Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Leap

Saudi Housing Ministry Launches Kingdom’s First Metaverse Platform

The Ministry of Municipal, Rural Affairs and Housing announced the launching of Sakani Metaverse, the first platform of its kind in the Kingdom, in a step that aims at exploiting the interactive technology to raise the quality of life. The announcement came during the ministry’s participation in the LEAP 2023…

Asharq Al-Awsat

LEAP 2023 Witnesses Launching of National Geospatial Center

Experts at the LEAP 2023 conference, which concluded on Thursday in Riyadh, stressed that the future of smart cities depended on technical solutions, modern legislation, and the reduction of carbon emissions. This came as the General Authority for Survey and Geospatial Information announced the launching of the National Geospatial Centre,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

LEAP 23 Announces $580 Million Investment, Data Center, Two Tech Skills Academies

The LEAP23 Tech Conference, organized by the Saudi Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), in cooperation with the Saudi Federation for Cyber Security and Programming and UAE’s Tahaluf, has made digital announcements and funding programs worth $580 million. The tech global event, which is on its third day, also…

Asharq Al-Awsat

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Funds, Financing Portfolios Allocate $1 Billion for Saudi Emerging Technologies

Eight investment funds and programs allocated 3.7 billion riyals ($1 billion) to support Saudi Arabia’s IT sector. On the sidelines of the LEAP 2023 conference in Riyadh, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology unveiled on Tuesday investment funds to support the growth of startups and medium-sized companies, accelerate the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Arabia Establishes 1st Council for Sustainable Economies Transformation

The King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), the Saudi Research, Development and Innovation Development Authority, and Microsoft Corporation have announced the formation of the Sustainability Council to respond to the transformations of sustainable economies. Dr.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Arabia Unveils Investments Exceeding $9 Billion with Launch of LEAP 2023

With the launch of the LEAP Tech 2023 conference - the largest global gathering for technology and digitization developments – on Monday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia unveiled investments exceeding $9 billion to support future technologies and emerging companies in the Kingdom. More than 700 experts, scientists and specialized companies from…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sara: Saudi Arabia's First Interactive Robot

Sara, Saudi Arabia's first interactive robot, welcomed attendees at LEAP 2023 conference, which was launched in Riyadh on Monday. Sara was manufactured in cooperation between Saudi Digital and Qss Company. It can communicate with all visitors, interact with them, perform popular dance moves, and respond to visitors' inquiries.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Aramco Announces Strategic Partnership with Zoom, Increase in Funding for Wa’ed Ventures

Saudi Aramco announced on Monday a strategic partnership with Zoom and an increase in funding for Wa’ed Ventures. The announcements were made at the second edition of LEAP, a major international technology conference held annually in Saudi Arabia. The strategic partnership with Aramco aims to build Zoom’s first global data…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Victoria Police not doing enough to prevent database misuse, privacy experts say

Privacy specialists say Victoria Police needs to improve its systems to prevent sensitive information being wrongly accessed by employees, after the ABC revealed 178 officers have faced complaints about the misuse of a key database.

ABC News

Victoria Police allegedly use LEAP database to pursue, stalk, harass women prompting calls for inquiry

The ABC has spoken to three women who say Victoria Police officers accessed the LEAP database to stalk, harass or pursue relationships with them. Lawyers fear these are not isolated incidents.

ABC News

Packaging automation business gets cash backing

Scottish company aiming to use investment to combat labour shortages and drive efficiencies

Insider UK

Top 30 Under 30 back for 2023 in Hull and the Humber as we meet the alumni who are now managing directors

Three of many success stories from the first five years explain how accolade and programme helped push them on

Birmingham Post

Marijuana Legalization Debate Heats Up In Missouri Ahead Of Midterms

With just one week before Missourians will go to the polls to weigh in on cannabis legalization, debates around its benefits and potential policy change are heating up.

Benzinga

Lanarkshire charity members show head for heights with charity mountain climb

Members of LEAP helped to raise money for MacMillan Cancer Support

Daily Record

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Liverpool Echo

LEAP energy could lower your bills if you're on Universal Credit or a low income

More than one in ten households are in fuel poverty and it's only predicted to get worse

Benzinga

Bipartisan Cannabis Research Bill Could Cause 'Dire Unintended Consequences' For Industry, Reform Groups Say

Recently, the Global Alliance for Cannabis Commerce (GACC) and Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP) sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) expressing their support for streamlining can

Daily Record

Lanarkshire friendship group is back to full swing and looking for new members

Members of Simpson Court in Uddingston are delighted to have their sessions back to their best.

The Hindu

83% Indian students believe foreign degrees land them better jobs: Study

Foreign education is becoming popular with the middle-class segment, the largest of the Indian population

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Daily Record

Lanarkshire charity celebrates three decades of helping the elderly

LEAP marked the occasion with their first in-person event since 2019.

Daily Record

Sewathon is in the bag as stitchers make charity challenge a huge success

A mighty effort saw 300 bags being created for Lochwinnoch Community Larder

Daily Record

Glasgow Airport has donated £150 to Renfrewshire community larder with reverse vending machines

The money was handed over to Renfrewshire based charity LEAP

Daily Record

MSP visits charity to see what can be done to help Renfrewshire residents

MSP Tom Arthur visited LEAP who help those in the community whilst also ensuring a clean environment

Daily Record

Fun festival in Lochwinnoch will have everyone feeling good

Lochwinnoch Feel Good Festival is on next month and features more than 50 events for all ages

Tribune News Service

‘Let's try something new’ meets the national housing squeeze

BOISE, Idaho — Riley Romazko and her fiancé Julien Rivera were among the first to buy a shipping container home at Caritas Commons, a cluster of single-family houses built for limited-income residents on a quiet street in an older Boise neighborhood.

Daily Record

Lanarkshire charity in 'stay hydrated' reminder to elderly locals

LEAP are asking people keep drinking water in warm weather

1 2 3

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Microsoft Corporation

Macmillan Cancer Support

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.