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        <title><![CDATA[Apple introduces HomeView, a $299 tablet]]></title>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 14:16:47 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Meta to charge messages on WhatsApp Business]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Meta has updated its pricing structure. Each business phone number receives 1,000 free service replies per month. Additional service messages beyond this threshold are billed at st...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 06:56:05 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Trump meets with leaders of AI companies in Washington]]></title>
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        <title><![CDATA[Kaspersky highlights children’s most popular online platforms in Middle East]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Kaspersky’s experts have examined the digital interests and online activity of children across the Middle East, identifying the most visited web resources and popular mobile applic...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 06:08:49 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[OpenAI ignored employees warnings on security]]></title>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:58:43 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[‘A new kind of cyber Incident’: OpenAI apologizes for Australia medicare hack]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[OpenAI apologized on Tuesday for four instances in which its artificial intelligence models acted without authorization and gained access to Australian government websites in recen...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:22:39 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[OpenAI pauses work on top AI models after safeguard breach]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ChatGPT developer OpenAI has paused work involving its most capable artificial intelligence models after one of its systems bypassed internet restrictions and contacted an external...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 08:26:44 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What AI means for the fate of mathematics]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[OpenAI has rattled the quiet world of mathematics by using artificial intelligence to solve a major, century-old problem, raising the question of what role mathematicians will play...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 07:59:52 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[OpenAI reveals six new cases of AI misbehavior, vows transparency]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[US artificial intelligence giant OpenAI promised Wednesday to more systemically report instances of its models going off track, while also publishing six new reports on previously...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 06:11:50 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Countries move to ban social media for children]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The European Union is to unveil proposals Wednesday aimed at curbing addictive features of social media for minors, as a growing number of countries look to restrict children's ac...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 05:48:56 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Countries move to ban social media for children]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Paris: The European Union is to unveil proposals Wednesday aimed at curbing addictive features of social media for minors, as a growing number of countries look to restrict childre...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 05:43:26 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[From hallucinating AI chatbots to wiping out humanity: How did we get here?]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1196235/scitech/technology/from-hallucinating-ai-chatbots-to-wiping-out-humanity-how-did-we-get-here]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[The heads of America's leading AI labs came together in a rare show of unity over ⁠the weekend to call for a pause in the technology's development, warning that it could soon impro...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 11:56:12 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[King Charles to convene AI leaders amid calls to slow development]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[King Charles III of Britain will meet with leaders from major artificial intelligence companies this week in Scotland amid mounting fears that rapid, unchecked development of the t...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 06:53:06 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Oman in 1980s as the trend going viral]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The 1980s AI photo trend has gone viral globally, with Google and ChatGPT search data revealing a massive fascination with retro-style, AI-generated images. Here we have some pictu...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 13:16:33 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Apple’s new foldable iPhone is here. How do review it?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[It doesn’t flip — it folds. That was the buzz when Apple unveiled its new iPhone Duo this week at a media event in Cupertino, California. The event gave journalists the opportunity...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 07:10:24 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Meta rolls out AI agent that can send emails and book travel]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Meta on Tuesday rolled out Muse, an artificial intelligence agent that acts as a personal digital assistant by autonomously using software apps and websites on behalf of people.It...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 07:19:16 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What will be the price of foldable iphone]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Muscat: Apple will hold its annual launch event, 'Surprise and Shine' on Wednesday, September 9 to unveil new products.The new products will be presented by John Ternus who took ov...]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:08:09 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Brazil fines TikTok owner ByteDance for mishandling children&#039;s data]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Brazil's data protection authority ANPD has fined TikTok owner ByteDance about $29.8 million for processing the personal data of children and teenagers without sufficient legal gro...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 07:31:06 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Chinese robots beat Usain Bolt&#039;s 100m world record at Beijing games]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A Chinese humanoid robot ran 100 metres in 9.39 seconds in a preliminary heat at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on Saturday, faster than the men's world record held by J...