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#13203588

16 January 2026

A man wearing a hooded jacket and casual attire sits on a sleek, slatted wooden bench in a modern waiting area at Edinburgh Waverley railway station in Edinburgh, Scotland, on December 18, 2025.

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#13162946

7 January 2026

Meta exhibition stand with the logo of the technology company. Meta Platforms owns and operates several social media platforms and communication services including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, Threads. Meta has headquarters in California, USA and is considered Big Tech company, listed as one of the world's largest public companies, aiming to a strategic shift toward developing the metaverse, an interconnected digital ecosystem spanning virtual and augmented reality technologies with products like the Ray-Ban Meta, a series of AI glasses created by Meta Platforms and EssilorLuxottica. Tech companies booths at the BRIDGE Summit 2025 at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre ADNEC. BRIDGE Summit in the UAE is a major global media, entertainment, and technology conference. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on December 10, 2025.

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#13162947

7 January 2026

Meta exhibition stand with the logo of the technology company. Meta Platforms owns and operates several social media platforms and communication services including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, Threads. Meta has headquarters in California, USA and is considered Big Tech company, listed as one of the world's largest public companies, aiming to a strategic shift toward developing the metaverse, an interconnected digital ecosystem spanning virtual and augmented reality technologies with products like the Ray-Ban Meta, a series of AI glasses created by Meta Platforms and EssilorLuxottica. Tech companies booths at the BRIDGE Summit 2025 at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre ADNEC. BRIDGE Summit in the UAE is a major global media, entertainment, and technology conference. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on December 10, 2025.

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#13162948

7 January 2026

Meta exhibition stand with the logo of the technology company. Meta Platforms owns and operates several social media platforms and communication services including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, Threads. Meta has headquarters in California, USA and is considered Big Tech company, listed as one of the world's largest public companies, aiming to a strategic shift toward developing the metaverse, an interconnected digital ecosystem spanning virtual and augmented reality technologies with products like the Ray-Ban Meta, a series of AI glasses created by Meta Platforms and EssilorLuxottica. Tech companies booths at the BRIDGE Summit 2025 at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre ADNEC. BRIDGE Summit in the UAE is a major global media, entertainment, and technology conference. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on December 10, 2025.

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#13162949

7 January 2026

Meta exhibition stand with the logo of the technology company. Meta Platforms owns and operates several social media platforms and communication services including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, Threads. Meta has headquarters in California, USA and is considered Big Tech company, listed as one of the world's largest public companies, aiming to a strategic shift toward developing the metaverse, an interconnected digital ecosystem spanning virtual and augmented reality technologies with products like the Ray-Ban Meta, a series of AI glasses created by Meta Platforms and EssilorLuxottica. Tech companies booths at the BRIDGE Summit 2025 at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre ADNEC. BRIDGE Summit in the UAE is a major global media, entertainment, and technology conference. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on December 10, 2025.

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#13162950

7 January 2026

Meta exhibition stand with the logo of the technology company. Meta Platforms owns and operates several social media platforms and communication services including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, Threads. Meta has headquarters in California, USA and is considered Big Tech company, listed as one of the world's largest public companies, aiming to a strategic shift toward developing the metaverse, an interconnected digital ecosystem spanning virtual and augmented reality technologies with products like the Ray-Ban Meta, a series of AI glasses created by Meta Platforms and EssilorLuxottica. Tech companies booths at the BRIDGE Summit 2025 at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre ADNEC. BRIDGE Summit in the UAE is a major global media, entertainment, and technology conference. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on December 10, 2025.

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#13162951

7 January 2026

Meta exhibition stand with the logo of the technology company. Meta Platforms owns and operates several social media platforms and communication services including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, Threads. Meta has headquarters in California, USA and is considered Big Tech company, listed as one of the world's largest public companies, aiming to a strategic shift toward developing the metaverse, an interconnected digital ecosystem spanning virtual and augmented reality technologies with products like the Ray-Ban Meta, a series of AI glasses created by Meta Platforms and EssilorLuxottica. Tech companies booths at the BRIDGE Summit 2025 at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre ADNEC. BRIDGE Summit in the UAE is a major global media, entertainment, and technology conference. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on December 10, 2025.

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#13162952

7 January 2026

Meta exhibition stand with the logo of the technology company. Meta Platforms owns and operates several social media platforms and communication services including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, Threads. Meta has headquarters in California, USA and is considered Big Tech company, listed as one of the world's largest public companies, aiming to a strategic shift toward developing the metaverse, an interconnected digital ecosystem spanning virtual and augmented reality technologies with products like the Ray-Ban Meta, a series of AI glasses created by Meta Platforms and EssilorLuxottica. Tech companies booths at the BRIDGE Summit 2025 at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre ADNEC. BRIDGE Summit in the UAE is a major global media, entertainment, and technology conference. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on December 10, 2025.

