Nostalgia Podcast
I’m on Chris Deacy’s Nostalgia podcast, which delves into my pre-academic activities, and certainly brought back some personal memories:
Iran AI Fatwa
Noor al-Sibai, Futurism, The Byte, Iranian Authorities Say AI Could Help Issue Fatwas Faster Than Ever Before, 26 Sep 2023. “Government officials in Iran are looking to modernize —...
UAE Crypto
The National, UAE’s crypto transactions hit nearly $35bn amid rising regulatory clarity, 26 Sep 2023. “The value of cryptocurrency transactions received by the UAE reached nearly $35 billion between July 2022...
Podcast: ‘Who Referees Cyberspace?’
New podcast Disorder contains interesting interviews with Asha Rangappa and David Patrikarakos.
MBS Confirms Tweet Death Sentence
Joey Shea, Human Rights Watch, Saudi Crown Prince Confirms Death Sentence for Tweets, 22 Sep 2023 “Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, known as MBS, has confirmed that retired teacher...
Afghanistan Cassettes
Shah Meer Baloch, The Guardian, ‘The love for music is still there’: saving the sounds of Afghanistan one cassette at a time, 21 Sep 2023 “Zamri, an Afghan refugee,...
TikToker Jailed
BBC News, Indonesia: TikToker jailed for two years over pork video, 20 Sep 2023 “Many conservative groups across the country also issued rulings calling the video blasphemous. They included...
Captagon Crisis
Fred Schwaller, Deutsche Welle, What is Captagon, the drug mass-produced in Syria?, 19 Sep 2023. “The psychostimulant drug is a huge concern for countries in the Middle East....
Intel Malaysia
Paul Alcorn, Tom’s Hardware, Inside Intel’s CPU Packaging Factory: From Wafer to Chip “Intel and TSMC are competing furiously to provide the most advanced packaging technologies available, and Intel’s...
TikTok Flag Controversy
Arab News, Lebanese man arrested after posting TikTok with Israeli flag, 19 Sep 2023, “A Lebanese citizen was arrested on Monday for posting a video on TikTok showing his...