UAE AI Silicon Valley
It’s going to be fascinating to see what developments emerge from this: Important #UAE #AI #SiliconValley developments reported here by @restofworld.org...
From YouTube to the Ring
From YouTube to the boxing ring – impressive! 'They told me to choose between my hijab and boxing' www.bbc.com/sport/boxing…...
Internet ‘enshitification’
Not my term, but an interesting article. That’s tonight’s listening sorted (via @newlinesmag.bsky.social) – and a chance to include “enshitification” in a post (after a struggle with spellcheck) newlinesmag.com/podcast/why-…...
Malaysian Socials Control
"The Cabinet approved the move as part of a broader effort to shield young people from online harm like cyberbullying, scams and sexual exploitation." #Malaysia...
Malaysia Social Media Ban
It’ll be interesting to monitor the impact of this: "The Cabinet approved the move as part of a broader effort to shield young people from online harm like cyberbullying,...
Hallucinations
Don’t believe everything you read, especially if it is AI-generated… Hallucinations ++ don't over-feed the LLM...
Polarisation ‘side-hustle’
So much new terminology to learn (and an informative article from 404Media: X's location "transparency" feature showing many MAGA accounts are based internationally reveals what we already knew: The...
‘Hijacking‘ Facebook
If you haven’t already seen this from @theleaduk.bsky.social it is essential reading …...
Indonesia ‘Preacher Conduct‘
Online dimensions here: “The controversy has boosted calls for a certification programme to increase the quality of Muslim preachers and prevent inappropriate conduct.” This, from Indonesia, taps into wider...
Iran Bots
I don’t write the headlines or endorse the slant in the article, but there is some interesting content here nevertheless: opinion/analysis...