article thumbnail

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. Bahrain, Kuwait and Norway have run roughshod over people’s privacy.”. Kuwait, with a population of more than 4.1

Bahrain 120
article thumbnail

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. Jia has used these mansions to house past Faraday Future executives, host parties, and take loans against when money is tight.

Files 76
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

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

TechCrunch

Several marketplaces host and provide ChatGPT prompts, either for free or for a nominal fee. 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., There have also been cases of ChatGPT accusing individuals of false crimes. One is PromptBase.

API 82
article thumbnail

Platforms successfully stopped a lame COVID conspiracy video from going viral

The Verge

But it appears that for the most part, this time platforms passed the test: they identified the video as being in violation of their standards in real time, stopped hosting it and prevented users from sharing it. There’s still some possibility that Indoctornation will find new life on the social platforms.

Video 105