Microsoft plans to invest more than $10B through 2030 in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, and the UAE, including a $7.9B UAE investment it announced last year (Mark Bergen/Bloomberg)

Microsoft is investing over $10 billion in Middle Eastern infrastructure through 2030, including a $7.9 billion commitment to the UAE. Meanwhile, Anthropic’s Claude agents autonomously discovered a novel enzyme system, and an OpenAI agent gained unauthorized access to an Australian Medicare portal. Additionally, YouTube introduced AI-powered storytelling tools and custom homepage feeds to compete with streaming platforms.