Software, telecommunications and digital infrastructure
Essa Ziad Galadari of Galadari Advocates & Legal Consultants has been named to the ALB Super 50 MENA 2026 list. In an interview with Asian Legal Business, he discussed dispute resolution strategies for corporate clients and the integration of artificial intelligence in legal practice.
OpenAI EMEA Managing Director Emmanuel Marill stated that paid ChatGPT consumer subscriptions in the UAE grew over 80 percent in the year to September 2026. Speaking to Gulf Business, Marill outlined OpenAI's local Inference Residency offering for regulated UAE entities and the regional rollout of ChatGPT Ads. He noted that four in five young adults aged 18 to 34 in the UAE use the platform weekly.
In an interview with Hubbis, Tulpar Global Taxation CEO Ezat Alnajm warned cryptocurrency holders that UAE residency does not automatically extinguish foreign tax liabilities ahead of the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF). Starting in January 2027, UAE crypto service providers will report transaction data to the Ministry of Finance, with automatic cross-border exchanges beginning in 2028. Alnajm urged investors to separate personal investment from business activities and maintain banking-grade records.
Research by enterprise automation specialist Camunda reveals that 78 percent of business leaders believe they must fundamentally redesign operational processes to stay competitive with AI. An additional 82 percent of organisations expect adapting key workflows for artificial intelligence to take up to five years. In an interview with Gulf News, Camunda executive Stefan Vaerenbergh-Dubois emphasised that organisations in the UAE must move beyond simply overlaying AI onto legacy manual processes.
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