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 07:38:42 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[TikTok settles child privacy concerns for $400 million]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ TikTok on Friday reached a $400 million settlement in a lawsuit brought by the Justice Department that accused the company of illegally gathering children’s information.The 2024 s...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 07:04:03 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Meta on trial over claims it addicted children to social media]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Meta Platforms rejected accusations by U.S. states that it ​intentionally sought to addict children to its Facebook and Instagram platforms in pursuit ​of profit, at the start of a...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[The wearables battle is about more than tracking your fitness]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The year is 2035. You, like most people you know, have a small, button-sized device implanted in your forearm. For a recurring fee, it continuously monitors your blood pressure, co...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 05:26:53 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[MacOS users report more cyber threats: Kaspersky]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1194371/scitech/technology/macos-users-report-more-cyber-threats-kaspersky]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Kaspersky’s latest survey highlights a protection gap between macOS and Windows based devices. While macOS has long been regarded as the more secure operating system, 12% of its us...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 08:05:31 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Meta unveils an open version of its most powerful AI model]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1194297/scitech/technology/meta-unveils-an-open-version-of-its-most-powerful-ai-model]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Last month, Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s CEO, boldly came out in support of “open source” artificial intelligence models that are publicly available to download and modify without paym...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 06:15:18 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[New Amazon data center stokes worry in the US]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1194172/scitech/technology/new-amazon-data-center-stokes-worry-in-the-us]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Amazon is investing in a large-scale natural-gas-burning power plant as part of a huge data center in Texas, the company confirmed Friday, a facility that could become the largest...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 05:38:52 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What are companies getting for all that AI spending?]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1193988/scitech/technology/what-are-companies-getting-for-all-that-ai-spending]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Corporate America was enthusiastic about artificial intelligence. Until it got the bill.Whiplash around spending on “tokens,” the units of computing power in which AI is sold, is h...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 05:28:35 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Alibaba unveils its largest AI model yet]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1193886/scitech/technology/alibaba-unveils-its-largest-ai-model-yet]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[BEIJING: China's Alibaba on Monday unveiled its largest and most capable AI model to date, sending its shares surging, while a research firm said DeepSeek's latest product offers c...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:04:12 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Global tech workforce shrinks by over 156,000 jobs]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The tech sector is feeling the ripple effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, which reshaped operations and led to over a million global job losses since 2021, according to TradingPlatfo...]]></description>
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            <media:title>AI-Generated Image</media:title>
            <media:text>AI-Generated Image</media:text>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 08:01:27 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[AI will not trigger employment collapse]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ AI will not trigger a collapse in employment despite concerns the technology will displace large numbers of workers, a study by staffing company Adecco Group showed on Thursday .E...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 06:35:24 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[OpenAI reports &#039;unprecedented&#039; autonomous hack by AI agents]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1193290/scitech/technology/openai-reports-unprecedented-autonomous-hack-by-ai-agents]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[OpenAI said Tuesday that its advanced artificial intelligence models had gone rogue during security testing, hacking into a popular platform for programmers on their own.The San Fr...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 07:46:19 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[20 countries move to ban social media for children]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1193216/scitech/technology/20-countries-move-to-ban-social-media-for-children]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Paris: Lawmakers in France are scheduled to vote on Tuesday to ban social media for under-15s -- one of 20 countries worldwide to have proposed or introduced such measures.Five of...]]></description>
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            <media:title>/FW1HFS/shinjini ganguli</media:title>
