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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. BBC now reports you can opt out of the show if you don’t want to run the risk of being called.).

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Faraday Future founder’s bankruptcy spiked a potential deal in the Middle East

The Verge

We were invited by a government entity to go to the Middle East to a sovereign fund, and the minute that we filed the Chapter 11 case and it became clear the financial issues, Faraday was uninvited,” Jia’s lawyer told a judge in December 2019. Jia says Faraday is still talking with investors in the Middle East, and governments in China.

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Egyptian health and wellness platform Esaal raises $1.7M to scale across MENA

TechCrunch

As of 2018, Egypt’s doctor to citizen ratio stood at 1:2,000; you can paint a picture when you walk into any government hospital and see long queues. Doss said Esaal services are available in 7 other countries across MENA and the GCC: Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Palestine and Iraq.

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

TechNode

As consumers tighten their budgets, increasing numbers turn to gig work as delivery riders, and restaurant owners struggle to stay afloat, Meituan continues to report record profits. How Meituan navigates these tensions will shape its future and influence broader discussions on platform economy governance in China.

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

TechCrunch

As you may know, the government has been tightening regulations associated with deep synthesis technologies (DST) and generative AI services, including ChatGPT. TechCrunch Reporter Devin Coldewey reports: This kind of investigation doesn’t just appear out of thin air — the FTC doesn’t look around and say “That looks suspicious.”

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Down with the Enola Gay? Defense Department purging digital materials under Trumps DEI orders

Mashable Tech

Among the materials set to be removed from government websites and social media posts are written mentions of WWII veteran history and (at least) 26,000 archival images, reported the Associated Press, including information on Medal of Honor recipients, all women crews, and the Enola Gay, the U.S.

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Platforms successfully stopped a lame COVID conspiracy video from going viral

The Verge

As NBC News reporter Brandy Zadrozny noted , Facebook blocks users from reposting a link to the new video, which was uploaded to an external site earlier today. Streaming channel London Real, which posted the video, reported that it was suspended by LinkedIn before its premiere. Governing. ? Sam Byford / The Verge ).

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