Under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum , we are launching today a new initiative to transform towards Agentic AI (self-executing and self-leading artificial intelligence) in Dubai’s private sector. Our goal is for Dubai to become the world’s leading city in adopting these technologies economically and commercially — giving us a new competitive edge for the future. The transformation program spans two years and includes specialized training tracks for all business councils affiliated with the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry. We have also directed the Chamber to establish incubators for Agentic AI companies to support this transformation, create new economic opportunities for young people in this field, and set up dedicated funds to back this new shift. Our objective is to empower our companies to adopt these technologies that will boost productivity, expand business volumes, and reshape the city — making its economy the best in the world in adopting Agentic AI technologies. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid is today leading a comprehensive movement to reshape Dubai into the world’s most future-ready city — technologically, economically, in infrastructure, and with facilities that elevate quality of life to standards no one has reached before.

I just published Would you hire an AI as your CEO coach? medium.com/radicle-dxb/would…

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I just published Leveraging Lovable Thinking medium.com/p/leveraging-lova…

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I just published Finding Flow in a World Built for Friction medium.com/p/finding-flow-in…

Updated my AI model capabilities table: - Gemini 2.5 is now the best at coding - ChatGPT is by far the best at image gen This stuff changes fast.

The voice mode of @grok is simply awesome - entertaining and engaging!

"The world must recognize the urgency of this crisis—not just for Pakistan’s future, but for the stability of South Asia and beyond. The suppression of democratic voices in a country as pivotal to regional and indeed global security as Pakistan sets a dangerous precedent, one that should concern all who believe in free and fair governance." Former Prime Minister Imran Khan's article in @TIME highlighting the pressing need for the world to pay attention to Pakistan. Read full article by clicking the link or by scanning the QR 🖇️ time.com/7262072/imran-khan-…

Joe Lonsdale explains the “one thing” rule he learned from Peter Thiel In 2010, Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale wrote a blog post titled “Lessons from Peter Thiel.” The second lesson in the post is: “Don’t divide your attention: focusing on one thing yields increasing returns for each unit of effort.” He elaborates on this idea that focus has a convex output curve: “It’s kind of like the power law rule in venture capital where one investment tends to dominate the returns of everything else. That’s true inside companies as well. It’s extraordinarily unusual for there to be two equally promising opportunities… If you think you have 2-5 reasons for doing something, what that means is you actually haven’t figured it out. You want to find one really strong reason.” He cites a founder listing 5 possible business models as an example of a failing strategy. What you want to do instead is find the single-best monetization model and put all your chips on that until you get new information. “Eight revenue streams probably means you don’t have one awesome revenue stream. If you have seven growth strategies, it means you haven’t figured out the one strategy that’s going to compound like crazy.” This same “one thing” rule applies to making decisions too. A lot of people will make decisions based on “blended reasons” (e.g. “here’s 5 reasons we should do this”). But what you should look for instead is the one reason that dominates everything else. Video source: @myfirstmilpod (2024)

A couple reflections on the quantum computing breakthrough we just announced... Most of us grew up learning there are three main types of matter that matter: solid, liquid, and gas. Today, that changed. After a nearly 20 year pursuit, we’ve created an entirely new state of matter, unlocked by a new class of materials, topoconductors, that enable a fundamental leap in computing. It powers Majorana 1, the first quantum processing unit built on a topological core. We believe this breakthrough will allow us to create a truly meaningful quantum computer not in decades, as some have predicted, but in years. The qubits created with topoconductors are faster, more reliable, and smaller. They are 1/100th of a millimeter, meaning we now have a clear path to a million-qubit processor. Imagine a chip that can fit in the palm of your hand yet is capable of solving problems that even all the computers on Earth today combined could not! Sometimes researchers have to work on things for decades to make progress possible. It takes patience and persistence to have big impact in the world. And I am glad we get the opportunity to do just that at Microsoft. This is our focus: When productivity rises, economies grow faster, benefiting every sector and every corner of the globe. It’s not about hyping tech; it’s about building technology that truly serves the world.

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Certainly makes sense!

The problem with starting a startup to make something for schools is that startups have to begin by selling to early adopters, and schools aren't early adopters of anything.

my father always told me: “if you want to go for a run, go for a run, don’t look for company. sooner or later, on your fifth run or your twentieth, like-minded people will find you themselves.” and only recently have i realized that this principle works everywhere.

10 years ago today, I recorded the first ever 20VC with @GuyKawasaki. I had $50 and spent $40 on a mic and $10 on the domain. I didn’t know a single VC and recorded from the kitchen of my family home. 10 years on: $700M raised 175 investments 2,750 episodes 100M downloads Everything starts small. Just take the next step.