Oman’s Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRA) has prepared a draft regulation for mergers and acquisitions transactions in the telecommunications sector in Oman.

Reports and Coverage
Accenture to Lay Off 19,000 Employees
In an effort to reduce costs amid a bleak economic outlook, Accenture plans to eliminate 19,000 jobs globally.
Fifty Years Later, Cooper Urges People to Put Their Cellphones Away
Mobile phones have been shaped by a half-century of innovation, from the brick-sized handsets popular with stockbrokers of yesteryear to the extremely powerful computers that reside in all of our pockets today.
Tech is Not Alone: Companies Slash Staff by Nearly Half a Million Globally
The rush of layoffs that began last year has yet to diminish, with executives across sectors having let go close to half a million employees worldwide.
ITU Secretary-General Doreen Bogdan-Martin Receives IEEE President’s Award
ITU Secretary-General Doreen Bogdan-Martin has been awarded the 2023 IEEE President's Award for her “distinguished leadership and contributions to the public."
Despite the Hype, ChatGPT a Flawed Concept of Language and Knowledge
Exploring generative AI, this technological advancement fosters the concept of getting things done in a smarter way as it uses deep-learning models to create something new: an image, text or video. The popular ChatGPT, for example, only needs to be prompted with words or phrases, and within seconds, it delivers a human-like generated text.
Russian Sponsored Hackers Target Ukraine’s Government and Organizations
According to Atlas VPN, Russian hackers have been increasingly sophisticated in their attacks against the government and IT organizations of Ukraine and its allies.
MEF to Host 1st Annual Global Network-as-a-Service Event
MEF, a global industry association of network, cloud, and technology providers accelerating enterprise digital transformation, announced its first annual Global Network-as-a-Service Event (GNE), designed to showcase the latest developments and roadmaps for secure network-as-a-service (NaaS) offerings for enterprises and businesses.
Digital Safety: Children’s Adherence to Parental Guidance
There is no doubt that the Internet can be an extremely useful tool for everyone, especially the younger generation. Over ninety percent of teens are using the web every day, with social media playing a big role in their digital experience. However, with the existence of instant messaging, chat rooms, emails and social networking sites, there is a huge landscape for internet dangers, and this is why parents must get involved.
Sheikh Hamdan Reiterates Dubai's Aim to Be Among Top 10 Digital Economies
Dubai is steadily reinforcing its position as a global hub for cutting-edge technologies and a major center for digital business models and transformational initiatives, according to H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Executive Council.