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November 2018
As an independent tech blogger in the Middle East, I was closely following the news on Spotify's official launch in the Middle East region. When I shared an update from my own account, it was picked up by the LinkedIn Editors team and featured among some of the curated pieces of content.
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December 2019
The last time I was featured by the LinkedIn Editors was in relation to the Spotify MENA launch. One year later, the same team featured me again on a very interesting topic that I posted about linking to a Forbes article.
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January 2020
What a way to start off 2020 by sharing potential news that Anghami was looking to be sold or acquired, given that their international competitors Deezer and Spotify have made significant inroads into the Middle East region.
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June 2020
This was a topic that would definitely put things to the test, given the COVID-19 pandemic. In the Middle East, the employment system requires job applicants to have university degrees before they're issued authorization to legally move and work in the region.
Many global companies had announced previously that they would degree requirements from the job application process, focusing solely on skills. Quite an interesting topic and my comment reply was featured by the LinkedIn News editors.
January 2021
I seem to be on a roll in chiming in during key conversation topics. My update was featured again by the LinkedIn News team, following the recent news of diplomatic relations being restored to Qatar.
May 2022
News of Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund (Public Investment Fund) taking a small stake in Nintendo began circulating, and my LinkedIn update was picked up by the LinkedIn News team
June 2022
While TikTok was still seeing continuous growth, YouTube had announced that their equivalent was also making big leaps to challenge the former's dominance. This saw many Top Voice members and even known industry pundits join the conversation, and my opinion was selected by the LinkedIn News team.
August 2022
One of the major real estate names in the UAE announced it was selling of the online fashion-based marketplace Namshi to the regional equivalent of Amazon known as 'Noon'.
January 2023
A recent poll by the LinkedIn News Team put the spotlight on the ongoing degrees vs skills debate, and my reshared opinion caught their attention; this led to my update being featured by the LinkedIn News team.
December 2024
Mark Gurman (Chief Apple + Tech Correspondent at Bloomberg TV and News) recently shared that Apple wants to make a Ring-like device to compete with Amazon and other similar products. I chimed in on his LinkedIn post about what they could name it and how it could integrate Apple's existing products.
It was then picked up by the LinkedIn News team as they aggregated a summary of opinions on the topic.
January 2025
During the week of CES, news of Getty Images and Shutterstock merging was announced. Given that this could likely cause antitrust issues when seeking regulatory clearances, I chime din with my opinion which also got picked up by the LinkedIn News team.
January 2025
Data privacy has been an on-going debate, as GDPR has been the standard by the EU. As the US hasn't yet drafted any similar legislature on a federal level, some states have taken the issue into their own hands.
Jumping into the topic, the LinkedIn News team featured my opinion.
August 2025
News came from Bloomberg's correspondent for all things Apple that Apple could be exploring improvements to Siri by using Gemini AI.
Seeing how Apple Intelligence already uses OpenAI's ChatGPT, I chimed in with my thoughts linking how this could be a new commercial opportunity for Google (especially when the default search option partnership could be at stake). In addition, it would also be a connundrum on how competing AI services could also speak with each other.
From my comment on the original post, the LinkedIn News team picked it up.
August 2025
A news story came out from Bloomberg's Apple correspondent that the tech brand is looking to empower Siri with significant search capabilities.
Seeing how OpenAi's ChatGPT Search has slowly been gaining traction, I realized that Apple could easily name it by reviving a classic one before they transition to Intel. While it's currently known as Spotlight, in the PowerPC ear it was knwon as 'Sherlock'.
Linking the relevancy to a new line of thought on this news topic, the LinkedIn News team featured my comment on the original post.
September 2025
Riding on the AI news trends, Google just announced some new AI-powered products leveraging Gemini. As Microsoft released their Gaming Copilot for gamers to the PC/Xbox gaming masses, Google has rolled out their equivalent which now has a mobile focus - calling it Play Games Sidekick.
I did my own post putting my suggested naming since there's also Google Play Games for PC, which will likely also see this Ai-powered companion branch out. Plus, my future thoughts that Apple may even emulate this for their Games app on iOS 26 and Apple Arcade service.
That caught the attention of the LinkedIn News team, featuring my post alongside many others.