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Oman blocks Clubhouse for not having a permit, but activists suggest it may be censorship

The Verge

The middle eastern country of Oman has blocked the Clubhouse voice chat app saying it lacked the proper permit to operate, as some activists raised concerns that it was an act of censorship, Reuters reported. According to WAF, Oman “prohibits the use of several encrypted VoIP applications without an official license.”.

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Seeing the United Arab Emirates

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The Summit pulled together experts on roughly seventy different topics to discuss the current and future state of major issue areas: areas as varied as water, mining, nanotechnology, governance, economic development, economic meltdown (kidding) and so on. Of course, one of the investments made by the emirates has been in mosques.

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To Dubai on an Emirates Airbus 380

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

It was easier to say yes than usual: I'd never been to Dubai or the region, and the government of Dubai and Emirates airline offered to fly me there business class! My full set of pictures are on Flickr: Dubai, UAE, Oman and Airbus 380 - a set on Flickr Flying down the Persian Gulf, alongside Iran's coast, we arrived in Dubai.

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The best VPNs for staying anonymous and secure on the web

Mashable Tech

Don't freak out, but your gut is right: Your internet service provider (ISP) is tracking your every click to compile anonymous browsing logs they can potentially sell to advertising companies , or even cough up to government agencies in the interest of censorship. And yes, that includes the clicks that brought you to this article.)

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

TechNode

How Meituan navigates these tensions will shape its future and influence broader discussions on platform economy governance in China. AI remains a critical focus as Meituan seeks to leverage artificial intelligence to build an integrated and efficient local commerce ecosystem.

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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. May 25, 2023 ChatGPT app is now available in 11 more countries OpenAI announced in a tweet that the ChatGPT mobile app is now available on iOS in the U.S.,

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