Houthi Attacks
Al Jazeera, Any US attack on Yemen’s Houthis will ‘not go without response’, 11 Jan 2024 “The Houthis have attacked commercial ships they say are linked to Israel or...
Dubai Content Creators‘ Fund
Arab News, Dubai to allocate more than $40m for content creators’ support fund, 11 Jan 2024 “The move appears to align with Dubai’s commitment to investing in creative talents...
AI and Islam
Атанас Шиников, moecm, Изкуственият интелект на Аллах This is the first of a two-parter by Atanas Shinikov on AI/Islam/religious authority issues. I read it via machine translation (which should...
OpenAI Apps
Lauren Goode, Wired, OpenAI’s New App Store Could Turn ChatGPT Into an Everything App, 10 Jan 2024 “A new app store from the creator of ChatGPT invites companies to...
AI Fake News
Arab News, AI-driven fake news, social unrest among top global risks: World Economic Forum report, 10 Jan 2024 7″The organization’s Global Risks Report, released on Wednesday, said that the...
Mental Health and Social Media
Arab News, Experts discuss link between social media, mental health at 1Billion Followers Summit, 10 Jan 2024 ““Social media might be free, but it comes at your mental health’s...
Tube Girl Influencer Funds Schools
SCMP, Malaysian TikTok star ‘Tube Girl’ funds schooling for Palestinians: ‘you have to give back’, says influencer, real name Sabrina Bahsoon, 8 Jan 2024 “A Kuala Lumpur-born internet sensation...
Yemen: Qat Discussion
Tiara Sahar Ataii, New Lines Magazine, Qat’s Vicious Environmental Cycle, 5 Jan 2024 “As more farmers turn to the stimulant shrub for their fields, seeds that bear food are...