Meta AI Arabic
“Moving forward, Meta AI will be available in Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Yemen. In tandem, Meta is also...
Anti-Muslim Statistics
“In its report the organisation (TellMama) said there had been a "surge in rhetoric that falsely portrays Muslims as terrorists or terrorist sympathisers" following the Israel-Gaza conflict and Southport...
Cola goes Pop
I thought this was a useful reflection on the impact of MENA consumer regional boycotts on certain products. I’m not a soft drinks fan, but I would try the...
Indonesia Social Media Limits
Aisyah Llewellyn, Al Jazeera, After Australia’s ban, Indonesia mulls minimum age for social media, 14 Feb 2025. #Indonesia is considering social media minimum user age: “Indonesia’s bid comes on...
Indonesia Chatbot
An (unnamed) #Indonesia chatbot is due to be announced. SCMP, Indonesia aims to create its version of DeepSeek in bid to become AI hub, 19 Feb 2025 “An ambitious...
AI (in-)Accuracy
BBC Media Centre, Groundbreaking BBC research shows issues with over half the answers from Artificial Intelligence (AI) assistants, 11 Feb 2025. “New BBC research published today provides a warning...
Iran Arrests
Sky News, British couple detained in Iran charged with espionage, 18 Feb 2025 “Iran has accused Craig and Lindsay Foreman of entering the country “under the guise of tourists”...
Israel and AI
Sam Mednick, Garance Burke, Michael Biesecker, Independent, How US tech giants supplied Israel with AI models, raising questions about tech’s role in warfare, 18 February 2025 “U.S. tech giants...
Dated Apps
I’m curious to know how this impacts Muslim dating and relationship apps (discussed in my books and at the recent Digital British Islam Conference). www.bbc.co.uk/news/article… the future of apps?...