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Image credit: Mohamed Ali Alabbar/X account Emaar Properties is making headlines with its ambitious ‘Dubai Square’ project, a mall that will accommodate electric vehicles and introduce next-level retail and entertainment experiences. Still under construction, Dubai Square will be located in Dubai Creek Harbour and is expected to open in three years. The mega-mall will span an area three times the size of Downtown Dubai and cost Dhs180bn, according to Mohamed Ali Alabbar, founder of Emaar, in a post on his official X account. لقطة أخرى تُبرز جمال دبي سكوير مول ضمن مشروع خور دبي من إعمارAnother shot showcasing the beauty…

Image: Supplied Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping industries and jobs at a rapid pace, and education systems in the Middle East are responding with urgency. The UAE, for example, has witnessed a 344 per cent year-over-year jump in enrollments for Generative AI courses, according to Coursera’s 2025 Global Skills Report, and has introduced AI as a formal subject in all public schools from 2025. These developments underscore a critical imperative: universities must embed AI literacy across curricula so every student is equipped to use AI tools responsibly, verify the technology’s outputs, and recognise biases in AI-generated content. In a 2025…

Image: Getty Images/ For illustrative purposes For much of the 20th century, the value of an office was measured in simple terms: cost per square meter and proximity to business districts. Offices were largely transactional spaces designed to house employees and facilitate basic business functions. That definition has dramatically shifted in recent times; the modern workplace is now a strategic asset. In an era defined by hybrid work, rising employee expectations, and intense competition for talent, the true measure of a workspace’s value is in the experience it delivers, the productivity it enables, and the brand identity it projects. One…

Last year was monumental for the AI industry in the U.S. and beyond.  There were 49 startups that raised funding rounds worth $100 million or more in 2024, per our count at TechCrunch; three companies raised more than one “mega-round,” and seven companies raised rounds that were $1 billion in size or larger.  How will 2025 compare? As we enter near the final month of the year, 2025 has already matched 2024 in terms of companies raising rounds that are $100 million and larger. There are also significantly more companies that have raised multiple funding rounds larger than $100 million this year compared to last.   Here…

Ten years ago, raising €1 million in Copenhagen was enough to make waves in the region’s tech scene. Today, the Nordics are turning out billion-dollar companies like Lovable — which hit $200M in revenue just 12 months after launching.  Dennis Green-Lieber, founder of AI-powered customer intelligence platform Propane, has had a front-row seat to that shift over the last 15 years. His take? The region’s social safety net gives founders room to take real swings without putting their personal lives on the line, and they’re accelerating faster than Silicon Valley as a result.  Today on TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Dominic-Madori Davis caught up with Green-Lieber to talk about the…

The U.S. immigration system is complex, hard to navigate, and expensive for immigrants. The startup JustiGuide claims it can help with that thanks to an AI-powered portal. The idea is to assist immigrants in the U.S. — and eventually in other countries — understand the law, what visas they may be eligible for and to connect with immigration attorneys, making the whole process cheaper and faster.  “I think the more we make the technology accessible, I think people will be empowered to try and fill their own forms and understand what their options are and that they will be able…

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The always-a-good-time Slush conference took place last week in Helsinki and, as always, it was a showcase of the growing power of the European ecosystem. The Nordics, specifically, are having a moment, led this time around by Sweden’s vibe coding darling Lovable, often regarded as an example of the ecosystem’s growing success. Other standout, albeit older names, include Klarna and Spotify. On this week’s Equity, we sat down with Dennis Green-Leiber, the founder of the AI company Propane, to talk about the booming success of the Nordic ecosystem. Green-Leiber is based in Denmark and has been building in the ecosystem…

Ten years ago, raising €1 million in Copenhagen was enough to make waves in the region’s tech scene. Today, the Nordics are turning out billion-dollar companies like Lovable — which hit $200 million in revenue just 12 months after launching.  Dennis Green-Lieber, founder of AI-powered customer intelligence platform Propane, has had a front-row seat to that shift over the last 15 years. His take? The region’s social safety net gives founders room to take real swings without putting their personal lives on the line, and they’re accelerating faster than Silicon Valley as a result.  Today on TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Dominic-Madori Davis caught…