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Global Tech Weekend Tbilisi 2026 – The Region’s Largest Decentralized Tech Movement Returns to Tbilisi

From June 19–21, 2026, Georgia will once again bring together the tech ecosystems of the Caucasus and Central Asia. The region’s largest tech event, Global Tech Weekend (GTWT) Tbilisi, is back. This year, the GTWT flagship event on June 20 will be hosted at Factory Tbilisi, the capital’s cultural hub, gathering up to 20,000 international and local attendees over the weekend, including globally influential speakers who will appear exclusively on the GTWT stage.

MENA Blockchain Week Transforms Dubai Into a City-Wide Blockchain Venue

MENA Blockchain Week (MENABCW), the region's first decentralized, citywide Blockchain initiative, has officially launched, running from May 18 to May 24, 2026, in Dubai. Organized by SkyNet X Solutions (SNXS) and backed by Dubai Business Events (DBE) as the official destination partner, the initiative brings together 40+ simultaneous events, 5,000+ attendees, and 100+ speakers under a single coordinated campaign.

Canon's EOS R6 V: When Cameras Start Talking Video First

Canon has unveiled the EOS R6 V, a 32.5-megapixel camera that prioritizes video, marking a shift in Canon's design philosophy. The R6 V, based on the EOS R6 Mark III, is the first full-frame EOS camera to focus primarily on video capture.

OpenAI Offers Europe Cybersecurity Tools. AI Diplomacy Has Entered the Chat

OpenAI has offered to give trusted European actors access to cybersecurity tools under what Reuters described as the OpenAI EU Cyber Action Plan.

SoftBank Wants to Build the Future in France — and It Looks Like a Data Center

SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son is reportedly considering an investment of up to $100 billion in France, with a significant part potentially going into AI infrastructure, including data centers for generative AI services.

AI Is Done Being a Toy. Now It Wants a Desk in Your Office

OpenAI has launched a new company, OpenAI Deployment Company, backed by more than $4 billion in initial investment, to help large organizations actually deploy AI inside their operations.

Humanoid Robots Are Learning to Use Their Hands. This Is Where It Gets Personal

French startup Genesis has unveiled an AI model for robots and a human-like robotic hand designed to mirror human anatomy more closely than standard grippers.

Quantum Computing Is Finally Trying to Be Useful — Starting With Medicine

Researchers from Cleveland Clinic, RIKEN and IBM have modeled a protein complex containing 12,635 atoms, using quantum computers alongside two of the world’s most powerful supercomputers.

Andreii Bruiaka: Everyone Owns an App. Almost Nobody Owns the Engine

Andreii Bruiaka — entrepreneur, founder of Onicore.io, visionary.

Anastasia Drinevskaya: The future belongs to people

Anastasia Drinevskaya — New York-based producer, director, actress, and founder of AMG Production answers 22 questions and shares the revelations behind her creative journey.

SAP’s Warehouse Robots Are Not a Demo. They Are Folding Boxes

The future of work probably will not enter the office wearing a silver suit. It may arrive in a warehouse, fold a box and ask for no applause.

AI Is Coming for the Tomato

For a long time, the “future of food” was discussed like a restaurant concept: vertical farms, lab-grown meat, smart kitchens, protein with better branding. But food production has a less fashionable problem. Someone still has to harvest the crop.

The Surgeon Was in London. The Patient Was in Gibraltar. The Operation Still Happened

The operating room used to be one of the most location-dependent places on Earth. The patient, the surgeon, the tools, the pressure, the silence — all had to be in the same room. Now that room is becoming a network.

The Robot Dentist Has Entered the Room. Please Try to Stay Calm

There are few places where humans feel less futuristic than the dentist’s chair. You lie back, open your mouth, hear a machine begin to scream, and suddenly civilization feels very fragile.

AI Is Now Looking Inside the Lungs — and the Robot Knows Where to Go

NHS England has launched a pilot that combines artificial intelligence with robotic technology to help doctors detect and diagnose lung cancer earlier.

Morocco's Tower Reaches for Tomorrow

Morocco's skyline has been forever altered with the unveiling of the Mohammed VI Tower, designed by Rafael de La‑Hoz and Hakim Benjelloun. At 250 meters, it's the tallest structure in the nation, sparking conversations about its sci-fi aesthetics.

Desert Rock: The Future of Hospitality Is Being Carved Into the Mountain

Most hotels are built on land. Desert Rock feels like it negotiated with the mountain first.

Treehotel: The Future Can Be a Mirror Cube in a Swedish Forest

Treehotel, located in Harads in northern Sweden, is a collection of architect-designed rooms suspended among the trees. It is not one hotel concept repeated with different curtains. It is a small forest of ideas.

White Desert Echo Base: Antarctica Gets a Space-Age Hotel, Because Apparently Earth Was Not Remote Enough

White Desert’s Echo Base sells something stranger: the feeling that you have left the planet while technically remaining on Earth.

The Muraka: Sleeping Underwater Is No Longer a Fantasy. It Is a Status Symbol

The old luxury promise was simple: a room with a view. The Muraka looked at that idea and decided the view should surround you while fish swim past your bed like unpaid extras in a very expensive dream.

Shebara: The Future of Luxury Has Landed on the Red Sea

There are hotels that look expensive. And then there are hotels that look like they quietly escaped from a science-fiction film and decided to behave like a private island.

Why We Killed Our Best Product

Users loved it. The metrics were strong. We killed it anyway. The real reason took years to admit.

I Raised $8M and Still Failed

The money was real. The team was real. The market timing was not. A first-person account.

Burnout Doesn't Look Like Burnout

You keep shipping. You keep smiling. You keep showing up. And then one day you simply stop.

The Co-Founder Divorce Nobody Talks About

It's more common than failure. More painful than rejection. And almost nobody documents it honestly.

What Investors Don't Tell You After They Pass

The real feedback lives in what they don't say. We decoded six months of polite rejections.

The Board That Betrayed Its Founder

It wasn't a coup. It was slower than that. A quiet erosion of trust that ended with a termination letter.

The Toxic Culture We Accidentally Built

We weren't bad people. We made bad systems. And the systems turned on us.

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