Science & Technology

ILO Moves to Strengthen Labour Rights and Social Protection for Digital Platform Workers —————————————- The International Labour Organization (ILO), in cooperation with governments and representatives of workers’ and employers’ organizations, is pursuing efforts to review labour regulations and expand social…

Wall Street Tech Giants Suffer Sharp Sell-Off Amid Democratic Election Gains and Growing Uncertainty Over AI Industry ——————————————– Gains by the Democratic Party in the US midterm elections, coupled with growing concerns over possible new restrictions on data center construction,…

Academic Calls on Shia and Sunni Seminaries to Use AI in Hadith Authentication —————————————— Dr. Ali Paya, a researcher and professor of philosophy, has proposed a joint initiative involving the seminaries of Qom and Najaf and Egypt’s Al-Azhar to use…

UK Opens Competition Investigation into Meta’s Use of Publishers’ Content for AI ————————————– The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has opened an investigation into whether Meta abused its market position through commercial terms that could allow it to collect…

FBI Links North Korea to $6.3bn Theft from Binance Cryptocurrency Exchange —————————————————– The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has linked North Korea to the theft of approximately $6.3 billion in virtual assets from cryptocurrency exchange Binance, describing it as…

Sharjah Symposium Explores AI’s Role in Quranic Rhetorical Studies ————————————— The Holy Quran Academy in Sharjah held a symposium on Thursday, bringing together Islamic affairs authorities, universities and researchers from several countries to discuss the Encyclopedia of Rhetorical Exegesis and…

Report Attributed to OpenAI Points to Growing Muslim Interest in Using AI for Religious Knowledge —————————————— A report attributed to OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, has highlighted the growing use of artificial intelligence tools to seek religious information, with Islamic…

AI Tool Employs Facial Photos to Estimate Biological Age, Cancer Survival ————————————— US scientists have developed an AI tool that can estimate a person’s biological age from a facial photograph and provide insights into the likelihood of survival among cancer…

United States: Texas Halal Restaurant Uses AI Assistant to Handle Orders in Seven Languages ————————————————————————- A halal restaurant in Texas is using artificial intelligence to take customer orders, answer phone calls, and manage requests in seven languages, highlighting the growing…

WhatsApp Tests Audio Stickers, Redesigned Message Composer on Android —————————————- WhatsApp is testing new features for its Android app, including audio-enabled stickers and a redesigned message composer, according to recent reports by Android Authority and WABetaInfo. The audio-sticker feature could…