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Gulf states using COVID-19 contact tracing apps as mass surveillance tools, report says

The Verge

A new study analyzing COVID-19 contact tracing apps conducted by Amnesty International has found that Bahrain and Kuwait are using their public health apps as mass surveillance tools. In one extreme case, some citizens who downloaded the BeAware Bahrain contact tracing app became contestants on a televised game show called Are You At Home?

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

TechNode

Meituan, Chinas local services platform, is accelerating its global expansion with a renewed focus on grocery retail, international markets, and artificial intelligence, CEO Wang Xing announced in a recent internal meeting. Context: Meituan, Chinas leading on-demand service platform, has seen rapid transformation over the past decade.