Google – Virtually Islamic News

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...

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...

Mon 27 Jumada Al Oula 1445AH 11-12-2023AD
Google, Research, Search Engines

Searching Issues

Articles associated with the Google Trends‘ Survey 2023 AP/Arab News, What did you Google in 2023? ‘Barbie,’ Israel-Hamas war are among the year’s top Internet searches, 11 Dec 2023...

Wed 8 Jumada Al Oula 1445AH 22-11-2023AD
Google, Malaysia, Malaysia Internet

Reuters, Malaysia, Google announce strategic collaboration on skills opportunities – state news agency , 16 Nov 2023 “The Malaysian government and Google (GOOGL.O) announced a strategic collaboration to create inclusive growth...

Thu 29 Safar 1445AH 14-9-2023AD
Apps, Censorship, Google, Iran internet

Censorship-resistant apps

Chiara Castro, TechRadar, Developers can now build censorship-resistant apps with Google’s new tool, 14 Sep 2023 “The tool comes as a direct response to Iran’s harsh internet crackdown during...

Thu 25 Dhul Hijjah 1444AH 13-7-2023AD
Arabic, Artificial Intelligence, Google

Arabic Bard

Haifa Alshammari, Arab News, Google launches chatbot Bard in Arabic, 13 July 2023 “Google launched its latest generative artificial intelligence experiment, Bard in Arabic, on Thursday, having introduced it...

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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