Tech Pulse May 2026: AI, Air Taxis & the Future of Dubai

Damian and Sam catch up for their monthly tech news wrap-up, opening with Damian's first ride in an autonomous taxi in Dubai before moving through the UAE's first air taxi vertiport at Dubai International, the newly announced Gold Line metro extension, and what the city's transport network reveals about long-term planning. They cover Dubai AI Week and the UAE's regulatory edge in attracting AI talent and investment, then dig into Anthropic's decision not to release a model that proved unusually effective at finding zero-day software vulnerabilities, including what that means for cybersecurity firms, software developers, and the wider threat landscape. They close on the UAE topping the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor rankings for the fifth year running and startup funding crossing $625 million in Q1 2026, with a look at where FinTech, AI, and SaaS sit in the investment mix.