Adam Fares
Presenter and writer
Tech presenter of “AI على السريع”, covering the latest AI tools and how they are changing work and everyday life.
Articles & Analysis
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Why the Energy Grid — Not Generation — Is the Real Bottleneck
Building solar and wind is the easy part. Moving that power is where the transition stalls.
Why Equity Markets Keep Shrugging Off Bad News
Investors have grown accustomed to treating weak economic data as good news for markets — a pattern that works until, suddenly, it doesn't.
The Cybersecurity Talent Gap Is Becoming a Board-Level Risk
As attacks grow more sophisticated, a persistent shortage of skilled defenders is forcing companies to rethink security as a strategic, not just technical, problem.
Stablecoins Are Quietly Becoming Financial Infrastructure, Not Just Trading Chips
Once used mainly to move between crypto trades, stablecoins are increasingly settling real cross-border payments — raising questions regulators are only beginning to answer.
Regional Trade Corridors Are Redrawing the Map of Economic Influence
A wave of new logistics and transport corridors is quietly reshaping which economies gain leverage in a fragmenting global trade order.
The Grid Is Becoming the Real Bottleneck for the Energy Transition
Solar and wind capacity keeps getting cheaper to build — but connecting it to an aging grid has become the slowest, most expensive part of the transition.
Why Central Banks Are Struggling to Read Their Own Models
The economic forecasting models guiding interest-rate decisions were built for a world of stable supply chains — a world that increasingly no longer exists.
The Quiet Consolidation of the AI Cloud Market
Behind the headline-grabbing model releases, a handful of cloud providers are quietly cornering the infrastructure layer every AI company depends on — and the terms of that dependency are tightening.
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The Quiet Race to Build the Gulf's AI Data Center Capacity
While global attention stays fixed on chip export rules, three Gulf states have quietly committed over $40 billion combined to data center capacity built specifically for AI workloads.
News
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Global Aviation Crisis: Jet Fuel at $152, Profit Margin at 2%, and a Deficit of 3,170 Aircraft
Airlines face triple pressure: jet fuel at $152 per barrel, a net profit margin that collapsed to 2%, and a fleet deficit of 3,170 aircraft — marking the sector's worst year since COVID.
A Round-Up of AI Funding: Higgsfield, Groq, Wispr, and Relay's Shutdown
Recent AI funding deals saw an injection of over $1 billion: Higgsfield raised $400M, Groq $350M, and Wispr $280M, while Google acquired Relay's team.
Saudi Corporate News Roundup: Tasnee CEO Resigns, Acquisitions, and Strategic Partnerships
The roundup covers: The resignation of Tasnee CEO Fahad Al-Mushal, BinDawood's 51% acquisition of Wonder Bakery, and the Ma'aden-SABIC MoU, while PIF assets exceeded $1.15 trillion.
China Adds 19.9 Tonnes of Gold in July as Central Banks Buy 289t in Q2
China bought gold for a 21st straight month, its biggest purchase since 2023, while central banks worldwide added a record 289 tonnes in Q2.
Gold Above $4,400: Bullish, But Cautiously So
Gold holds above $4,400 on central bank buying and reviving ETF inflows, but inflation data and oil prices keep the risks two-sided.
Gold Forecasts for End-2026 Diverge Sharply: $4,600 to $6,000 an Ounce
Major investment banks are more than $1,400 an ounce apart on where gold ends 2026 - a gap that reflects deep disagreement over rates and the dollar.
Gold Funds Resume Buying... $3 Billion in July
Gold ETFs attracted $3 billion in July and increased their holdings by 23 tons to 4,068 tons, ending two months of outflows.
Shock US Jobs Report Sends Gold Soaring
Gold surged over 2% in a day and more than 7% for the week after the US unexpectedly lost jobs in July, crushing bets on a Fed rate hike.
Gold Holds Above $4,350 After Touching Two-Month High Near $4,450
Gold consolidates near $4,370/oz after peaking at $4,449, as softer US inflation data cools Fed rate-hike bets despite a firmer dollar.