KSA e-payments
Nadin Hassan, Arab News, From cash to clicks: Saudi Arabia’s e-payments revolution, 28 Sep 2024 ” Imagine a bustling Riyadh souk where every transaction is just a tap away —...
Arabic AI ++
Nada Hameed, How an AI-driven platform is bridging linguistic and cultural gaps in content creation, 26 Sep 2024 “But what truly sets STUCK? apart is its ability to handle...
Podcast on pagers
The use of AI to create a fictional podcast about the pager explosions (!) … While interested in the tech, I haven’t heard it yet.
“Islam online – offline – and beyond”
Last week, I participated in a fruitful two-day workshop on online Islam organised by Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Forschungszentrum für Islam und Recht in Europa – FAU EZIRE in Erlangen. The workshop...
Iran hack allegation
Reuters, Sweden accuses Iran of hacking messaging service after Koran burnings, 24 Sep 2024 “Swedish authorities said on Tuesday that Iran hacked into a text messaging service last year...
Exploding Pagers
Updated I’m following this fast-changing situation in Lebanon (there’s more on my X @garybunt). I’ve updated as new elements become available. Warning: Sensitive content. Reuters, What is Israel’s secretive...
Review – ‘Islamic Algorithms’
Michael Dhanoya (University of Leicester) has written the first external review of ‘Islamic Algorithms’. It’s published on the LSE Religion and Global Society social media/website. Here’s a quote: ”Comprehensive...