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Vol. I., No. 74 Saturday, September 12, 2026 From the Archive
Space Infrastructure
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UAE Commits $1 Billion to AI Satellite Programme With France

The fifty-satellite Altair-Next Gen programme gives Abu Dhabi a new AI infrastructure project at the intersection of space technology and international industrial partnership.

By The Otonomi Investment Desk

The UAE has committed $1 billion to an artificial-intelligence space programme with France that will develop fifty satellites in Abu Dhabi, according to Arabian Business. The project is being advanced under the Altair-Next Gen programme.

The initiative puts a space-based AI infrastructure programme alongside the UAE and France partnership, with Abu Dhabi identified as the development location for the satellite constellation.

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International Strategy

UAE Takes AI Partnership Agenda to New Delhi Summit

Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan led the UAE delegation to the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on behalf of the UAE President. Abu Dhabi Media Office said the UAE participation was intended to strengthen international co-operation in advanced technologies and build strategic partnerships supporting AI adoption.

The summit convened representatives from more than one hundred countries and featured more than three hundred AI companies from thirty countries, with discussions on AI governance and public-private partnerships.

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Sovereign Compute

G42 and MBZUAI Back Eight-Exaflop AI System for India

G42, Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence and Cerebras have partnered with India’s Centre for Development of Advanced Computing to establish an eight-exaflop AI supercomputer in India. The system is intended to operate under India-defined governance frameworks, with data remaining within national jurisdiction.

Abu Dhabi Media Office said the system will serve institutions, startups, small and medium enterprises and government ministries under the India AI Mission. MBZUAI said the collaboration would expand access to advanced compute for research and students.

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Further Dispatches
Strategic Technology

Abu Dhabi and India Review Partnership Across Technology Sectors

Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi during the eighteenth BRICS Summit, where the two leaders discussed bilateral co-operation and economic integration. Abu Dhabi Media Office said the meeting reviewed the continued growth of ties across multiple fields under the UAE-India Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement.

The meeting followed an early-2026 UAE-India partnership framework spanning technology, space and energy, and brought together senior UAE officials responsible for industry, foreign trade and finance.

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Research Talent

MBZUAI Opens Fellowship for Future Emirati AI Faculty

Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence has launched the fully funded Ruwwad AI Scholars Fellowship for UAE Nationals who have recently completed doctoral degrees. The two-year postdoctoral programme supports international advanced research across AI and related disciplines.

MBZUAI said the fellowship is intended to build a pipeline of Emirati researchers and faculty for institutions in the UAE and abroad. Selected scholars are expected to begin in autumn 2026, with applications reviewed on a rolling basis.

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Global AI in Action

GPT-6 Astra

OpenAI introduces next-generation intelligence for workplace tasks.

OpenAI

Scientific Support

Anthropic expands support programme for scientific researchers.

Anthropic
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