# news minute (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover news minute. Page: Feed: --- ## [This week’s top stories — 16-22 Aug](https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/this-weeks-top-stories-16-22-aug) _2026-08-22 · Carrington Malin · Middle East AI News_ Dubai Chambers, NASSCOM target Agentic AI growth; KSA expands AI education ## [Kuwait backs AI to boost smart meter efficiency](https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/kuwait-backs-ai-to-boost-smart-meter) _2026-08-22 · Carrington Malin · Middle East AI News_ Listen now | Middle East AI News Minute - 22-Aug-26 [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/212171590/441566b2858efa799abac511adcf36d8.mp3) ## [Dubai Chambers, Nasscom partner on Agentic AI](https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/dubai-chambers-nasscom-partner-on) _2026-08-21 · Carrington Malin · Middle East AI News_ Listen now | Middle East AI News Minute - 21-Aug-26 [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/212031722/f415c3552aab7e7232ade0e8d11c2bd1.mp3) ## [Dubai Chambers, India’s NASSCOM partner on Agentic AI growth](https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/dubai-chambers-indias-nasscom-partner) _2026-08-20 · Carrington Malin · Middle East AI News_ MoU targets Indian deeptech firms expanding to Dubai ## [Agentic AI execution trails spending; UAE gets OpenAI inference residency](https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/agentic-ai-execution-trails-spending) _2026-08-20 · Carrington Malin · Middle East AI News_ Middle East AI News weekly digest... ## [Egypt launches sovereign AI platform BelMasry](https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/egypt-launches-sovereign-ai-platform) _2026-08-20 · Carrington Malin · Middle East AI News_ Listen now | Middle East AI News Minute - 20-Aug-26 [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211871246/111c0e08f47fcb59880c3e811c7f63d5.mp3) ## [Saudi Arabia adds 50 AI curriculum units](https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/saudi-arabia-adds-50-ai-curriculum) _2026-08-19 · Carrington Malin · Middle East AI News_ Listen now | Middle East AI News Minute - 19-Aug-26 [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211703384/a1a88cb7363c0914591ca1bec50d652b.mp3) ## [Saudi Arabia, UAE AI spend surges, execution lags behind](https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/uae-ai-spend-surges-execution-lags) _2026-08-18 · Carrington Malin · Middle East AI News_ ServiceNow report finds gaps in KSA and UAE AI rollouts, few use autonomous AI ## [e& UAE embeds AI in connectivity bundles](https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/e-and-uae-embeds-ai-in-connectivity) _2026-08-18 · Carrington Malin · Middle East AI News_ Listen now | Middle East AI News Minute - 18-Aug-26 [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211583017/ccde9358e9a74469595c0b1db590c8e4.mp3) ## [e& first to embed AI in core connectivity](https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/e-and-first-to-embed-ai-in-core-connectivity) _2026-08-17 · Carrington Malin · Middle East AI News_ e& Business Pro and mobile plans get Agentic AI bundles by default ## [International money transfers (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ZYIagGu0E3WM) _2026-08-17 · **Sponsored**_ Send money to other countries and manage multi‑currency balances online. ## [Own where your agents run](https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/own-where-your-agents-run) _2026-08-17 · Feature of the Week · Middle East AI News_ The next phase of AI adoption will be defined by where AI can run ## [MBZUAI benchmark exposes Arabic AI gap](https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/mbzuai-benchmark-exposes-arabic-ai) _2026-08-17 · Carrington Malin · Middle East AI News_ Listen now | Middle East AI News Minute - 17-Aug-26 [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211433090/3ea31faed94b0b4d794226ecb2c16b6f.mp3) ## [MBZUAI builds first cultural benchmark for Arabic AI](https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/mbzuai-builds-first-cultural-benchmark) _2026-08-16 · Carrington Malin · Middle East AI News_ AI understands dialects but struggles to speak them, Emirati Arabic among hardest ## [This week’s top stories — 9-15 Aug](https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/this-weeks-top-stories-9-15-aug) _2026-08-15 · Carrington Malin · Middle East AI News_ Presight Q2 revenue jumps 36%; OpenAI brings inference residency to UAE ## [Presight revenue climbs as backlog hits record](https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/presight-revenue-climbs-as-backlog) _2026-08-14 · Carrington Malin · Middle East AI News_ Listen now | Middle East AI News Minute - 14-Aug-26 [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211048277/eebdc71474f0006d148dc15d705540f4.mp3) ## Daily News 4/30/2026 _2026-05-01 · RiverBender Daily News_ Daily News 4/30/2026 [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/s3.amazonaws.com/riverbender/mp3/newspodcast/3199.mp3) ## Daily News 4/27/2026 _2026-04-28 · RiverBender Daily News_ Daily News 4/27/2026 [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/s3.amazonaws.com/riverbender/mp3/newspodcast/3198.mp3) ## Daily News 4/23/2026 _2026-04-24 · RiverBender Daily News_ Daily News 4/23/2026 [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/s3.amazonaws.com/riverbender/mp3/newspodcast/3197.mp3) ## Daily News 4/22/2026 _2026-04-23 · RiverBender Daily News_ Daily News 4/22/2026 [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/s3.amazonaws.com/riverbender/mp3/newspodcast/3196.mp3) ## Daily News 4/20/2026 _2026-04-21 · RiverBender Daily News_ Daily News 4/20/2026 [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/s3.amazonaws.com/riverbender/mp3/newspodcast/3195.mp3) ## [AI QA That Opens Fix PRs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/v6TWglNwvHrd) _2026-04-21 · **Sponsored**_ Runs browser QA, files issues with repro evidence, and opens fix PRs. ## Daily News 4/14/2026 _2026-04-15 · RiverBender Daily News_ Daily News 4/14/2026 [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/s3.amazonaws.com/riverbender/mp3/newspodcast/3194.mp3) ## Daily News 4/12/2026 _2026-04-12 · RiverBender Daily News_ Daily News 4/12/2026 [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/s3.amazonaws.com/riverbender/mp3/newspodcast/3193.mp3) ## Daily News 4/10/2026 _2026-04-11 · RiverBender Daily News_ Daily News 4/10/2026 [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/s3.amazonaws.com/riverbender/mp3/newspodcast/3192.mp3) ## Daily News 4/9/2026 _2026-04-10 · RiverBender Daily News_ Daily News 4/9/2026 [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/s3.amazonaws.com/riverbender/mp3/newspodcast/3191.mp3) ## Daily News 4/8/2026 _2026-04-09 · RiverBender Daily News_ Daily News 4/8/2026 [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/s3.amazonaws.com/riverbender/mp3/newspodcast/3190.mp3)