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OpenAI Engineer Charged, WHOOP Arabic & ...

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• OpenAI Engineer Alfozan Allegedly Hid Recording Device in Executive Meeting Room

• WHOOP Just Launched in Arabic, With a New Qatar Research Hub on the Way

• Saurav Jain: The Man Behind Dubai’s Mortgages

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