AI UAE
UAE’s digital push intensifies: "Mohammed Al Gergawi, UAE Minister of Cabinet Affairs and chairman of the World Governments Summit Organisation, on Tuesday said AI was one of the four...
Yemeni Crypto
“Yemen’s economic crisis, banking restrictions on money transfers, and growing digital financial literacy have fuelled the adoption of cryptocurrencies.” #Yemen "Yemen's economic crisis, banking restrictions on money transfers, and...
Saudi Fintech
Interesting KSA digital developments in fintech and savings "Saudi fintech Hakbah is pushing to formalize one of the region’s oldest financial habits, jameya savings circle, as the kingdom prepares...
Abu Dhabi AI
"Abu Dhabi’s artificial intelligence company G42 is developing national infrastructure for autonomous AI systems, alongside plans to build a large-scale computing centre in the UAE." #UAE...
Crypto Abu Dhabi
From a few days ago (missed it amongst everything else!). "A crypto venture linked to Donald Trump accepted a half-billion-dollar investment backed by an Abu Dhabi royal days before...
Podcasting Islam
New-ish and noted (and interesting!): Whyte, S. A. (2025). Podcasting Islam in the Anglosphere: Muslim counterpublics in the UK, US and Australia. Media, Culture & Society, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/01634437251400663 From...
The ‘AI Bubble’
The ‘AI bubble‘ under discussion in this excellent three-part series @alekskrotoski.bsky.social @drkevinfong.bsky.social...
KSA-UAE ‘Digital War‘
Some significant perspectives here Mohamad Elmasry discussing the implications of a KSA-UAE "digital war": Drill down for the details here. Worth reading …...
Social Media for Under-16s
Some interesting suggestions in Nylah Salam’s Hyphen’s piece below on social media usage for under-16s, and its role (according to some) as a way of enhacing religiosity. Interesting points...
Google AI Issues
Exclusive: Google breached its own policies that barred use of artificial intelligence for weapons or surveillance in 2024 by helping an Israeli military contractor analyze drone video footage....