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

TechCrunch

These problems and pandemic-changing habits have resulted in an uptake in doctor-booking and consultation apps across Egypt and the wider MENA region. It also addresses problems in other segments, such as mental health and nutrition. Esaal, one such platform that has witnessed immense growth in the last two years, is announcing a $1.7

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

TechCrunch

That’s a problem when you’re using it to do your homework, sure, but when it accuses you of a crime you didn’t commit, that may well at this point be libel. Advanced use examples include debugging code, programming languages, scientific concepts, complex problem solving, etc. Can ChatGPT write essays? Can ChatGPT commit libel?

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Platforms successfully stopped a lame COVID conspiracy video from going viral

The Verge

The World Health Organization is developing methods to measure the harm of virus-related misinformation online, and over two weeks in July the group hosted an online conference with doctors, public health experts and internet researchers about how to address the problem. They know how to do the right thing, and they can.

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DoorDash is buying British rival Deliveroo for $3.9 billion

Engadget

Deliveroo operates in nine regions, namely Belgium, France, Italy, Ireland, Kuwait, Qatar, Singapore, United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom. As CNBC noted, though, this marks the end of Deliveroo's problems as a public company. The acquisition will "strengthen DoorDash's position as a leading global platform," the filing said.

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This vertical farming startup is bringing fresh produce—and international competitors—to the Dubai desert

Fast Company Tech

It’s currently in the midst of raising at least $100 million to expand operations into Singapore, Morocco, and Kuwait, and an initial public offering is possible in the coming years. I think the world has woken up that the problem that Pure Harvest Smart Farms is solving is acute and it is here now,” Kurtz says.

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Why Palestinians are drinking a Coca-Cola look-alike, Chat Cola

Fast Company Tech

Quality has been a problem with local Palestinian products before, said Hanna al-Ahmad, 32, the head of quality control for Chat Cola, shouting to be heard over the whir of machines squirting caramel-colored elixir into scores of small cans that then whizzed down assembly lines.