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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. By signing up for BeAware Bahrain, users were automatically enrolled into Are You At Home?

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

TechCrunch

Within this timeline, he interned at several companies in Palo Alto, California. In addition to Tunisia, GOMYCODE is present in Bahrain, Morocco, Egypt, Algeria, Ivory Coast, Senegal and Nigeria. Bouhlel says the company has local teachers in every country — over 500 in number — and they teach students in over 12 languages.

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Chinese EV maker Hozon moves into UAE market

TechNode

EIH Automotive&Trading is a subsidiary of investment conglomerate Ethmar International Holding (EIH), chaired by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan, a son of the countrys founding sultan, according to its website. Geely-affiliated Zeekr signed sales agreements with partners in UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Bahrain last month.

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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. Among the three priorities Wang Xing has set, international expansion is progressing the fastest.