, forcing security teams to rethink defences built mainly around blocking suspicious files. The tactic, commonly described as “living off the land”, relies on trusted tools already present inside corporate environments. PowerShell, Windows Management Instrumentation, certutil, mshta, rundll32, regsvr32, scheduled tasks, remote monitoring software and JavaScript execution […]
A serious flaw in Hugging Face’s Transformers library has widened concern over the security of model-sharing ecosystems after researchers showed that a poisoned model configuration could trigger remote code execution during a routine load operation. Tracked as CVE-2026-4372, the vulnerability affects Transformers versions before 5.3.0 and centres on the handling of the attnimplementationinternal field inside a model’s config. json file. Security researchers found that an attacker could […]
Washington has moved to close a sensitive gap in its China technology controls after Trump administration officials concluded that overseas units of Chinese companies may have been able to buy Nvidia’s most advanced artificial intelligence chips without the export licences required for direct shipments to China. The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security issued guidance on 31 May clarifying that licence requirements for advanced computing items […]
Cybersecurity teams are warning that VECT 2.0, a ransomware strain promoted as a recovery-for-payment tool, can leave victims with files that even its operators may be unable to restore, widening concern over a campaign that behaves closer to a destructive wiper than conventional extortion malware. The latest technical findings show that VECT 2.0 suffers from multiple encryption and file-handling flaws, including a failure to preserve critical nonce […]
Microsoft’s unveiling of its Majorana 2 quantum chip has intensified debate over how quickly Bitcoin and other digital assets must prepare for a post-quantum security era. The chip, presented at the company’s Build conference in San Francisco, marks the next stage of Microsoft’s long-running push to develop a fault-tolerant quantum computer based on topological qubits. Microsoft says the new processor delivers a sharp improvement over Majorana 1, […]
Capital inflows into the UAE are holding steady as investors adopt tougher due diligence standards rather than retreating from the market, with relative stability, low taxation and business-friendly regulation reinforcing the country’s position as a regional safe haven. Archers Valuation & Advisory said the market was not showing signs of capital withdrawal despite heightened regional uncertainty, but investors and lenders were becoming more selective in the way […]
The plan, worth about $4.3 billion, reflects a sharp turn by Gulf from its traditional base as a power producer into a broader infrastructure group linking electricity generation, telecommunications, cloud services and industrial logistics. The investment push comes as Thailand seeks to position itself as a regional data hub, helped by rising demand for cloud computing, artificial intelligence workloads and data-localisation capacity across Southeast Asia.
Gulf’s strategy is built around a simple commercial premise: AI facilities need vast, reliable and increasingly low-carbon electricity. Data centres are among the most power-intensive assets in the digital economy, and operators are under pressure to secure stable energy supply while meeting sustainability commitments from global technology clients. Gulf’s existing position in gas-fired power, renewable energy and utilities gives it an advantage that pure technology infrastructure firms may struggle to match.
Sarath, Gulf’s chief executive and controlling figure, has spent years reshaping the group from a conventional energy developer into a conglomerate with exposure to telecoms, satellites, digital platforms and cloud infrastructure. The merger of Gulf Energy Development and Intouch Holdings created a larger listed platform linked to Advanced Info Service, Thailand’s biggest mobile operator, and Thaicom, the satellite company. That structure gives Gulf access to telecom traffic, enterprise clients and digital distribution channels that can support its data-centre ambitions.
The investment programme is expected to support new data-centre capacity, related infrastructure and power projects needed to serve hyperscale and enterprise customers. Gulf has already moved into the sector through partnerships involving global technology names and regional operators, while its digital arm has explored cloud and AI services designed for corporate and government clients. The company’s first major data-centre project has become a reference point for its expansion into facilities that can host high-density computing workloads.
Thailand’s broader investment environment has also shifted in Gulf’s favour. Authorities have approved large-scale data infrastructure projects from global technology players, including server and data-processing investments across Bangkok, Samut Prakan and Chachoengsao. Google, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft and ByteDance-linked operations have all announced or pursued major commitments in the country, intensifying competition but also validating Thailand’s role in the regional digital economy.
For Gulf, the opportunity lies not only in renting data-centre capacity but also in selling bundled infrastructure: power, connectivity, cloud access and long-term operational reliability. That model could create recurring income and reduce dependence on regulated returns from power generation. It may also help Gulf deepen its relationship with large technology clients seeking local partners that understand land, energy approvals, grid constraints and domestic regulatory requirements.
