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A tough race for the rookies as F1 starts 2025 in Australia

Ars Technica

Held on the roads around a lake in Albert Park, the track is one of F1's trickier challenges, made more so on Sunday thanks to rain that eased off before the start of the race, only to return with a vengeance a dozen or so laps before the end. Formula 1's four-wheeled circus got underway this past weekend in Melbourne, Australia.

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Tunisian edtech startup GOMYCODE raises $8M to expand across Africa and the Middle East

TechCrunch

In addition to Tunisia, GOMYCODE is present in Bahrain, Morocco, Egypt, Algeria, Ivory Coast, Senegal and Nigeria. One of the most pressing challenges the continent currently faces — and will still meet — is upskilling these people in a region where some countries have unemployment rates reaching 30%.

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Meituan’s next decade: expands global footprint with focus on retail and AI

TechNode

To solidify its presence in the Middle East, Meituan has outlined a three-year plan aiming to expand Keeta across all six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, including Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, and Bahrain, leveraging the Saudi market experience.