Amira Saadeh

The German Bundeskartellamt: Apple’s in Trouble

The 2020s are shaping up to be big years for governments’ antitrust legislation all over the world. Earlier this month, Germany’s Bundeskartellamt (Federal Cartel Office FCO) regulator designated Apple a “company of paramount significance for competition across markets,” adding Apple Inc. to Google and Meta which were determined with binding effect the same on May […]

Turns Out AI Could Start a Nuclear War After All

AI systems pose a lot of risks on their own, but they also inadvertently affect other existential risks. Every major tech company is working on its own artificial intelligence (AI) systems. And despite the technology being in its infancy still, it will not stay so for long. In fact, researchers expect our generation to witness […]

TikTok Issues: Data Privacy and Children’s Rights Violations

TikTok issues have been the talk of the world lately, especially data privacy and children’s rights violations. Lately, numerous countries are banning TikTok citing security concerns. It comes down to two main reasons: data privacy and the lack of protection for children and minors. The application has 1.534 billion users out of which 1 billion […]

Will There Be a Role for ChatGPT-Based Robots in Global Education?

While ChatGPT-based robots are not currently suitable for education, the future looks promising for their integration in aiding the learning process. ChatGPT-based robots are not yet suitable for education. However, the future is very promising. But let’s be clear on one thing: no matter what the future holds these technologies are here to aid and […]

Apple’s Lifetime: Steve Jobs vs. Tim Cook

Apple has had varying degrees of success throughout its lifetime, with the company’s history often divided into two distinct periods: Steve Jobs’ and Tim Cook’s leadership. When people talk about innovation and creativity, their thoughts go straight to Apple Inc., the mogul responsible for creating the blueprint of technological success. Regardless of one’s opinion, the […]

Telecom Ethics in the Age of AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) has taken the world by storm and infiltrated every possible sector, especially telecommunications. However, the question concerning telecom ethics during these turbulent times remains. With the creation of ChatGPT, we have entered an era unlike any other in terms of ethics and societal implications. Today, we can no longer apply innovations without […]

U.S. War on Chinese Hardware and Software

The U.S. war on China goes beyond Chinese hardware to now include its software. Can we afford slowing down technological advancements? The U.S. is not a fan of Chinese technology operating on its soil as it “strongly believes” that that could open it up to Chinese surveillance. And to drive that point home, late last […]

The European Tech Startups: Between a Rock and a Hard Place

The European tech startups have found themselves at a standstill amid the worst banking crisis since 2008. The banking sector is in its worst shape since the 2008 financial crisis. It is causing irreparable damage to every sector. And even though the main failure is on a different continent, the European tech startups are caught […]

The Inevitability of the Fintech Reckoning

The Fintech reckoning was bound to happen. The industry has been growing steadily since the 2008 financial crisis, but the COVID-19 pandemic was the leading enabler of forced integration into a fragile economic situation. The quicker they climb, the harder they fall. Financial technology (Fintech) has been a growing industry since the late 1960s, even […]

Will TikTok Ever Move Out of the Gun Sights of Governments?

TikTok has been making headlines ever since it debuted and went viral. Is “viral” even the right word to describe the cultural reset it triggered? Unfortunately, most of these headlines are not in the app’s favor, including adding to the mental health crisis among U.S. teens AND United Arab Emirates (UAE) teens and spreading misinformation […]