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Data Considerations for an Effective and Responsible Medical AI Ecosystem in MENA
The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthtech has transformed patient care, diagnostics, and drug discovery. Healthtech is the fastest growing startup vertical in the MENA region, with startups utilizing AI in clinical decision support, among other areas. In this article, Shadi Bahou confirms that, while AI presents great opportunities for healthtech, challenges like data quality, bias, and ethics must be considered for a responsible and safe AI ecosystem.
Mastodon and the Fediverse: Decentralized Social Media
While centralized platforms profit from our data without informed consent, decentralized networks offer an alternative built on transparency and user control. Abdullah Joudeh explores Mastodon and the Fediverse, examining how ActivityPub protocol enables cross-platform communication while restoring privacy, free speech, and data ownership to users across the open web.
December 9, 2025
Abdallah Joudeh
Open Source Software, Privacy
Why OSS is Crucial for Privacy
When it comes to privacy, trust should be earned, not assumed. In this article, Abdel Rahman Alazzeh explains how Open Source software replaces blind faith with transparency, allowing anyone to inspect the code, verify privacy claims, and fix flaws faster, making security stronger precisely because nothing is hidden.
December 8, 2025
Abdel Rahman Alazzeh
How Encrypted Messaging Apps Work: Telegram, Signal, and WhatsApp Compared
Information Security Engineer, Ahmad Obeidat, talks about how encryption protocols work, how different IM apps handle their security and metadata, and why their trust models differ, helping readers choose the right app for their privacy needs.
December 7, 2025
Ahmad Obeidat
Compilers: The Heroes behind the Scenes
The importance of compilers could not be understated, they are the bond between software and hardware , and yet most programmers don't even consider becoming compiler engineers. Omar Al-Azizi is an exception, and in this article he explains why
August 19, 2025
Omar Al-Azizi
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