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From Oil Reserves to Data Control: The Rise of Digital Self-Reliance

Yousef Khalili, global chief transformation officer and CEO for the Middle East and Africa at Quant, examines how digital self-reliance has emerged as the defining strategic asset of the 21st century. Khalili argues that data, cloud infrastructure and A.I. have replaced oil as the foundation of geopolitical power. As nations move to reclaim sovereignty over their digital systems, he explores why resilience and autonomy are now shaping the future of global technology and economic influence.
By Yousef Khalili
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Why Game Engines Are Becoming A.I.’s Most Important Testbeds

Ilman Shazhaev, founder and CEO of Dizzaract—the largest game development studio in the Middle East—examines how gaming has become the most sophisticated testbed for A.I. Shazhaev argues that the future of generative technology will be defined not by content but by the frameworks that enable creation at scale. He explores why game engines, interactive worlds and player-driven systems are shaping how machines learn to reason, act and imagine.
By Ilman Shazhaev
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Real Estate Is the Last Industry Built to Confuse You

Blake O’Shaughnessy, a top real estate broker turned tech founder, takes a hard look at how opacity and gatekeeping have become the foundation of the housing market. O’Shaughnessy argues that confusion in real estate isn’t an accident. It’s the business model.
By Blake O’Shaughnessy
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Big Tech Is Turning Blockchain Into a Corporate Toll Road

By Arthur Azizov
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The Dangerous Myth of Digital Transformation

By Ritavan
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Doing Well and Doing Good: The Twin Model for Purpose-Driven Business

By Shay Safarzadeh and Shabnam Safarzadeh
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In the U.S.-China Tech Race, Corporate Governance Is the Weak Link

By Andrew King
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What Happens When A.I. Agents Take the Corner Office?

By Ahmad Shadid
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If We Repeat History, Healthcare A.I. Will Fail to Deliver

By Punit Soni
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The Next Competitive Edge: Why A.I. and Sustainability Must Evolve Together

By Michael Wade and Konstantinos Trantopoulos
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The Quantum Leap: Charting the Future of Computing

By Indradeep Ghosh
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The $196 Billion Revolution: How Agentic A.I. Is Redefining Corporate Power

By Mark Minevich and Mazen A. Skaf
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The End of the Org Chart: Agentic A.I. Will Reshape Who Leads

By Kamales Lardi
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Trump’s Tariffs Are Sabotaging America’s A.I. Leadership

By Ahmad Shadid
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Blockchain Comes to USAID. Will It Survive Washington?

By Arthur Azizov
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The A.I. Doctrine Dismantling America’s Innovation Workforce

By Ahmad Shadid
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Corporate A.I. Ethics Is Now a Boardroom Issue: The Business Case for Doing A.I. Right

By Amit Joshi and Michael Wade
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The Deregulation Doctrine: Trump’s A.I. Playbook Bets on Innovation Over Oversight

By Mark Minevich
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A.I. Will Break the Creator Economy As We Know It —And a New One Will Rise

By Nic Young
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Blockchain’s Billion-Dollar Blunder: How Finance’s Tech Revolution Became an Awkward Evolution

By Boris Bohrer-Bilowitzki
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Fintech’s Gender Gap: Why Progress Isn’t Moving Fast Enough

By Valentina Drofa
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The Attention Economy: Power, Profit and Privacy in the Digital Era

By Shady El Damaty
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Proving You’re Human Is Harder Than Ever (But It Doesn’t Have To Be)

By Boris Bohrer-Bilowitzki
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The Crucial Role of Blockchain in Data Privacy

By Boris Bohrer-Bilowitzki
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