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#13162953

7 January 2026

Meta exhibition stand with the logo of the technology company. Meta Platforms owns and operates several social media platforms and communication services including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, Threads. Meta has headquarters in California, USA and is considered Big Tech company, listed as one of the world's largest public companies, aiming to a strategic shift toward developing the metaverse, an interconnected digital ecosystem spanning virtual and augmented reality technologies with products like the Ray-Ban Meta, a series of AI glasses created by Meta Platforms and EssilorLuxottica. Tech companies booths at the BRIDGE Summit 2025 at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre ADNEC. BRIDGE Summit in the UAE is a major global media, entertainment, and technology conference. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on December 10, 2025.

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#13162954

7 January 2026

Meta exhibition stand with the logo of the technology company. Meta Platforms owns and operates several social media platforms and communication services including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, Threads. Meta has headquarters in California, USA and is considered Big Tech company, listed as one of the world's largest public companies, aiming to a strategic shift toward developing the metaverse, an interconnected digital ecosystem spanning virtual and augmented reality technologies with products like the Ray-Ban Meta, a series of AI glasses created by Meta Platforms and EssilorLuxottica. Tech companies booths at the BRIDGE Summit 2025 at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre ADNEC. BRIDGE Summit in the UAE is a major global media, entertainment, and technology conference. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on December 10, 2025.

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#13162955

7 January 2026

Meta exhibition stand with the logo of the technology company. Meta Platforms owns and operates several social media platforms and communication services including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, Threads. Meta has headquarters in California, USA and is considered Big Tech company, listed as one of the world's largest public companies, aiming to a strategic shift toward developing the metaverse, an interconnected digital ecosystem spanning virtual and augmented reality technologies with products like the Ray-Ban Meta, a series of AI glasses created by Meta Platforms and EssilorLuxottica. Tech companies booths at the BRIDGE Summit 2025 at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre ADNEC. BRIDGE Summit in the UAE is a major global media, entertainment, and technology conference. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on December 10, 2025.

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#13162956

7 January 2026

Meta exhibition stand with the logo of the technology company. Meta Platforms owns and operates several social media platforms and communication services including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, Threads. Meta has headquarters in California, USA and is considered Big Tech company, listed as one of the world's largest public companies, aiming to a strategic shift toward developing the metaverse, an interconnected digital ecosystem spanning virtual and augmented reality technologies with products like the Ray-Ban Meta, a series of AI glasses created by Meta Platforms and EssilorLuxottica. Tech companies booths at the BRIDGE Summit 2025 at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre ADNEC. BRIDGE Summit in the UAE is a major global media, entertainment, and technology conference. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on December 10, 2025.

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#13162957

7 January 2026

Meta exhibition stand with the logo of the technology company. Meta Platforms owns and operates several social media platforms and communication services including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, Threads. Meta has headquarters in California, USA and is considered Big Tech company, listed as one of the world's largest public companies, aiming to a strategic shift toward developing the metaverse, an interconnected digital ecosystem spanning virtual and augmented reality technologies with products like the Ray-Ban Meta, a series of AI glasses created by Meta Platforms and EssilorLuxottica. Tech companies booths at the BRIDGE Summit 2025 at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre ADNEC. BRIDGE Summit in the UAE is a major global media, entertainment, and technology conference. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on December 10, 2025.

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#13162958

7 January 2026

Meta exhibition stand with the logo of the technology company. Meta Platforms owns and operates several social media platforms and communication services including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, Threads. Meta has headquarters in California, USA and is considered Big Tech company, listed as one of the world's largest public companies, aiming to a strategic shift toward developing the metaverse, an interconnected digital ecosystem spanning virtual and augmented reality technologies with products like the Ray-Ban Meta, a series of AI glasses created by Meta Platforms and EssilorLuxottica. Tech companies booths at the BRIDGE Summit 2025 at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre ADNEC. BRIDGE Summit in the UAE is a major global media, entertainment, and technology conference. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on December 10, 2025.

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#13149280

2 January 2026

A man installs a Virtual Private Network (VPN) application on his mobile phone in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on January 02, 2026. The use of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) is banned in many districts of Jammu and Kashmir for at least two months due to security reasons. According to officials, misuse of VPNs may impede lawful monitoring and pose risks to safety.

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#13149281

2 January 2026

A man installs a Virtual Private Network (VPN) application on his mobile phone in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on January 02, 2026. The use of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) is banned in many districts of Jammu and Kashmir for at least two months due to security reasons. According to officials, misuse of VPNs may impede lawful monitoring and pose risks to safety.

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