WATCH | AI AND DEMOCRACY

Sat 20 January 2024: Artificial intelligence (AI) will be one of the defining technologies of our time. As developers and tech companies pile into AI, the limits of what computers can do are expanding dizzyingly fast. The line between fact and fiction, real and AI-generated, is now almost impossible to determine. However, with this comes […]

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CAN IRAN AND PAKISTAN CONTAIN CROSS-BORDER TENSIONS?

Thu 18 January 2024: Pakistan launches strikes inside Iran, saying they were retaliation for attacks by Tehran on targets in Pakistan. Iran and Pakistan have launched attacks across their border into each other’s territory. Both said they are targeting armed groups and cited “national security” for their actions. Armed groups in the Balochistan region have been […]

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WAR ON GAZA: META SILENCING PALESTINIAN VOICES, SAYS HRW

Thu 18 January 2024: 7amleh, The Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media, says that since the war on Gaza began, Israeli authorities have been cracking down on Palestinians “for simply expressing their views or opinions on various online platforms, through a variety of measures including censorship, surveillance and arrests”. The Palestinian digital rights […]

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ROBOT SOPHIA: ‘NOT A THING’ COULD STOP A ROBOT TAKEOVER

Sat 19 August 2023: One of the world’s most advanced human-like robots discusses whether AI will outsmart humans. As AI-driven robots become more intelligent and more autonomous, could they also become powerful or harmful? The robot named Sophia was created in 2016 by the Hong Kong-based company Hanson Robotics. Sophia’s AI technology has surpassed a […]

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‘HINDUTVA PANDEMIC’ DOCUMENTARY EXPOSES RIGHT WING IDEOLOGY’S ROLE IN LEICESTER UNREST

Sun 09 July 2023: A recently released documentary from Maktoob Originals, titled ‘Hindutva Pandemic,’ exposes the role of Hindutva in inciting the 2022 unrest in the city of Leicester, UK. The gripping documentary reveals the long-standing presence of Hindutva and its involvement in instigating violence in the city even prior to the unrest. In an […]

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OVER QUARTER-BILLION PEOPLE WERE ACUTELY FOOD INSECURE IN 2022: REPORT

Sat 06 May 2023: In 2022, more than a quarter of a billion people in 58 food-crisis countries/territories were acutely food insecure and required immediate food assistance, according to the Global Report on Food Crises released on Wednesday. The report’s findings indicate that accomplishing the objective of eradicating hunger by 2030 is growing increasingly difficult, […]

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