Real EstateTop StoriesMENA Watch: Boom in real estate transactions propel Oman’s economyGBO CorrespondentMay 24, 2023 GBO CorrespondentMay 24, 202301658 The Oman inflation rate dropped to 1.6% in March 2023 from 1.9% the previous month, the lowest monthly since June 2021
Banking and FinanceTop StoriesGermany’s second-biggest lender Commerzbank’s profits soar on higher interest ratesGBO CorrespondentMay 24, 2023 GBO CorrespondentMay 24, 202301458 Commerzbank said quarterly revenues fell slightly to just under 2.7 billion euros, from 2.8 billion euros in 2022
TechnologyTop StoriesMeta patches Facebook bug sending ‘friend requests’ to users, warns against fake ChatGPT adsGBO CorrespondentMay 23, 2023May 23, 2023 GBO CorrespondentMay 23, 2023May 23, 202301721 Facebook apologised for the glitch after several users complained about the massive privacy breach on the social media platform
TechnologyTop StoriesGoogle’s competitor Neeva search engine shuts downGBO CorrespondentMay 23, 2023 GBO CorrespondentMay 23, 202301382 Neeva, a 2019 startup, launched an ad-free, subscription-only search engine in the US two years ago before introducing a free tier
EconomyTop StoriesSaudi Vision 2030: Accelerating privatization for a transformative Saudi economyGBO CorrespondentMay 22, 2023 GBO CorrespondentMay 22, 202303517 The privatization program outlined in ‘Vision 2030’ aims to achieve multiple objectives
TechnologyTop StoriesUniversity of Waterloo’s latest innovation: Companion robots for dementia patientsGBO CorrespondentMay 22, 2023 GBO CorrespondentMay 22, 202301226 A user can be involved not just with a companion robot but with a personalised companion robot that can give them more independence
EnergyTop StoriesGo Green with GBO: No food wastage, single-use plastics as ‘ATM Dubai 2023’ targets net zeroGBO CorrespondentMay 19, 2023 GBO CorrespondentMay 19, 202301091 ATM 2023 gives a perfect opportunity to showcase innovations that hasten the industry's transition to a carbon-free future
TechnologyTop StoriesMonitoring dark web, new verification tools & certificate courses: Google steps up its cybersecurity gameGBO CorrespondentMay 19, 2023 GBO CorrespondentMay 19, 202301195 The Dark Web scan feature will soon be accessible to all Gmail users, having previously only been offered to ‘Google One’ subscribers in the US
MarketsTop StoriesTrouble in US start-up sector as Nuro to lay off 340 employees to increase capital runwayGBO CorrespondentMay 18, 2023 GBO CorrespondentMay 18, 202301936 Nuro will put a halt to its efforts to expand its business operations in 2023 and postpone R3's volume manufacturing
MarketsTop StoriesOppo closes chip division, clears out German website as it faces uncertaintiesGBO CorrespondentMay 18, 2023 GBO CorrespondentMay 18, 202301544 Oppo has reportedly cleared out its entire official website for the German market, amid the rumours of the smartphone maker's exit from the European market