UpScrolled
Well, of course, I am curious about this: There's been a lot of talk this week about #Upscrolled – another digital space I will have to explore …...
The 2025 AI Index Report
Time to drill down in Stanford’s AI Index Report. It’s been a significant resource in the past, and this is the latest iteration (free to download): “The AI Index...
UAE AI Jobs
Whereas AI is replacing many computer-centred jobs, there still seems to be a demand in the UAE specifically for AI specialists: "Data from Stanford's 2025 AI Index Report found...
Syria Connections
An important piece: Thrilled to share my latest article: "Keeping Syria connected during civil war." A compelling, years-in-the-making story of "Mahmoud," a Syria Telecom network engineer who was on...
UAE Gaming
And, in other news … "The UAE’s average revenue per gamer in 2025 was $90, one of the highest in the world and ahead of Saudi Arabia’s $60. To...
Starlink UAE
#Stargate #UAE "The development of the 5-gigawatt Stargate UAE – backed by some of the world's biggest technology companies – proves the Emirates' ambitions to be at the forefront...
The Digital Minbar
Some familiar themes ++ here in this discussion on Egyptian digital issues. I haven’t read it yet in full: Muhammad Latif Fauzi, Imam Mustofa, Ibnu Akbar Maliki, Faiz Husaini,...
Ghanem al-Masarir v KSA
Haroon Siddique & Stephanie Kirchgaessner, The Guardian, Saudi Arabia ordered to pay £3m to London dissident over Pegasus spying, 26 Jan 2026. “In a judgment handed down on Monday, Judge Pushpinder Saini...
Islamic Algorithms Review
Mohamed Taher, Middle Eastern Librarians Association, Islamic Algorithms: Online Influence in the Muslim Metaverse: Book Review, 26 Jan 2026 “Islamic Algorithms provides a timely and thoughtful examination of how Islam,...