AI to see stricter regulatory scrutiny starting in 2022, predicts Deloitte

Doha, December 27 (QNA) – In partnership with Yemen Red Crescent Society (YRCS), Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) initiated a project to provide food parcels for poor families in eight governorates of Yemen. At a cost of $609,377 (QR 2,511,000), the project is funded by the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs Zakat Fund. In…

Walmart has launched a pair of “immersive experiences” in online gaming platform Roblox. The retailer is presenting the launch as an ambitious move into the metaverse, but the “experiences” — two online worlds dubbed Walmart Land and Walmart’s Universe of Play — are really just ways to advertise toys to children. Roblox may seem trivial,…

An icon will appear when a user can’t hear strangers’ voices. | Image: Meta Meta is adding a new “voice mode” to Horizon Worlds that garbles any voice chat coming from non-friends on the VR social platform, the company has announced. By default you’ll still hear all nearby users at the same volume but turning…

Doha, October 11 (QNA) – The Qatari Forum for Authors, in cooperation with the Student Activities Department at Qatar University, organized today a new session of the Authors’ Cafe under the title “The Role of the Media in Promoting Culture”. The session was attended by the media consultant and writer Amal Abdulmalik and the media…

Screenshot: Google Just this morning, I was sitting in my car waiting for Alternate Side of the Street parking to end (a dance that many car-owning New Yorkers go through) and texted my partner to come take his turn. As normal, I used the Messages app on my Pixel 6 phone to contact him and…

Cameo Live offers 10-minute video calls. | Image: Cameo Celeb shoutout service Cameo is taking another swing at selling virtual meet-and-greets with the celebrities on its platform. Cameo Live is a new service the company is announcing today that offers a 10-minute live video call with a celebrity, which customers can choose to have either…