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Anthropic recently filed for an IPO which could rival SpaceX’s previous record-breaking listing. This move comes as the AI business reveales a rise in revenue and billions of dollars of infrastructure cost commitments. The Claude large language model (LLM) developer’s S-1 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on the 26th October offered the first detailed public look at its finances. Anthropic submitted IPO paperwork confidentially in June, allowing the agency to review the figures before their wider release. Anthropic applied to list Class A shares on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol ANT but did not…

Dubai: Dubai Police have issued 48,950 traffic fines for driving vehicles with expired registration over the past 10 months, as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen road safety, enforce traffic regulations and ensure vehicles meet the required legal and technical standards. Brigadier Juma Salem bin Suwaidan, Director of the General Department of Traffic at Dubai Police, warned that driving a vehicle with expired registration carries risks beyond fines and legal penalties, particularly when motorists neglect regular technical inspections. He explained that periodic inspections help identify mechanical faults and technical issues that could compromise a vehicle’s performance and safety. Risks of…

Barcelona enjoyed an emphatic 6-1 home win over Alaves on Saturday, with Raphinha, Fermin Lopez, Lamine Yamal and Anthony Gordon all on the scoresheet, as the hosts responded after losses to Real Madrid and Paris St Germain.Barca top LaLiga on 30 points, two ahead of Atletico Madrid, who beat Levante 2-0 earlier on Saturday, with Real Madrid six points off the pace before visiting Racing Santander on Sunday.The opening exchanges at Camp Nou were punctuated by frustrated shouts from home manager Hansi Flick in response to Barcelona’s defending, but Alaves found it impossible to live with their fluid attacking play.After…

DUBAI, 1st November, 2026 (WAM) — Dubai Ride presented by DP World marked the first flagship event of the landmark 10th edition of Dubai Fitness Challenge (DFC) this morning, as 41,836 cyclists took to Sheikh Zayed Road for the region’s largest community cycling event. Uniting people of all ages, the event set the pace for a month dedicated to active lifestyles, wellbeing, and community spirit across Dubai. Coinciding with the UAE’s Year of Family, this year’s edition celebrated the power of movement to bring generations together, with parents, grandparents and children cycling side by side. Together, participants brought DFC’s 2026…

CAIRO, 1st November, 2026 (WAM) — Egypt has signed a $1 billion financing agreement with the World Bank for the second phase of its Development Policy Financing (DPF) programme, which supports structural reforms aimed at improving the business environment, strengthening economic resilience, and accelerating the country’s green transition. Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, also Egypt’s governor at the World Bank, signed the agreement, as did Alwaleed Alatabani, the World Bank’s Division Director for Egypt. The programme, titled “Building Resilience, Creating Opportunities and Enhancing Wealth for Egypt’s Prosperity and Stability”, is designed to support reforms that improve the competitiveness of the…

HomeBusinessDubai Airport Freezone and Forbes Middle East to host Future Growth Nexus Summit with 27 speakers on 23 NovemberSummit marking DAFZ’s 30th anniversary will explore the future of trade, logistics, digitalisation, sustainability and investmentEmirates247Published: 1 November 2026, 12:28 (UAE)4 min readCoinciding with DAFZ’s 30th anniversary, the summit will bring together senior government officials, leaders of global companies, investors and experts to examine the future of international trade and the transformations reshaping supply chains and logistics. Discussions will also explore the role of technology, artificial intelligence, sustainability and economic policies in strengthening business competitiveness and expanding cross-border trade and investment. Source:…

Dubai: Dubai Municipality has updated the planning regulations for Al Satwa, expanding development options and permitting a wider range of residential and commercial uses based on plot location and characteristics. The changes aim to improve land-use efficiency, enhance the area’s investment appeal and support its future development in line with Dubai’s sustainable urban planning objectives. Under the updated regulations, plots along internal roads can now accommodate a ground floor and two floors of residential apartments, replacing the previous planning framework, which primarily permitted attached villas. Plots along external roads have been granted greater flexibility and higher-density development options, including a…

Dubai: Start small, scale fast, dream big. For Emirati entrepreneur Ahmed Al Zarooni, those five words are more than a business slogan. They are the philosophy that has guided him from a childhood in Sharjah to co-founding The Creative House, a hospitality group that today operates 10 concepts and 17 branches across the UAE. The journey did not begin with investors, business plans or grand ambitions. It started around family dining tables, neighbourhood gatherings and a lesson from his father that would stay with him for life. “I was born and raised in Sharjah, and my childhood revolved around family,…

Binance, the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange, resumed bitcoin, ether and some stablecoin withdrawals on Sunday and said others would follow in phases, after it covered 95% of the $6.3 billion in tokens stolen from its platform.The heist, which the FBI has tied to North Korea and analysts believe may be the biggest financial robbery ever, adds to a string of recent crypto thefts. Last year, attackers stole $2.9 billion worth of cryptocurrency across nearly 150 attacks, according to researchers at TRM Labs.Binance, which was founded in China, said the first phase of withdrawals would cover 15 crypto assets including bitcoin,…

There’s something soul stirring about sincere original content. In a world of paid awards shows, self-proclaimed artists whose social media standing outperforms his/ her talent, event managers heavily promoting stars and performers arriving from across the world, it is heartwarming to see a group of dedicated professionals from the UAE, come together for a larger-than-life musical.Dubai’s own Malhaar Centre of Performing Arts (that has been steadily marking its cultural presence in the UAE for two decades) presents an upcoming musical: Jashn e Awadh, on November 14 at the Rajmahal Theatre, at Bollywood Parks.The musical is a celebration of music, poetry,…