The group’s financial position gives it room to move, though the scale of the programme will be closely watched by investors. Gulf reported strong first-quarter earnings for 2026, helped by its energy operations and profit contribution from Advanced Info Service. Revenue growth and core profit gains have strengthened confidence in its ability to finance new projects, but data centres require heavy upfront spending and returns can depend on utilisation rates, long-term contracts and energy costs.
The timing is also sensitive. Across Asia, governments are competing for data-centre investment while confronting pressure on power grids, water use and land availability. Singapore’s cautious approach to new data-centre capacity has encouraged developers to look at Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam, but each market faces its own constraints. Thailand has industrial land, policy incentives and improving connectivity, yet grid readiness and clean-energy availability remain decisive issues for hyperscale clients.
Gulf’s renewable energy targets are likely to form part of its sales pitch. The company has set out plans to raise the share of renewables in its generation portfolio and reduce carbon intensity, while continuing to rely on gas as a stable baseload fuel. Its long-term LNG supply arrangements also point to a strategy that balances energy security with transition commitments, even as customers demand cleaner electricity for digital operations.
Sarath’s expansion plan underscores how AI is redrawing corporate strategy beyond Silicon Valley. Energy groups, telecom operators and infrastructure funds are increasingly competing for the physical assets behind the digital boom. Gulf’s bet is that Thailand’s AI economy will be shaped as much by power plants, fibre networks and industrial sites as by software models and cloud applications.
Developers using npm packages were put on alert after a fast-moving supply chain attack compromised at least 57 packages and pushed more than 286 malicious versions to the registry in less than two hours on June 3, exposing a fresh weakness in the way JavaScript projects handle native build files. The campaign began at about 23:30 UTC with the compromise of @vapi-ai/server-sdk, the official server-side software development […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Computex 2026 has turned the personal computer market into a three-way contest over AI laptops, handheld gaming and mid-range graphics, with Nvidia, Intel and AMD using Taipei to push new silicon into segments long shaped by Apple’s Mac ecosystem and AMD-powered portable consoles. Nvidia’s RTX Spark platform drew the sharpest attention after the company positioned it as a Windows-based alternative for developers, creators […]
Malicious agent-skill uploads have slipped past detection tools used by ClawHub, Cisco and Vercel-linked scanning services, raising fresh concern over the security of fast-growing marketplaces that distribute third-party capabilities for AI agents. The findings point to a widening supply-chain problem around “skills”, the modular instruction-and-file packages that allow AI agents to perform tasks such as editing documents, running scripts, managing workflows or connecting with external services. Unlike […]
Blockchain users searching for simpler wallet identities have pushed. bit into the wider debate over decentralised naming, digital ownership and cross-chain authentication, as Web3 developers look for alternatives to long alphanumeric addresses that remain difficult for mainstream users to manage.. bit is commonly called a “domain”, but its developers describe it more precisely as a decentralised identity and account system rather than a conventional internet domain. Unlike […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Microsoft has tested a wearable AI badge for office workers as part of a wider effort to move artificial intelligence agents beyond laptops, phones and traditional software applications. The device was shown at Microsoft Build 2026 in San Francisco under Project Solara, a new chip-to-cloud platform designed for hardware that runs AI agents instead of conventional apps. The badge concept resembles a workplace […]
Cyber espionage operators are using a newly documented Windows backdoor called HazyBeacon to target government networks in Southeast Asia, turning legitimate Amazon Web Services infrastructure into a covert command-and-control channel that can blend into ordinary cloud traffic. The activity, tracked as CL-STA-1020, has been linked to intelligence-gathering operations focused on sensitive state information, including material tied to tariffs, trade disputes and government policy discussions. Security researchers have […]
Abu Dhabi Gaming has signed a strategic partnership with ASPIRE to accelerate AI-led game development, linking the emirate’s interactive entertainment ambitions with advanced research capabilities from one of its key technology institutions. The agreement was formalised during the A2RL Summit at ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi, where global technology, mobility, autonomy and gaming specialists gathered to examine how artificial intelligence is reshaping industries built around real-time decision-making and […]
Snowflake has placed Anthropic’s Claude at the centre of its enterprise artificial intelligence push, using Summit 26 to show rising customer uptake inside Cortex AI while a $6 billion infrastructure commitment to Amazon Web Services reshapes the economics behind its expansion. The data cloud company said enterprises are increasingly deploying Claude through Snowflake Cortex AI to run governed AI agents on business data without moving sensitive information […]
