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Seeing the United Arab Emirates

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I went to Dubai for the first ever Summit on the Global Agenda. I spent the day before the council driving around the United Arab Emirates and a bit in Oman. The UAE are in an incredible state of construction: I don't know of many places on earth (other than China) where so much has been built so fast.

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Blog Action Day 2010: Water

Amy Sample Ward

This past Sunday was October 10th, 2010 – also know as 101010, the Global Work Day for climate action supported by 350.org 350 action in Oman Dive Center. Try the water calculator – the questions are insightful and make you think, and the usage answer at the end may surprise you! org and others. Hulhumale Maldives.

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[Reflection] Mashable #sgsGLOBAL: How Do We Get From Collective Conversation To Action To Impact?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I was in NYC over the weekend and Monday to attend and speak at the Mashable Social Good Summit , a three-day conference featuring discussions and presentations with global social activists, organizations, and new media experts. Right now from the Social Good Global Conversation in Oman. SGSglobal twitter.com/OmnEntrepreneu….

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44.01 secures $5M to turn billions of tons of carbon dioxide to stone

TechCrunch

Reducing global greenhouse gas emissions is an important goal, but another challenge awaits: lowering the levels of CO2 and other substances already in the atmosphere. How it would be paid for is a bit of an open question in the exact particulars, but what’s clear is a global corporate appetite for carbon offsetting.

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To Dubai on an Emirates Airbus 380

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I had been invited to attend the Global Agenda Council meeting organized by the World Economic Forum. My full set of pictures are on Flickr: Dubai, UAE, Oman and Airbus 380 - a set on Flickr My current business trip started by heading for Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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ChatGPT: Everything you need to know about the AI-powered chatbot

TechCrunch

April 28, 2023 ChatGPT parent company OpenAI closes $300M share sale at $27B-29B valuation VC firms including Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Thrive and K2 Global are picking up new shares, according to documents seen by TechCrunch. Europe, South Korea and New Zealand, and soon more will be able to download the app from the app store.

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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. By scaling Keeta up in the region, Meituan aims to establish a global presence.