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Over 2.6M Electronic Transactions Carried Out Through Saudi Arabia's Absher Platform in July

Absher is a smartphone application allowing users in Saudi Arabia to use different government services
Absher is a smartphone application allowing users in Saudi Arabia to use different government services
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Over 2.6M Electronic Transactions Carried Out Through Saudi Arabia's Absher Platform in July

Absher is a smartphone application allowing users in Saudi Arabia to use different government services
Absher is a smartphone application allowing users in Saudi Arabia to use different government services

The electronic platform "Absher," managed by the Saudi Ministry of Interior, facilitated in July over 2.6 million electronic transactions for citizens, residents, and visitors through the ministry's various sectors' electronic services.

These services were successfully executed by the Interior Ministry’s Agency for Civil Affairs, the General Directorate of Passports, and the General Traffic Department of Public Security.

Among the transactions conducted, the platform processed 172,281 requests for document delivery via mail, responded to 5,012 general inquiries related to fingerprinting, and issued 9,719 reports using the Absher reporting service.

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Meta Develops Own AI Search Engine to Cut Reliance on Google, Bing, the Information Reports

The Meta logo is seen at the Vivatech show in Paris, France, Wednesday, June 14, 2023. (AP)
The Meta logo is seen at the Vivatech show in Paris, France, Wednesday, June 14, 2023. (AP)
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Meta Develops Own AI Search Engine to Cut Reliance on Google, Bing, the Information Reports

The Meta logo is seen at the Vivatech show in Paris, France, Wednesday, June 14, 2023. (AP)
The Meta logo is seen at the Vivatech show in Paris, France, Wednesday, June 14, 2023. (AP)

Meta Platforms is working on an artificial intelligence-based search engine as it looks to reduce dependence on Alphabet's Google and Microsoft's Bing, the Information reported on Monday.
The AI search engine segment is heating up with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, Google and Microsoft all vying for dominance in the rapidly evolving market, according to Reuters.
Meta's web crawler will provide conversational answers to users about current events on Meta AI, the company's chatbot on WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook, according to the report, which cited a person involved with the strategy.
The Facebook-owner currently relies on Google and Bing search engines to give users answers on news, stocks and sports.
Meta did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
Google is aggressively integrating its latest and most powerful AI model, Gemini, into core products like Search, aiming to deliver more conversational and intuitive search experiences.
OpenAI relies on its largest investor, Microsoft, for web access to answer topical queries, using its Bing search engine.
Scraping web data to train AI models and search engines, however, has raised concerns about copyright infringement and fair compensation for content creators.