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Diana Estefanía Rubio

Startups struggle to raise funding

2023 is on pace to be the lowest for venture funding since 2018. Global startup investment in 2023 reached $285bn, down from the $462bn invested in 2022, marking a 38% decline year over year and by…

Al Majalla - London 16, Apr 2024
A doctor robot uses a microscope in a scientific laboratory. Shutterstock

The AI doctor will see you…eventually

Artificial intelligence holds huge promise in health care. But it also faces massive barriers.

The Economist 13, Apr 2024
Saudi Arabia is investing billions of dollars in AI and related technology as part of its Vision 2023 programme. Reuters

Saudi Arabia influences the global race for AI investment

News of a $40bn fund in collaboration with Silicon Valley and Wall Street will places Riyadh among the leading riders in the race for dominance in an AI-driven future.

Khaled Kassar 04, Apr 2024
X CEO Elon Musk (right) Sam Altman, and OpenAI CEO (Left), face to face in an open legal battle. AFP

Dissecting discord: The unravelling of the Musk-Altman OpenAI partnership

Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI unveils rift over AI mission, transforming a once-promising partnership into a legal battleground

Abdel-Rahman Ayas 11, Mar 2024
Al Majalla looks at how voiceprint technology works, how it has already been used and what might lie ahead for what could be an important part of our AI-driven future. Nicola Ferrarese

Voiceprint technology: A commercial hit with military utility

Al Majalla looks at how voiceprint technology works, how it has already been used and what might lie ahead for what could be an important part of our AI-driven future.

Marco Mossad 07, Feb 2024
Diana Estefanía Rubio

Climate change and misinformation top global risks in 2024

What can we expect in 2024? Record global temperatures with increasingly harmful effects, a cost-of-living crisis, and escalating tensions in the Middle East

Al Majalla - London 23, Jan 2024
Narratives rooted in violent history are being used to shape our present, leading to a future shrouded in uncertainty. Sara Gironi Carnevale

Global politics caught between medieval past and AI-driven future

Narratives rooted in violent history are being used to shape our present, leading to a future shrouded in uncertainty

Houssam Itani 14, Jan 2024
Will it bring about a golden age or new dark times for mankind? A year of AI’s rapid rise feels like a millennium. Are we ready? Nicola Ferrarese

AI odyssey in 2024 may mark the start of a new era

Will it bring about a golden age or new dark times for mankind? A year of AI's rapid rise feels like a millennium. Are we ready?

Khaled Kassar 11, Jan 2024
AI is creating more emissions, but it is also being used to find “smart” solutions to fight climate change and offset the cutting-edge tech’s growing contribution to it. Dave Murray

The AI revolution is leaving a very real carbon footprint

AI is creating more emissions, but it is also being used to find "smart" solutions to fight climate change and offset the cutting-edge tech's growing contribution to it

Marcelle Nasr 28, Dec 2023
Diana Estefana Rubio

US and China at forefront of AI investment

In 2022 alone, 524 AI startups were founded in the US and 160 in China

Al Majalla - London 29, Nov 2023
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Iran’s waning influence

27 June 2025

Our July issue features in-depth articles and expert analyses exploring the future of Iran's influence and the long-term reverberations for the region

Al Majalla - London
Lina Jaradat
Culture & Social Affairs

Gaza’s ‘death trap’ aid centres: a real-life Hunger Games

02 July 2025

Israel's commandeering of aid distribution in Gaza forces starving Palestinians to run the gauntlet at centres with biometric monitoring systems, armed security, and life-or-death hazards

Hala Al-Naji
People gather to celebrate after Lebanese parliament elects army chief Joseph Aoun as the new president, on January 9, 2025, in Al-Aaishiyah, Lebanon. Ramiz Dallah/Getty
Politics

Lebanon’s second chance at statehood

02 July 2025

The crippling of Hezbollah's dominance and the Assad regime's fall in Syria have created a narrow but historic opening for the Lebanese people

Paul Salem
Lina Jaradat
Business & Economy

Oman is quietly redefining its development model

29 June 2025

It is no longer the Gulf's quiet outlier but a country quietly setting a new standard for sustainable economic development in the region

Neil Quilliam
Lina Jaradat
Politics

How the Middle East can capitalise on Iran’s regional setback

02 July 2025

The US security umbrella will focus on Iran's direct threats, but regional states should deal with Tehran's residual proxy groups in the region

James Jeffrey

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