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Earnings announcements remain among the most closely watched events in the U.S. stock market, often acting as catalysts for sharp price movements and shifts in investor sentiment. Each week, dozens of publicly listed companies release
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(FILES) This photograph shows screens displaying the logo of Grok, a generative artificial intelligence chatbot developed by US artificial intelligence company xAI, in Toulouse, southern France, on January 15, 2025. The Paris prosecutor's office said
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Artificial Intelligence is no longer a future scenario. It is already reshaping how work is performed, how organisations are structured, and which skills are in demand. Artificial Intelligence is no longer a future scenario. It is already reshaping how work is performed, how organisations are structured, and which skills are in demand. The real question today is not if AI will affect jobs, but how fast – and who adapts.According to multiple global studies, the world is entering the most profound labour market transformation since the Industrial Revolution. Most credible research agrees on one important point: AI primarily automates tasks, not entire professions. However, when a large share of tasks within a role is automated, the role itself inevitably shrinks or disappears.Roles most exposed include:Administrative and clerical jobsData entry, payroll processing, basic accounting, and standard reporting are increasingly automated.First-line customer serviceAI chatbots and virtual agents now handle a growing share of customer queries, complaints, and support cases.Routine content productionSimple news summaries, product descriptions, SEO texts, and basic marketing copy are increasingly AI-generated.Entry-level legal and financial rolesDocument review, contract analysis, and due-diligence tasks are being automated at scale.The World Economic Forum estimates that 83 million jobs could be displaced globally by 2027, as automation and AI adoption accelerate.At the same time, AI is creating entirely new roles and significantly increasing demand for others.Fast-growing roles include:AI and machine learning specialistsData scientists and data engineersAI product managers and AI strategistsCybersecurity expertsDigital business developersChange managers and transformation leadersHuman skills become more valuable, not lessParadoxically, the rise of AI makes uniquely human capabilities more important. According to OECD and McKinsey, demand is rising for skills such as:Critical thinking and judgementCreativity and complex problem-solvingCommunication and storytellingLeadership and decision-makingEthical reasoning and accountabilityAnother fundamental shift is underway: the labour market is moving from fixed job titles to skills-based work. Individuals increasingly combine domain expertise, AI tools, and business understanding in new ways.The World Economic Forum describes this as a shift from jobs to skills. Conclusion: AI Is not taking Jobs. It is transforming them. Every major technological shift has created fear. But history shows that those who invest early in reskilling, education, and adaptation benefit the most. AI does not signal the end of work. It marks the beginning of a new era of work. FACT AI AND THE FUTURE OF WORK83 million jobs expected to be displaced globally by 202769 million new jobs expected to be created in the same period44% of workers’ skills will need updating within five years60-70% of tasks in many white-collar roles can be partially automatedAI-related jobs are among the fastest-growing globallySources: World Economic Forum, McKinsey, OECD, Gartner, LinkedIn Economic Graph Related Story
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Ten years that transformed AI from research to everyday reality In December 2025, OpenAI marks ten years since its founding, closing a decade that fundamentally reshaped artificial intelligence and its role in society. What began in 2015 as a research-driven initiative focused on building safe and beneficial artificial general intelligence (AGI) has evolved into one of the world’s most influential technology platforms and a catalyst for a global AI race. Today, artificial intelligence is no longer experimental. It is embedded in everyday work, education, media, software development and government services, while competition between global technology giants has intensified. For much of its early existence, OpenAI operated largely within academic and developer communities. That changed decisively in late 2022 with the launch of ChatGPT, which introduced large language models to a global audience. Adoption was unprecedented. Within months, generative AI became a daily tool for writing, learning, research and coding. By 2025, OpenAI’s ecosystem, led by ChatGPT and its API platform is ,estimated to serve around 600 million monthly active users worldwide, making it the most widely used standalone AI service globally.OpenAI’s success, however, also ignited a broader transformation. Google rapidly scaled its Gemini platform by embedding AI across Search, Android and Gmail. Microsoft positioned Copilot as an enterprise standard by integrating AI directly into Office, Windows and cloud workflows. At the same time, specialised players such as Anthropic and Perplexity AI carved out strong positions in professional and research-oriented use cases. One way to make sense of today’s AI landscape is to view it in four broad layers:1. At the consumer level, AI has become part of daily life. Tools are commonly used for writing, learning, translation and search, with platforms such as ChatGPT and Gemini driving mass adoption and introducing hundreds of millions of people to AI-powered services. 2. At the professional level, AI supports more specialised knowledge work. Services such as Claude and Perplexity AI are built to handle long documents, structured analysis and source-based research, making them popular among journalists, analysts, researchers and legal professionals. 3. At the enterprise level, AI is embedded directly into organisational workflows. Microsoft Copilot and GitHub Copilot automate office tasks and software development, delivering measurable productivity gains across businesses, governments and public institutions. 