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I recently received a message that claimed that a family of six had tragically died while asleep in the Al Atkiya area of the Wilayat of Al Amerat and the message confidently stated the reasons behind...

Almost every company I come across in Oman (and worldwide) is racing to adopt artificial intelligence (AI) in one way or another. Some because AI is the hottest trend today and they don’t want to be...

Over the years, I have seen many organisations investing in what they call “training”, but what they really do is bring in an external expert, run a few workshops, maybe provide certificates, and...

My last week’s article, “Is WhatsApp Private? “No” received a lot of attention and sparked meaningful discussions among readers. The article explored how WhatsApp, despite its claims of...

WhatsApp may be the most used applications you use on your mobile phone on a daily basis (let alone every few minutes and so on all day). You use it to check on your friends and family and even follow...

My friend Khalid’s niece, a cheerful and kindhearted university student, was excited to organise a small getaway with her friends to celebrate their successful completion of their first term at one...

My last week's article on how smart TVs are watching us evoked a lot of attention, be it in-person meetups, voice calls or social media messages. The intention was not to scare anyone but to keep...

Aida asked me to find and recommend for her a new TV to buy for her use with family at home. She requested that it must be smart (in tech) and large (in size). Obviously, most TVs today come with...

Hilal (my son) decided to sell his guitar on OpenSooq, one of the widely known and used classified ad websites and mobile apps that allow users, whether buyers or sellers, to buy and sell various...

During an interesting coffee chat I had last week, Ahmed Kajee, a senior digital transformation leader who works in a telecom company, said, “Our digital realities are not the same”. Though it may...

Last week my article revolved around the idea that your privacy is on sale (for free) on the information superhighway. I shared a real-world story as example from a victim/user who had, on an evening,...

Three days ago, Balqees called me in the morning to inform me that she decided to get serious about fitness and therefore planned to join one of the gym here in Muscat. As part of the preparation and...

Last week, my article revolved around how the AI boom (today) resembles the dot-com boom (over 2 decades ago) that ended up busting at end of the 1990’s. Many jobs were lost, enormous amount of...

I received many interesting messages and feedback on my article about the AI bubble last week. Some agreed, others disagreed, but many questioned the moral behind my opinion. That’s why I decided to...

Recently, an official at one of the esteemed organisations called me for a meeting to demonstrate how impressed he was with the capabilities of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) and in specific, the...

Have you noticed that your colleagues at work have recently started writing well-polished emails? Have you also noticed that employees are suddenly sharing creative PowerPoint presentations? And have...

I received an overwhelming amount of response in the form of feedback via social media networks, instant messages (WhatsApp) and even direct calls on last week’s article on banning AI in schools.I...

Students have started to find academic work, be it for school, college, or a university, super easy. In fact, educators such as teachers in schools, as well as professors in colleges and universities,...

Two days ago, my dad informed me about a spooky incident that occurred to a very close relative. Basically, the relative received an engaging long phone call from a person impersonating an official...

Will a receptionist or a front-ending, customer-facing agent/employee in an industry like hotels, banks, airports, and even fast food restaurants be replaced by robots or a basic connected computer to...