Google – Virtually Islamic News

Wed 5 Ramadan 1446AH 5-3-2025AD
Artificial Intelligence, Google, Radicalisation

‘AI Deepfake Terrorism‘

Bryon Kaye, Reuters, Google reports scale of complaints about AI deepfake terrorism content to Australian regulator, 5 Mar 2025 “In its report, Google said it received 258 user reports...

Wed 20 Shaban 1446AH 19-2-2025AD
Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Google, Research

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...

Thu 2 Rajab 1446AH 2-1-2025AD
Apple, Google, Indonesia, Phones

Phone Components Indonesia

Aisyah Llewellyn, Al Jazeera, Indonesia’s Apple and Google bans frustrate country’s tech fans, 1 Jan 2025 “Indonesia, the fourth-most populous country with some 280 million people, is one of...

Mon 22 Jumada Al Akhira 1446AH 23-12-2024AD
Google, Maps, Palestine, West Bank

Mapping Palestine

Paresh Dave, Wired, How Google Maps Make It Harder for Palestinians to Navigate the West Bank A critical issue, that perhaps requires greater attention than it has received. “One...

Thu 5 Jumada Al Oula 1446AH 7-11-2024AD
Alphabet, Artificial Intelligence, Google, KSA, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia Internet

KSA AI

There have been significant investments in AI (especially Arabic LLMs) in KSA as Saudi Arabia attempts to position itself as a key tech hub. Google is opening an AI...

Sat 30 Rabi Al Thani 1446AH 2-11-2024AD
Arabic, Artificial Intelligence, Google, LLMs

Arabic LLMs

The National, Google expects more Arabic LLMs to emerge as it launches $15m fund to help AI localisation, 1 Nov 2024 “Google expects more Arabic large language models to emerge in the...

Tue 24 Muharram 1446AH 30-7-2024AD
Arabic, Google

Google OCR Arabic

Mon 9 Muharram 1446AH 15-7-2024AD
Google, Israel-Hamas Conflict 2024

IDF-Nimbus Links

Thu 22 Dhul Qidah 1445AH 30-5-2024AD
Google, Malaysia, Malaysia Internet

Google Data Centre Malaysia

AFP/Arab News, Google to invest $2 bn in data center in Malaysia, 30 May 2024, “Google will invest $2 billion in Malaysia to house the firm’s first data center...

Wed 8 Shawwal 1445AH 17-4-2024AD
Amazon, Google, Israel, Israel-Hamas Conflict 2024

Project Nimbus – Protests

Caroline Haskins, Wired, Google Workers Protest Cloud Contract With Israel’s Government, 17 Apr 2024 “The 2021 contract, known as Project Nimbus, involves Google and Amazon jointly providing cloud computing...

Islamic Algorithms – book cover

Gary R. Bunt, Islamic Algorithms: Online Influence in the Muslim Metaverse (London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2024)

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“Gary Bunt’s Islamic Algorithms explores the dynamic relationship between technology shifts and the evolving engagement of Muslims online. Bunt emphasises the unchanging core of Islam, adapting its expression to developing technology. A testament to Bunt’s brilliance in the ever-changing Cyber Islamic Environments, this is a must-read for those interested in Islamic studies, digital Islam and Muslim metaverses.” ―Eva Nisa, Senior Lecturer of Anthropology, The Australian National University, Australia

“A timely and insightful exploration, the book offers a concise yet comprehensive glimpse into the evolving landscape of Cyber Islamic Environments. From the serene halls of Jakarta’s Istiqlal Mosque to the potential realms of Muslim metaverses, this book takes readers on a journey to unveil the dynamic relationship between Islam and technology. In a world where smartphones guide prayers and iPads connect elders in study groups, Bunt shares a compelling and timely perspective on the evolving relationship between Islam, technology and the digital age.” ―Umar Ryad, Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies, University of Leuven, Belgium

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