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1 / 2President Ahmad Al-Sharaa meets technology experts, entrepreneurs and investors in Damascus. (SANA)2 / 2President Ahmad Al-Sharaa pose for a group photo with technology experts, entrepreneurs and investors in Damascus. (SANA)President Al-Sharaa discusses technology development with Syrian expertsUpdated 11 October 2026 22:11October 11, 2026 22:11DAMASCUS: Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa met technology experts, entrepreneurs, investors and researchers at the People’s Palace in Damascus to discuss developing the country’s technology sector and expanding cooperation with global technology companies. The meeting included Syrians working at international technology firms, as well as entrepreneurs, investors and researchers in technical fields. Communications and Information Technology Minister Abdulsalam Haykal also attended. Discussions focused on leveraging Syrian expertise in artificial intelligence and digital transformation, supporting innovation and entrepreneurship, and broadening cooperation with international technology companies and institutions, the presidency said.

A group of Nova Scotians gathered on the waterfront in Halifax on Saturday with a message for Premier Tim Houston: allowing the construction of a large data centre will be detrimental to the environment and the community. “These companies don’t have a lot of information that they’re able to give us, we don’t know what this is gonna look like, we already have wells that are drying up in the summertime. I don’t think we can afford to do this,” Megan Boudreau, one of the protest organizers, told Global News. Energy and infrastructure company, EverWind, announced on Friday $10 billion in private investment in a data centre campus at its existing Point Tupper site. The site would be leased and run by AI development company Anthropic, the creator of the AI assistant Claude. “Canadians are using Claude in growing numbers, and we want our infrastructure to be closer to the people who rely on it,” said Jacob Glick, head of Canada Public Policy with Anthropic. Story continues below advertisement

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