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  Impact of Regional Conflicts on Gulf Economies The Gulf region has long been recognized as one of the world's most important economic and energy hubs. Countries such as Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Oman have built strong economies based on energy exports, trade, logistics, aviation, and financial services. However, regional conflicts and geopolitical tensions continue to pose significant challenges to economic stability and growth. Recent tensions involving Iran and Israel have raised concerns across the Gulf regarding the security of energy infrastructure, maritime trade routes, and investment flows. According to reports published by Khaleej Times , Gulf governments have closely monitored developments due to the potential impact on oil prices, regional trade, and investor confidence. Any escalation of conflict in the region can create uncertainty in global markets and affect economic planning. One of the most immediate economic consequences...
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ChatGPT on macOS can now directly edit code



 ChatGPT, OpenAI’s AI-powered chatbot platform, can now directly edit code — if you’re on macOS.

 The newest version of the ChatGPT app for macOS can take action to edit code in supported developer tools, including Xcode, VS Code, and JetBrains.  Users can optionally turn on an “auto-apply” mode so ChatGPT can make edits without additional clicks.

 Subscribers to ChatGPT Plus, Pro, and Team can use the code editing feature as of Thursday by updating their macOS app.  OpenAI says that code editing will roll out to Enterprise, Edu, and free users next week.

 In a post on X, Alexander Embiricos, a member of OpenAI’s product staff working on desktop software, added that the ChatGPT app for Windows will get direct code editing “soon.”

 ChatGPT for macOS can now edit code directly in IDEs.  Available to Plus, Pro, and Team users. pic.twitter.com/WPB2RMP0tj

 Direct code editing builds on OpenAI’s “work with apps” ChatGPT capability, which the company launched in beta in November 2024.  “Work with apps” allows the ChatGPT app for macOS to read code in a handful of dev-focused coding environments, minimizing the need to copy and paste code into ChatGPT.

 With the ability to directly edit code, ChatGPT now competes more directly with popular AI coding tools like Cursor and GitHub Copilot.  OpenAI reportedly has ambitions to launch a dedicated product to support software engineering in the months ahead.

 AI coding assistants are becoming wildly popular, with the vast majority of respondents in GitHub’s latest poll saying that they’ve adopted AI tools in some form.  Y Combinator partner Jared Friedman recently claimed a quarter of YC’s W25 startup batch have 95% of their codebases generated by AI.

 However, there are some security, copyright, and reliability risks associated with AI-powered assistive coding tools.  A survey from software vendor Harness found that the majority of developers spend more time debugging AI-generated code and security vulnerabilities compared to human-written contributions.  A Google report, meanwhile, found that AI can quicken code reviews and benefit documentation, but at the cost of delivery stability.

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