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Platform Updates
Shopify's Universal Commerce Protocol is now default on every store. Products are auto-discoverable in ChatGPT and Copilot. Here's what operators should do.
Chandni Melwani · Global · Jul 10, 2026
Infrastructure
Cohere and PIF-backed Humain will deploy 50MW of AI compute in Saudi Arabia for sovereign and Arabic-language foundation models, marking Cohere's first major international expansion.
Chandni Melwani · Saudi Arabia · Jul 10, 2026
Capital
Abu Dhabi's MGX closed Fund I at $49 billion, exceeding its $45B target. The fund holds positions in OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI, targeting $100B AUM.
Chandni Melwani · UAE · Jul 8, 2026
Conversational Commerce
Salesforce Agentforce Commerce launches with ChatGPT integration. AI-referred traffic converts at 8x social media rates. What ecom operators need to do now.
Chandni Melwani · Global · Jul 8, 2026
Capital
Together AI closed an $800M Series C at $8.3B valuation, led by Aramco Ventures. The deal cements the GCC-US AI infrastructure capital corridor.
Chandni Melwani · Saudi Arabia · Jul 6, 2026
Infrastructure
Bell Canada, Cohere, HIVE Digital & Hypertec sign $220M sovereign AI infrastructure deal deploying 2,304 NVIDIA GB200 GPUs on Canadian soil.
Chandni Melwani · Canada · Jul 1, 2026
Money
Meta acquires AI agent startup Manus for $2B in fastest major tech deal closure (10 days). Inside the geopolitical complexity, competitive landscape, and why this signals the AI agent land grab has begun.
Chandni Melwani · Global · Dec 30, 2025