Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and AI startup company, Hugging Face, have attempted to estimate the carbon footprint of AI large language models for machine learning (ML), identifying the impact that AI models are having on energy grids.

The second year of Integrate Middle East saw a diversification of technologies on show but really triumphed when it came to networking, delivering a forum for making new connections and strengthening existing relationships.

AV and technology adoption in the Middle East is storming ahead as Q-SYS outlines regional market trends and the technologies it's deploying to meet the needs of the market.

Integrate’s Rajendra Salgaonkar was enthusiastic about the 2024 iteration of the show when he spoke to Inavate’s Reece Webb as the Dubai exhibition drew to a close on May 15, 2024. He cited new exhibitors, a packed programme of sessions delivered as part of the Integrate Middle East Summit and a regional focus for new technology, thought leadership and networking as reasons why the two-year-old show is going from strength to strength.

Chant Utukian has taken on the role of managing director, MEA, at Q-SYS, a division of QSC.

Nureva has appointed FVC as its distributor to accelerate adoption of its product line throughout the Middle East, carrying the company’s product range in the region.

Inavate EMEA editor Paul Milligan speaks with Rainer Brandstätter, product partnerships manager from AV Stumpfl to discuss PIXERA 2.0, which has been updated with 20 new features, many of which have been suggested by the platform’s growing user community. The pair also discuss the importance of PIXERA'S continuing integration with Unreal Engine.

Adrian Goulder from local AV distributor Vue AV chats with Reece Webb (Inavate EMEA), the pair discuss the growing convergence of AV and broadcast technology, and the growth of the company itseld, which is concentrating on building its local support network.

Azin Samarmand from virtual production company Pixojam chats with Inavate's Reece Webb on the Absen stand at Integrate Middle East 2024 in Dubai. The discussion goes into detail about the XR market in the Middle East, and how the technology is growing out of its initial broadcast market and moving into corporate, higher education and healthcare.

Reece Webb from Inavate asks Francisco Gallego from Brainstorm about the XR and virtual production market. Gallego says any videowall can use XR technology to create incredible content, and users don't need a huge studio setup or a vast knowledge of complex workflows.