🎮 Jordan-based Games Publisher Expands to China //
Tamatem, the leading Arabic mobile games publisher, is expanding to China after securing investment and strategic partnership with MSA Novo, the emerging markets investment franchise of Chinese VC, MSA Capital.
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Tamatem, the leading Arabic mobile games publisher, is expanding to China after securing investment and strategic partnership with MSA Novo, the emerging markets investment franchise of Chinese VC, MSA Capital.
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Jordan-based Games Publisher Expands to China
Founded in 2013 by Hussam Hammo, Tamatem has 50 published games, 150 million downloads, and seven million monthly active users.
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☔️AI To Predict Rains In UAE //
UAE is developing an AI framework that combines satellite observations and numerical weather prediction estimates in order to determine optimal cloud seeding timings and locations.
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UAE is developing an AI framework that combines satellite observations and numerical weather prediction estimates in order to determine optimal cloud seeding timings and locations.
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AI To Predict Rains In UAE
A novel AI framework will combine satellite observations and numerical weather prediction estimates in order to determine optimal cloud seeding timings and locations. The National Center of Meteorology (NCM) has started its latest innovative project this…
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🏎 80% Ferrari Goes Electric By 2030 //
Italian luxury sportscar maker Ferrari has announced an electrification strategy that calls for 40% full-electric and 40% hybrid models by 2030.
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Italian luxury sportscar maker Ferrari has announced an electrification strategy that calls for 40% full-electric and 40% hybrid models by 2030.
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80% Ferrari Goes Electric By 2030
Now, just four Ferrari models, or 20% of the range, are hybrid cars. The first full-electric Ferrari car model will be announced in 2025. The firm's electric car batteries will be integrated into the chassis of cars in a manner that reduces the weight of…
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🌝 UAE's Moonwalk //
Emirates Lunar Mission is planning to send the UAE-made Rashid Rover to the lunar surface in 2022.
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Emirates Lunar Mission is planning to send the UAE-made Rashid Rover to the lunar surface in 2022.
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UAE's Lunar Mission To Be Launched in 2022
The mission will cover a distance of 385,000 km to make UAE the first country in the Arab world and the fourth worldwide in lunar exploration.
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👋🏼 SpaceX Fires Workers Who Criticized Elon Musk //
SpaceX has fired at least five employees who were involved in circulating a letter around the company that was critical of CEO Elon Musk. More than 500 employees were reported to sign the letter.
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SpaceX has fired at least five employees who were involved in circulating a letter around the company that was critical of CEO Elon Musk. More than 500 employees were reported to sign the letter.
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SpaceX Fires Workers Who Criticized Elon Musk
The letter describedMusk’s behavior “a frequent source of distraction and embarrassment.” It also called for SpaceX to make its work culture more inclusive and “define and uniformly respond to all forms of unacceptable behavior.”
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🪂 Bitcoin Briefly Dropped Below $17,800 //
Bitcoin plunged to about $17,749, and ether fell to about $897, on Saturday afternoon.
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Bitcoin plunged to about $17,749, and ether fell to about $897, on Saturday afternoon.
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Bitcoin Dropped Below $17,800
The world’s two hottest cryptocurrencies are down greater than 35% in the past week.
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🤒 Largest Crypto Platform In MENA Trims Staff //
BitOasis, the Middle East’s largest local crypto platform, reduced its headcount by about 7% this past week, the latest sign of stress at some of the region’s biggest digital-asset exchanges.
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BitOasis, the Middle East’s largest local crypto platform, reduced its headcount by about 7% this past week, the latest sign of stress at some of the region’s biggest digital-asset exchanges.
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Largest Crypto Platform In MENA Trims Staff
Earlier this week, nine employees were made redundant across offices in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Amman. As the market slows down we ensure to stay focused on execution and growing our footprint across the region, Chief Executive Officer Ola Doudin said in a message…
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🔋Quantum Charging Can Charge EVs As Fast As Pumping Gas //
Employing quantum charging would lead to a 200 times speedup in a typical EV, which means that the charging time would be cut from 10 hours to about 3 minutes (at home), or 30 minutes to 9 seconds at a charging station.
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Employing quantum charging would lead to a 200 times speedup in a typical EV, which means that the charging time would be cut from 10 hours to about 3 minutes (at home), or 30 minutes to 9 seconds at a charging station.
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Quantum Charging Can Charge EVs As Fast As Pumping Gas
First proposed in 2012, the concept of “quantum battery” can vastly speed up the battery charging process by charging all cells within the battery simultaneously in a collective manner.
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⚡️Telegram Premium and New Features For Everyone //
The messenger has officially announced the launch of a monthly subscription.
- It will allow Telegram to improve, remain free, independent and user-centric.
- Existing features remain free for everyone, with non-premium users continuing to get new features.
Until the update 8.8 is available to everyone, here's a detailed story about all the new features.
