UAE Influence
It’s interesting to determine the implications of this investment on influencers (however defined) in UAE and MENA. UAE influencer development...
AI Middle East (Report)
Alvin R. Cabral, The National, Many Middle East firms struggle to know where to start with AI, 26 Feb 2025 “A report from global consultancy Deloitte has found that...
AI Chips
This is a very interesting podcast: Thanks, Marc. My evening listening is sorted … [image or embed] — Gary R. Bunt (@garyrbunt.bsky.social) 21 November 2024 at 16:52 Related reading...
AI MENA Security
Sunil Singh, The National, How Corgea is leveraging AI to redefine cyber security in the Middle East, 25 Nov 2024 “Generation Start-up: With YouTube co-founder among its backers, the...
Telegram – Dubai
Arab News, Dubai-based Telegram platform to hit 1 bln users within year, founder says, 17 April 2024 “The Telegram messaging app, one of the most popular social media platforms...
MENA AI Biometric Concerns
Cathrin Schaer, Deutsche Welle, AI-enhanced identification: A danger in the Middle East?, 23 Aug 2023 “The use of digital biometric identification — recognizing people by their unique features —...
X Blue Issues
Al Jazeera, X Blue users will need to send selfie, data to Israeli software company, 21 Aug 2023 “Subscription users of X, formerly Twitter, will need to send a...
New & Noted: “Gender Beliefs of Muslim Facebook Users”
This looks interesting: Charles, M., Friedland, R., Afary, J., & Yang, R. (2023). Complicating Patriarchy: Gender Beliefs of Muslim Facebook Users in the Middle East, North Africa, and South...
MENA Podcasts
Arab News, Swedish Acast partners with MidEast podcast networks Sowt and Kerning Cultures “Podcasts are an estimated $6 billion market opportunity in MENA and have largely gone untapped. We’re...