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

The Verge

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund already owns a majority stake in fellow EV startup Lucid Motors, and the UAE and Kuwait have even bigger sovereign funds. In fact, Faraday Future had to ask Birch Lake for ( and was granted ) an extension on a $45 million loan that was due in October 2019.

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

TechCrunch

March 23, 2023 OpenAI connects ChatGPT to the internet OpenAI launched plugins for ChatGPT, extending the bot’s functionality by granting it access to third-party knowledge sources and databases, including the web. Europe, South Korea and New Zealand, and soon more will be able to download the app from the app store.

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Netflix is building a global audience by empowering Arab creatives

Fast Company Tech

Last springs Honeymoonish , an Arab-language rom-com from Kuwait, trended in the top 10 film list of 73 countries, amassing more than 22 million views. As part of the Netflix Fund for Creative Equity, the initiative also offers a onetime grant of $250,000 to support female filmmakers in their creative endeavors.

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