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Saudi AI system to rival Windows, macOS

Saudi Arabia’s state-owned AI company Humain announced Humain One — a new AI-based operating system that lets users talk to their computers rather than click icons.

Yasir Al-Rumayyan, head of the Public Investment Fund, Saudi Arabia's influential sovereign wealth fund, addresses the opening ceremony of the Future Investment Initiative, in Riyadh on October 28, 2025. — Photo by FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty Images

Welcome back to Al-Monitor FutureVerse.

This week brings another global extravaganza in the Gulf as Riyadh hosts its annual Future Investment Initiative — known as Davos in the Desert — which is bringing together top CEOs and financiers. Beyond those headlines, the Middle East’s tech landscape is as busy as ever. This edition explores strategic critical minerals investments, Tunisia’s solar-powered cars, Trump’s crypto clemency and more.

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