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This Palestinian teen developed an AI app to translate baby cries for parents

The app works with a 93% accuracy. Parents could be a step closer to understanding their babies thanks to a new “Motherhood Guide” mobile app, developed by Palestinian teen Layali…

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Teenage girl develops sign language translation app for movies

The 17-year-old built the app during lockdown to help deaf children enjoy movies While the pandemic kept most of us locked away, some took it as an opportunity to learn…

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Got a cattitude? This app can tell what mood your feline friend is in

The app, developed by a Canada-based animal health tech company, uses phone cameras to tell how your cat is feeling. Ever wondered how your furry friend was feeling? Felt frustrated…

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Clubhouse closes new round of funding that would value app at $4 billion

Reports say the new audio-chat app could now be valued at $4 billion after closing a fresh round led by huge investors. Audio-chat app Clubhouse could now be at $4…

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Technology

Battle of short video apps: ‘YouTube Shorts’ unveiled as latest TikTok competitor

Vine, Snapchat, Instagram Stories and Reels, Facebook Stories, TikTok and now YouTube Shorts – what’s the hype with short video features? In October 2018, TikTok surpassed Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and…

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What is ‘exclusive’ new social media app Clubhouse and is it safe?

The latest social media app Clubhouse has seen a meteoric rise across the Middle East, and especially here in the GCC region. Clubhouse is a voice-based social media app that’s…

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News

Beef between delivery giants Snoonu, GoRafeeq

The Qatari delivery application is under attack for slandering a local rival. The co-founder of local food delivery company, Snoonu has called out his competitor, GoRafeeq for allegedly attempting to…

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Phone getting boring? Here are the top five Apple arcade games

Tired of going from on social media app to another, here are some of the best arcade games to add a little excitement to your screen time! In 2019, Apple…

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Kawader: Qatar launches new employment platform for nationals

By Menatalla Ibrahim The Ministry of Administrative Development, Social and Labour Affairs (MADSLA) has launched Kawader, a national employment platform that aims to provide Qatari citizens with the opportunity to…

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