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The messenger has officially announced the launch of a monthly subscription.
- It will allow Telegram to improve, remain free, independent and user-centric.
- Existing features remain free for everyone, with non-premium users continuing to get new features.
Until the update 8.8 is available to everyone, here's a detailed story about all the new features.
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Telegram Presents Paid Subscription and Adds New Free Features
Here's a story about Telegram Premium, the paid subscription, and new features for all users.
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🌃 From Expo to City //
Expo 2020 Dubai site will reopen as Expo City Dubai, an eco-friendly, technological "city of the future".
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Expo 2020 Dubai site will reopen as Expo City Dubai, an eco-friendly, technological "city of the future".
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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Introduces Expo City Dubai
The city will be home to offices, leisure facilities, food and entertainment venues, sports facilities and a mall.
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🧠 AI Is on Duty in the MENA Region //
Artificial intelligence has a significant impact on the economic growth of the MENA region. According to the Economist Impact report sponsored by Google, AI will bring $320 billion to the region by 2030.
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Artificial intelligence has a significant impact on the economic growth of the MENA region. According to the Economist Impact report sponsored by Google, AI will bring $320 billion to the region by 2030.
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The Future of Artificial Intelligence in the MENA Region
AI strategies of MENA countries focus on nurturing AI talent and creating an AI-friendly business environment.
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🤖 Premium features for bots //
Telegram team has updated the Bot API to version 6.1 which supports updates related to Premium accounts. In particular, bots can now identify premium users and premium stickers.
This means that soon Telegram will see the creation of many new bots that will have features available only to Premium subscribers (or vice versa, i.e. for free users only).
The messenger team talked about other innovations in Bot API 6.1 in the changelog.
Earlier, the official @PremiumJoinBot bot, which uses the new features, was released. It automatically lets in users with Premium subscription into a private chat.
However, users have already created an alternative @PremiumRemoveBot, that, on the contrary, bans all premium users in the chat.
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Telegram team has updated the Bot API to version 6.1 which supports updates related to Premium accounts. In particular, bots can now identify premium users and premium stickers.
This means that soon Telegram will see the creation of many new bots that will have features available only to Premium subscribers (or vice versa, i.e. for free users only).
The messenger team talked about other innovations in Bot API 6.1 in the changelog.
Earlier, the official @PremiumJoinBot bot, which uses the new features, was released. It automatically lets in users with Premium subscription into a private chat.
However, users have already created an alternative @PremiumRemoveBot, that, on the contrary, bans all premium users in the chat.
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⛓ Blockchain Matters //
Mansoor Al Mahmoud, CEO of Qatar Investment Authority, said in an interview at the Qatar Economic Forum in Doha that the Qatari wealth fund is interested in developing blockchain technology rather than cryptocurrencies.
He also added that the fund will stop investing in Russia despite the availability of assets. Qatar is looking for partners to invest in infrastructure in Africa and remains optimistic about Europe in the long term.
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Mansoor Al Mahmoud, CEO of Qatar Investment Authority, said in an interview at the Qatar Economic Forum in Doha that the Qatari wealth fund is interested in developing blockchain technology rather than cryptocurrencies.
He also added that the fund will stop investing in Russia despite the availability of assets. Qatar is looking for partners to invest in infrastructure in Africa and remains optimistic about Europe in the long term.
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☀️ "Thank you for loving Telegram" //
Pavel Durov has revealed a Telegram Premium subscription rate that will be sufficient for the messenger to cover its costs.
"This will herald a new, user-centric era in the history of social media services."
The Telegram founder also congratulated everyone on the holiday - solstice day.
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Pavel Durov has revealed a Telegram Premium subscription rate that will be sufficient for the messenger to cover its costs.
"This will herald a new, user-centric era in the history of social media services."
The Telegram founder also congratulated everyone on the holiday - solstice day.
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🏛 United States v. Meta //
It was in 2019 that the US government first brought a case against Meta for algorithmic housing discrimination. The company took some steps to address the issue, but clearly, they weren’t enough for the government. Now the case is settled.
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It was in 2019 that the US government first brought a case against Meta for algorithmic housing discrimination. The company took some steps to address the issue, but clearly, they weren’t enough for the government. Now the case is settled.
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Meta Discrimination Accusations
According to the settlement, Meta will have to stop using a discriminatory algorithm for housing ads and instead develop a system that will address racial and other disparities
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🚫 The Fear of Bias //
Microsoft has announced that it is no longer selling AI Facial-Analysis technology and will no longer offer unlimited access to facial recognition software solutions.
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Microsoft has announced that it is no longer selling AI Facial-Analysis technology and will no longer offer unlimited access to facial recognition software solutions.
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Microsoft to Stop Selling Some Artificial Intelligence Tools for Facial Analysis
The company will stop selling software that detects a person's emotional state, gender and age.
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