Gulf AI Chips
Tonight’s listening Check out the latest episode of MEnbar, where I talk to the awesome June Park about the politics of AI Chips in the Gulf states. YouTube: lnkd.in/dp33W6Zn...
Quantum Türkiye
Türkiye witnesses major technological breakthrough as it unveils its first quantum computer, aiming to increase international competitive power in information processing technologies, Vice President Yılmaz sayshttps://t.co/OGwDfskKls — Daily Sabah...
Sahel ‘Jihad‘ Attacks
Updates on Sahel ‘jihad‘-oriented attacks. NEW MAPS: ISSP & JNIM | CTP's first Sahelian Salafi-jihadi areas of operation map update since 2022 reflects extensive changes based on the strengthening...
Qat/cat AI
Some confusion here on AI regarding qat The perils of AI and the misinterpretation/misrendering of qat (I don't think feline readers need be concerned)....
‘Cow Vigilantes‘
The headline may sound trivial, but this is a very serious issue: Meanwhile, on Instagram: “A new report from the Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) shared...
‘Islam and Digital Religion’
It’s always good to see former postgrads in print/digital editions: It's great to see Ibrahim Abusharif's "Islam and Digital Religion" chapter in Heidi Campbell and Pauline Hope Cheong's edited...
Muslim Podcasters
Here’s an article by my Digital British Islam colleagues Dr Khadijah Elshayyal and Dr Sadek Hamid: Here’s an excellent article from @digibritislam’s @DrKElshayyal and @SadekHamid on British Muslim podcasters....
AI ‘terrorist clones‘
Isaac Crowson, Daily Mirror/Apple News, Terrifying app lets people create AI ‘clones’ of terrorists like Manchester arena bomber, 16 Nov 2024. “Character AI lets people use artificial intelligence technology...
Fatwa Overload?
My work has focused on the issue of ‘fatwa overload‘ (or frequent questions on ‘smaller‘ topics) for many years. This video neatly encapsulates the issues and frustrations surrounding it....
Digital British Islam Conference Programme
Check out the Digital British Islam Conference’s provisional programme, now available here: https://digitalbritishislam.com/conference-programme/ Join us in Coventry 5-6 February 2025 for two days of panels, conversations, and presentations. Register...