4. Beneath all of these sits AI infrastructure — cloud platforms, large-scale computing capacity, data centres, application interfaces and national AI systems. Operated by companies such as OpenAI, Google and Microsoft, and increasingly backed by sovereign investment, this foundational layer enables everything built on top of it. Across these layers, a relatively small number of platforms now account for the majority of global AI usage. ChatGPT and Gemini lead at the consumer scale, Copilot dominates enterprise environments, and specialised tools serve professional niches. Together, they shape how artificial intelligence is used in practice today. The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has emerged as one of the fastest-growing AI adoption markets globally. High smartphone penetration, young populations and government-led digital strategies have accelerated uptake across the region. By 2025, MENA is estimated to account for 30-40 million monthly AI users, representing roughly 3-4% of global generative AI usage. While this is modest in absolute terms, growth rates exceed global averages, particularly in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. Within the region, Qatar stands out for its high level of adoption relative to population size. With an estimated 700,000 to 1 million monthly AI users, approximately 25-30% of Qatar’s population actively uses AI tools. This places the country among the top AI adopters per capita in the Middle East, alongside the UAE and ahead of several larger economies. AI usage in Qatar is strongest in education and research, government and smart city initiatives, media and bilingual content production, and finance and fintech. Beyond adoption, Qatar has also invested heavily in AI infrastructure, data centres and cloud capacity, positioning itself not only as a consumer of AI but as a regional enabler. As OpenAI enters its second decade, CEO Sam Altman has outlined a clear strategic shift for the industry: from chatbots to autonomous AI agents, from content generation to task execution, and from standalone tools to platforms that do real work. This transition signals the next phase of AI development, where trust, regulation, integration and economic value will define success. Ten years after its founding, OpenAI represents more than a single company’s journey. It reflects how rapidly AI has moved from research to mass adoption and now toward becoming core infrastructure for economies and societies. For Qatar and the wider MENA region, the opportunity ahead lies not only in using AI, but in shaping how it is governed, scaled and integrated into national development strategies. As OpenAI turns ten, the global AI race is no longer centred on Silicon Valley alone. It is global, multi-layered and increasingly strategic. Related Story
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Anthropic, the US-based artificial intelligence company, has announced the launch of Claude Opus 4.5, its latest and most advanced large language model to date, featuring substantial improvements in coding performance, agent capabilities, deep research, and handling productivity tools such as spreadsheets and presentation slides.The company described the new model as "the best model in the world for coding, agents, and computer use," noting that it delivers meaningful gains over previous versions while using significantly fewer tokens. According to Anthropic, Opus 4.5 can use up to 76% fewer output tokens than earlier models while still outperforming them.Anthropic said the release introduces enhanced developer tools within the Claude Code framework and upgrades to user-facing Claude applications. These improvements aim to support more capable autonomous agents and expand practical integrations across Excel, Chrome, and desktop environments, allowing the model to assist directly within familiar software workflows.The company emphasized its focus on security and robustness, highlighting significant progress in mitigating malicious use, particularly prompt-injection and command-injection attacks, which embed harmful instructions into websites or data sources to bypass safeguards. Anthropic said Opus 4.5 is its "most robustly aligned model to date," though it acknowledged that no system is completely immune to sophisticated attacks. New internal and external testing frameworks have been added to better measure resilience across coding, browser, and desktop scenarios.Claude Opus 4.5 is now available through Anthropic's applications, APIs, and major cloud platforms, including Google Cloud's Vertex AI, Amazon Bedrock, and Microsoft's AI services. Related Story
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Qatar has reached another important benchmark in its digital transformation. According to the October 2025 Speedtest Global Index, the country now ranks #2 in the world for median mobile download speed, recording 587 Mbps, second only to the UAE. This milestone comes at a pivotal moment. This week, Doha hosts Mobile World Congress (MWC Doha, November 25-26) the first time the global event is held in Doha. And in just a few weeks, Qatar will host the AI Summit (December 10-12 2025), bringing global leaders in artificial intelligence, policy and innovation together in Doha.These developments underscore Qatar’s ambition to position itself as a regional hub for digital innovation, investment, and talent. The country’s rise in mobile speed is closely linked to the core pillars of Qatar National Vision 2030. Strong digital infrastructure supports economic diversification by enabling new industries to emerge and grow, while also contributing to human development through enhanced digital skills, education, and innovation capacity. It further lays the foundation for smarter public services, from healthcare to mobility, aligned with the nation’s broader modernization goals. At the same time, a high level of digital readiness strengthens Qatar’s competitiveness as a business environment, increasingly influencing the decisions of global companies looking to invest and expand in the region. In recent weeks, operators in the country have also been testing next-generation uplink performance on 5G Advanced (5G-A), reaching real-world speeds above 600 Mbps.Top 10 (Oct 2025)1. UAE – 748 Mbps2. Qatar – 587 Mbps3. Kuwait – 422 Mbps4. South Korea – 371 Mbps5. Bulgaria – 316 Mbps6. Brazil – 309 Mbps7. Bahrain – 303 Mbps8. Brunei – 280 Mbps9. Denmark – 271 Mbps10. Saudi Arabia – 270 MbpsQatar’s rise in international rankings reflects a clear forward trajectory and growing strength in the digital sector. To build on this progress, continued nationwide performance will be important, along with steady advancement of 5G-A and early readiness for 6G. Supporting emerging areas such as AI, immersive media, industrial IoT, and smart mobility will also help position the country for the next wave of technological opportunities. At the same time, aligning digital infrastructure with the broader economic transformation outlined in Vision 2030 will remain a key part of sustaining this development over time. Related Story
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Google Photos has introduced a major update of AI-powered features, including advanced editing tools, a redesigned "Ask" button, and expanded global search capabilities, the company announced on Tuesday.The enhancements enable users to edit photos simply
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The world’s most influential connectivity event is coming to the Middle East. On 25–26 November 2025, the GSMA Mobile World Congress (MWC) will make its debut in Doha, hosted at the Doha Exhibition and Convention
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OpenAI officially announced the launch of its AI-powered video creation app, Sora, for Android. The app includes a "Cameos" feature that allows users to create videos of themselves performing various activities using their real-life features
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Apple has unveiled a redesigned web version of its App Store, offering users for the first time a full browsing and search experience directly from any web browser, without the need to use Apple devices.
