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When and Why Did Conservatism Become Extremism?

Social Media App Parler Returns Today’s announcement about the unshuttering of controversial conservative social media platform Parler has raised some fairly profound social questions. The first question being how on earth can you write ‘conservative’ immediately after ‘controversial’. The app, which was thrown out of Google and Apple Online stores, became a megaphone for everything […]

Don't Be Too Sure About Deepfake Influencing 2024 Elections

It’s late December and the media are amping up pre-election chatter. The United States, the United Kingdom and India are all going to the polls. It’s the biggest election year in the history of the democratic process. The dominant narrative is, of course, AI. Deepfake video and audio content are threatening to laugh in the […]

Multi-currency Notes in Kuwait International Bank  

Kuwait International Bank (KIB) has revealed that it has installed a new multi-currency ATM at Kuwait International Airport, this is what is said to be advanced banking. This action aligns with the Bank’s comprehensive strategy to strengthen its ATM network with cutting-edge technology. KIB is working on enhancing its services to meet the client’s needs […]

The Spotify Layoff Email, Through the Lens of a Staff Member

DANIEL EK (CEO): Team, Over the last two years, we’ve put significant emphasis on building Spotify into a truly great and sustainable business – one designed to achieve our goal of being the world’s leading audio company and one that will consistently drive profitability and growth into the future. While we’ve made worthy strides, as I’ve […]

Apparently Air Traffic Control Needs AI Quicker Than We Thought

Drunk, Stoned and Depressed Air Traffic Controllers Guiding Your Plane “Hi everyone, this is your Captain again. We’re about 200 kilometres from Kennedy. We’ll be commencing our descent in two minutes.” After a long haul or a short haul, when you hear this, you can’t help but feel relieved you’ll be on the ground again […]

The Weeknd Delivers 4 Million Meals to Gaza

With seven No.1 songs on the charts, The Weeknd has just scored another hit . He has donated $2.5 million to the United Nation’s World Food Programme, more commonly known as WFP. This was done through his XO Humanitarian Fund. This amount will ensure that 173,000 Palestinians have meals for two weeks. Abel Tesfaye (his […]