Old Macs
I was discussing with students how technology marches on (not necessarily in a straight line), so I was interested to coincidentally see this article from Wired.
On Message
I’m interested in these communication pattern shifts, especially in terms of my own research areas (and as a fan of SMS over WhatsApp!): Juliana Piskorz, The Times, RIP WhatsApp...
Intel Malaysia
Paul Alcorn, Tom’s Hardware, Inside Intel’s CPU Packaging Factory: From Wafer to Chip “Intel and TSMC are competing furiously to provide the most advanced packaging technologies available, and Intel’s...
Chip Race
Joseph Wilkins, Markets Insider, Saudi Arabia, UAE join Elon Musk and Chinese tech titans in the race for scarce Nvidia chips, 15 Aug 2023 “Saudi Arabia and the United...
Tunisia Innovation Tech
Damilare Dosunmu, Rest of World, Stifled at home, Tunisian tech finds success in the West, 9 Aug 2023 “Acquisitions of InstaDeep and Expensya, which focused on international customers, are...
Cloned Voices
There are going to be some interesting religious decisions that will have to be made once this launches:
Amnesty Report
Opinion and analysis: The New Arab, Nowhere to Apart-Hide (Podcast) “This week on The New Arab Voice we delve into the latest Amnesty report, and examine how technology is being used, what it...
Indonesia Environment Impact
The environmental and social cost of tech industial development: Hannah Brown, AFP/Euronews, ‘The trees were all gone’: Indonesia’s nickel mines reveal the dark side of our electric future, 15...
Rebooting ‘digital persona’
So, I was interested in this story in terms of its implications for Islamic interpretation and legal authority (it’s not very clear cut on AI issues). Edina Harbinja, Lilian...
Iran – Big Tech Muted
Paresh Dave, Wired, Tech Workers Fight for Iran Protesters as Big Tech Plays It Safe, 20 Jan 2022 “Companies like Google have offered a muted response to unrest in...