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Yesterday, I had a bad dream, not a nightmare, but an experience based on what is really happening today (slowly but gradually) and an experience I do not wish for the future generation. In the dream,...

I regularly meet a lot of senior leaders, from team leads and all the way to CEOs, that work at and run different industries. They are smart, experienced and respected individuals who have worked and...

About 20 years ago, Apple founder and CEO Steve Jobs introduced a revolutionary smartphone — the iPhone. When he walked onto the stage and introduced what looked like a simple black rectangle, few...

Over 15 years ago, getting a taxi would have required one to stand on the roadside, wave his/her hands under the sun, hope for an empty car to pass, slow down and then negotiate for a price before...

Two days ago, I was driving back from Dubai. It was late in the evening. There was less traffic and the road was clear to some extent. The car I was driving was virtually doing most of the work —...

A few weeks ago, I wrote the article “Replacing humans with AI today is a recipe for failure”, in which I explored how the rush to automate and change/substitute human skill with artificial...

In 2 days, many people would be celebrating the start of the New Year 2026. Of those people, many would also be returning to the same exercise of setting resolutions, be it for health, wealth, family,...

My last week’s article, “I Am Worried About Our Future—No Thanks to AI”, received a mixed response from the readers. My concern (which continues to be the same) is on the fear that as...

Everyone today is talking about how amazing Artificial Intelligence (AI) is. Academic institutions — be they schools, colleges or universities — are rushing to integrate AI into classrooms....

The reactions I received to my last week’s article, ie, “facts vs forwards”, via the various platforms, be it on social media networks or directly from readers, were very interesting. While some...

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...