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Visit to Qatar

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

after my first visit to the country of Qatar. The government of Qatar hosted the conference, and underwrote travel and accommodation. Mada: Qatar Assistive Technology Center Since the conference didn’t get formally going until noon on Sunday, I had the chance to squeeze in a morning visit to Qatar’s ICT Ministry.

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Inside Printemps, the French luxury store that’s trying to change the U.S. retail scene

Fast Company Tech

Printemps opened a Doha, Qatar, in 2022, and this New York store continues this investment in foreign markets. She worked with the Printemps team to create various rooms, much like you would have in a home, where you would want to spend time. Part of this has involved expanding beyond France to other markets.

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Bookshare without Borders: #3/3

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

In 2011, we began collaborating with the Mada Center (Qatar Assistive Technology Center) to create accessible Arabic-language digital books. After intensive work by our Bookshare team, last June we released 100 titles in Arabic , making the Bookshare Arabic Collection the world’s largest collection of accessible Arabic ebooks!

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ictQATAR Web Redesign Demonstrates Technology Leadership in the Gulf

Forum One

The site debuted in early April after a global effort between ictQATAR communications staff and the Forum One team. The site debuted in early April after a global effort between ictQATAR communications staff and the Forum One team. It is with great pleasure that we announce the official launch of the ictQATAR web redesign !

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Good Meat approved to sell serum-free cultivated meat in Singapore

TechCrunch

Our R&D team worked diligently to replace serum with other nutrients that provide the same functionality and their hard work over several years paid off.”. The latest approval from the SFA means Good Meat will be able to sell chicken meat cultivated without using animal serums.

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Nigeria’s Helium Health acquires Qatar’s Meddy in rare Africa-GCC deal

TechCrunch

Nigeria-based health tech startup Helium Health has acquired Meddy , a Qatar-headquartered and UAE-based doctor booking platform for an undisclosed amount. Meddy CEO Haris Aghadi and COO Abed Alkarim Khattab will join Helium’s leadership team as part of the deal. Helium Health’s acquisition of Meddy is a major expansion play.

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FanDuel founder and Sequoia bet on Spanish-language fantasy sports app Draftea

TechCrunch

Besides Jaime Misrahi, the core founding team includes Alejandra Lascurain, former product head at Mexico’s largest neobank; Miguel Gutiérrez-Barquín, who previously led growth at Rappi; Joe Cohen, Vercel’s former head of engineering; and Andreas Assad, who worked at EA Sports. Draftea founder and CEO, Alán Jaime Misrahi.