Editorial
Iran strikes could shake Dubai’s billion-dollar influencer economy
As Iranian strikes reach the Gulf countries, Dubai’s carefully curated influencer paradise is facing its biggest stress test yet. Can a luxury brand built on safety survive visible instability?
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How Israel hacked Iran’s traffic cameras to pinpoint Khamenei
Israel is said to have hacked into Iran’s traffic camera networks to spy on Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Iranian officials for years before his assassination on Saturday and the US-Israel air strikes, as part of an operation that involved cyber intrusion, human intelligence, and advanced data analytics.
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US CyberCom on blackouts, narrative warfare, and the ethics of digital power
Military operations in Venezuela and, most recently Iran, have put cyber power at the centre of high-stakes military missions. But when digital capabilities can black out cities and influence political outcomes, who decides how far they should go?
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Iran-US conflict triggers internet blackout, cyberattacks, and UAE misinformation warning
A near-total internet blackout, hacked prayer apps, and hijacked state news websites marked the opening hours of Operation Epic Fury, as coordinated US-Israeli military strikes hit targets across Iran on Saturday.
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Beyond explanation: the top 10 UFO sightings captured in witness artwork
The Cosmic Report rounds up the best drawings, paintings, and computerized interpretations of UFO/UAP sightings from NUFORC (National UFO Reporting Center).
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Rumours about journalists using AI have been greatly exaggerated
Most of us like to get our hands dirty, and we actually loathe AI – maybe a bit too much.
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Experiment: the best app I never open keeps my photos off big tech’s servers
The AI industry is rushing to replace me and asking me to pay for it? Heck no. No dime for cloud-anything. I have the photos at home – I now use Immich.
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Are we better as Excel (vibe) managers, or as poets?
Finding purpose in the age of algorithms
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Technology’s growing ability to endanger our lives
Don’t you think that ChatGPT knows you a little bit too well? And that uploading your ID just to use social media is just a bit much?
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Goodbye, brains. Is AI your friend, your foe, or neither?
Every second out there, an argument silently dies as AI provides a definitive answer summarizing both sides.
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TikTok is finally American. Not great, not terrible
What is the price of a quick dopamine fix?
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UpScrolled is just another echo chamber of selective empathy
This makes UpScrolled as terrible as all other social media platforms.
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The tech news no one wants, but hey, it’s “Make America Go Away” o’clock
Europeans turning away from Silicon Valley tech has exploded into a full-blown “Make America Go Away” movement.
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#ErfanSoltani: The hashtag that shook Iran’s execution machine
A viral hashtag helped halt the execution of Iranian protester Erfan Soltani, showing how social media and political pressure can still disrupt authoritarian crackdowns.
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When free speech is nothing but baboon sounds
Prompting AI to undress someone is not free speech. Limiting such content is not censorship. Elon Musk would disagree. However, social media platforms that once promised to be a catalyst for democracy and pluralism are now invoking humanity's most primal instincts.
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Friction-maxxing: why 2026 is embracing inconvenience to feel more human
Paying with cash instead of a card. Using a flip-phone instead of a smartphone. Expressing your true opinion, even if it causes tension. Welcome to the new trend of friction-maxxing that’s catalyzing what it means to be human in 2026.
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Better not member (berries)
Writing under AI surveillance: how humans are flattening their own voices to avoid being flagged
Even when no artificial intelligence (AI) is watching, writers are rewriting themselves, flattening their voices, policing their words, and second-guessing every sentence as if an invisible algorithm is judging them.
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The algorithms in our head
So many influencers are trying to convince us that numbers don't matter – which makes me think they're all that matters.
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AI’s four possible futures: crash, stabilization, nationalization, or breakthrough?
Is the AI bubble set to pop? We analyze the four economic futures for generative AI – Crash, Stabilization, Nationalization, or Breakthrough – with insights from top AI venture capitalists and tech experts on market risks and unsustainable valuations.
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