            <media:text>/FW1HFS/shinjini ganguli</media:text>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 07:01:43 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Users of Meta&#039;s Facebook, Instagram report suffering some outages  ]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1193101/scitech/technology/users-of-metas-facebook-instagram-report-suffering-some-outages]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[ SINGAPORE: Meta's Instagram and Facebook social ​networks ​appeared to suffer some outages on Sunday, with users reporting issues with the app and ⁠website. Here are the details:*...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 09:36:13 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[AI development can&#039;t be a solo performance by a single country: Xi Jinping]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1193029/scitech/technology/ai-development-cant-be-a-solo-performance-by-a-single-country-xi-jinping]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[All countries should take a people-centered approach and develop AI for the positive and for good and should ensure that AI is an important driver for shared prosperity and common...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 10:28:25 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Researchers unveil clothing that climbs onto its wearer]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1193015/scitech/technology/researchers-unveil-clothing-that-climbs-onto-its-wearer]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[DAEJEON: A team of South Korean and US researchers has unveiled a robotic technology that allows ​a person to suit ​up without using their hands or aid from others, with potential...]]></description>
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            <media:title>A student demonstrates wearing a self-dressing robot at KAIST in Daejeon, South Korea</media:title>
            <media:text>A student demonstrates wearing a self-dressing robot at KAIST in Daejeon, South Korea</media:text>
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                        <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:25:13 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[OpenAI to launch new model after US freeze]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1192493/scitech/technology/openai-to-launch-new-model-after-us-freeze]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[ OpenAI said its latest powerful artificial intelligence model series will be released to the public on Thursday, as the US government reportedly approved a broader launch.The comp...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 08:02:13 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Indian startup head appointed as new WhatsApp boss]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1191684/scitech/technology/indian-startup-head-appointed-as-new-whatsapp-boss]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Meta has tapped Indian fintech founder Kunal Shah as the new head of WhatsApp, as the US tech giant seeks ways to monetise the messaging app's massive user base.The announcement, m...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:50:07 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[DeepSeek valued at more than $50 bn after funding round: reports]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1191413/scitech/technology/deepseek-valued-at-more-than-50-bn-after-funding-round-reports]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Beijing:  Investors have valued Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek at more than $50 billion in the company's first fundraising round, reports said.The firm released i...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:43:57 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Elon Musk&#039;s AI tool Grok was used in strikes against Iran: US govt]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1191406/scitech/technology/elon-musks-ai-tool-grok-was-used-in-strikes-against-iran-us-govt]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[The June 15 brief defends the gas turbines used by a giant data center belonging to the trillionaire's company xAI, which are the target of an environmental lawsuit.In the brief, t...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 06:53:53 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Apple tries again on AI, turns to Google for help]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Apple unveiled an artificial intelligence overhaul for the iPhone on Monday, turning to Google for help two years after the company stumbled on a first attempt.The presentation mar...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 06:46:04 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Should you take nutrition advice from a chatbot?]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1190746/scitech/technology/should-you-take-nutrition-advice-from-a-chatbot]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[When Julie Bernstein’s doctor recently recommended that she start eating chicken and steak to get more protein, she felt a bit irritated. Bernstein, 76, had been vegan for decades,...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:45:59 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Anthropic calls for pause of global AI development]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1190737/scitech/technology/anthropic-calls-for-pause-of-global-ai-development]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[New York:  Artificial intelligence company Anthropic suggested Thursday a global pause on building the most powerful AI systems as the latest models are beginning to show signs the...]]></description>
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            <media:title>/FW1FP/Pooja Desai</media:title>
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                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:49:08 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Will SpaceX IPO make Elon Musk a trillionaire?]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1190600/scitech/technology/will-spacex-ipo-make-elon-musk-a-trillionaire]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[ He is already the richest man in the world, but when SpaceX finally makes its hotly anticipated stock market debut, Elon Musk could become the planet's first trillionaire.Forbes m...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 06:00:22 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[OpenAI rival Anthropic plans to go public]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1190540/scitech/technology/openai-rival-anthropic-plans-to-go-public]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Anthropic, the AI firm and rival of ChatGPT developer OpenAI, may soon become a publicly traded company, allowing people to buy shares in it. The company said on Monday it had conf...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 06:54:10 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Google unveils AI smart glasses to rival Meta devices]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189933/scitech/technology/google-unveils-ai-smart-glasses-to-rival-meta-devices]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[San Jose: Google on Tuesday unveiled smart glasses powered by its Gemini artificial intelligence software, stepping up competition with Meta in the emerging market for AI-enabled w...]]></description>
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