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US-China battle for tech dominance heats up

Amidst a larger trade war, the race to establish dominance in the AI industry is in full flow, the winner likely to set the rules of the game. A recent meeting in Beijing is evidence of its importance

Marco Mossad 18, Mar 2025
This picture taken and released on May 30, 2024 by Taiwan's Central News Agency (CNA) shows NVIDIA's founder and CEO Jensen Huang speaking to the press at a night market in Taipei. AFP

What could stop the Nvidia frenzy?

Two contradictions could stymie the AI chipmaker-in-chief

The Economist 07, Sep 2024
The gaming industry is having to recalibrate after the lockdown boosted user and revenue figures. Shutterstock

The ‘Zoom boom’ left gaming giddy. Now it's sobering up

After the world reopened, the gaming sector's heyday came to an end. Now, the leading firms are making layoffs to get in shape.

Khaled Kassar 10, Mar 2024
The World Bank says Palestine's tech sector has unrealised potential that, if appropriately harnessed, can lead to more job creation and boost economic growth. Ewan White

Despite Gaza war, Palestine’s tech sector remains an avenue of hope and opportunity

The World Bank says Palestine's tech sector has unrealised potential that, if appropriately harnessed, can lead to more job creation and boost economic growth

Lina Khatib 21, Dec 2023
The bluebird is gone but it will live on in the hearts of loyal Twitter users who are less than enthusiastic about Musk's all-encompassing platform X. Will his crazy bet pay off? Only time will tell. Reuters

Twitter's rebrand to X is more than a cosmetic change

The bluebird is gone but it will live on in the hearts of loyal Twitter users who are less than enthusiastic about Musk's all-encompassing platform X. Will his crazy bet pay off? Only time will tell.

Khaled Kassar 25, Jul 2023
While universities around the world grapple with generative AI in the classrooms come fall semester, Arab academics and students have already got a headstart. Nash Weerasekera

How the Arab world is adopting a proactive approach to AI

While universities around the world grapple with generative AI in the classrooms come fall semester, Arab academics and students have already got a headstart 

Alfred J. Naddaff 19, Jul 2023
American scholar Kate Eichhorn believes that forgetting has become impossible in the digital age, which documents all of our movements. Shadi Alaa Aldin reviews her book, "The End of Forgetting". Shutterstock

The end of forgetting: Is social media holding us hostage to our pasts?

American scholar Kate Eichhorn believes that forgetting has become impossible in the digital age, which documents all of our movements. Shadi Alaa Aldin reviews her book, "The End of Forgetting".

Shadi Alaa Aldin 16, Jun 2023
Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks under an image of Apple Vision Pro at Apple Park in Cupertino, California, U.S. June 5, 2023. Reuters

Apple Vision Pro: The eyes of the future

It represents a significant AR/VR technology advancement. Its seamless blend of mixed reality experiences, powerful hardware, and extensive app ecosystem make it a compelling offering in the market.

Abdel-Rahman Ayas 15, Jun 2023
Hinton's greatest concern is that governments and power-hungry companies would seek to monopolise AI technology or if the technology fell into the wrong hands. Nash Weerasekera

When artificial intelligence becomes a nightmare

Hinton's greatest concern is that governments and power-hungry companies would seek to monopolise AI technology or if the technology fell into the wrong hands

Khaled Kassar 05, May 2023
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Frederic Hof: Israel-Syria peace is far off, but a truce is crucial

28 May 2025

The former US envoy to Damascus tells Al Majalla how to find a path to a lasting settlement and a new place in the Middle East, from his unique perspective and first-hand experience in Assad-era talks

Johaina Khaldieh
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The Israel-Houthi war achieves nothing and hurts both sides

28 May 2025

Killing Yemeni civilians further ruins Israel's global image. Meanwhile, the Houthis cannot defeat Israel militarily.

Anwar Al-Ansi
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The history of tariffs is still being written

29 May 2025

A US federal court has blocked Trump's tariffs and ruled that the president doesn't have unilateral authority to impose them, dealing a major blow to his economic policy

Toufic Chanbour
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Culture & Social Affairs

Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha: Pulitzer Prize is a recognition of our story

26 May 2025

The US-based writer does not hold back in what he pens for American readers, nor is he censored. There is just one word that he is forbidden from using.

Houssam Marouf
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It’s time to build a regional climate fund

27 May 2025

As global climate finance falters and US support disappears, the MENA region faces a widening funding gap. Now is the time to create a regional climate finance mechanism.

Léa Eid

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