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Jason Lyon

Could China gatecrash the US-Gulf AI wedding?

America offers the technology and the know-how, while the Gulf brings the capital and the energy, but are the Gulf states putting all their AI eggs in the US basket?

Shirley Ze Yu 09 August 2025
Sebastien Thibault

Will Stargate give America an AI advantage over China?

A $500bn project involving key industry players is designed to build the gargantuan infrastructure needed to support the expansion of the AI revolution. For the US president, it is also about winning.

Marco Mossad 01 February 2025
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 March 2024
Diana Estefanía Rubio

Tech employees bear the brunt of economic crises

Last year proved challenging for the technology sector, marked by an unprecedented wave of layoffs worldwide.In 2023, more than 262,000 employees across more than 1,180 tech companies worldwide had…

Al Majalla - London 05 March 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 December 2023
Web Summit CEO Paddy Cosgrave is forced to resign because of his comments alleging Israeli war crimes in Gaza. On their part, Google, Apple and Waze imposed a traffic congestion blackout in Gaza. Sara Gironi Carnevale

Tech giants censure criticism of Israel while imposing blackouts in Gaza

Web Summit CEO Paddy Cosgrave is forced to resign because of his comments alleging Israeli war crimes in Gaza. On their part, Google, Apple and Waze imposed a traffic congestion blackout in Gaza.

Abdel-Rahman Ayas 31 October 2023
In an interview with Al Majalla, Dr. Maha Bali says she surrenders to the idea that artificial intelligence cannot be stopped but stresses the importance of shaping it to advance our values — not destroy them. Axel Rangel Garcia

AI is a wolf in sheep's clothing, says expert

In an interview with Al Majalla, Dr. Maha Bali says she surrenders to the idea that the technology cannot be stopped but stresses the importance of shaping it to advance our values — not destroy them

Alfred J. Naddaff 27 August 2023
People gather at a makeshift memorial honoring victims outside Walmart August 15, 2019 in El Paso, Texas. (Getty)

How Big Tech Can Fight White Supremacist Terrorism

On the morning ofAugust 3,Patrick Crusiusuploaded a 2,300-word manifesto to 8chan, an online forum popular with white nationalists. Within seconds, byte-sized packets bearing the anti-immigrant…

Daniel Byman and Christopher Meserole 24 August 2019
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Our cover story this week explores the opportunities and risks accompanying Syria's shift from being a corridor of Iranian influence to a state intent on containing it

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Jensen Huang is out. His successor has the toughest job in tech

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A company built around one man must now learn to run without him

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Why the midterms complicate Trump's search for an Iran deal

14, Nov 2026

Democratic control of Congress will increase scrutiny of the war and its economic costs, but could also make the concessions needed for a lasting agreement with Tehran more difficult to deliver

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AI in medicine: can a selfie tell how long we might live?

15, Nov 2026

Artificial intelligence can analyse facial features for clues to biological ageing and cancer survival, but further validation is needed before clinical use

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The Democrats’ old guard faces a progressive revolt 

15, Nov 2026

Following an historic landslide, a new progressive wave is calling for establishment figures to step aside and make way for new blood who better represent the future direction of the party

Tarek Rashed

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