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Innovation at KAUST

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Innovation at KAUST

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KAUST “Dear AI” campaign targets gender bias in AI, profiles Saudi women in tech

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) has launched “Dear AI,” an International Women’s Day campaign and hackathon to…

Startups take home US$1 million at the TAQADAM Accelerator

TAQADAM, one of the longest running accelerator programs in the Middle East, awarded a funding pool of US$1 million to 10 startups at its annual accelerator showcase on March 1, 2023. The showcase marks the sixth year of the accelerator,…

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KAUST's Reem Philby (left), Saudi explorer and the granddaughter of Saudi explorer Harry St John Abdullah Philby, the man who cross Arabia in 1917, and Heart of Arabia Expedition Leader Mark Evans (right) set out on the expedition's first leg, from Al Uqair to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Photo courtesy of Heart of Arabia

KAUST Beacon Development joins Heart of Arabia expedition

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) announced that subsidiary Beacon Development (KBD) is a key partner in the ambitious Heart of Arabia expedition across Saudi Arabia. The data and observations generated by the Heart of Arabia team will support the…

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When everything stopped, these TAQADAM startups kept moving forward

Even a global pandemic couldn’t keep these diverse KAUST startups from growing, accelerating and excelling.

KAUST AI startup UnitX joins NVIDIA Inception program

KAUST startup, UnitX Technologies has joined NVIDIA Inception, a program designed to nurture startups revolutionizing industries with advancements in AI and data sciences.