The Beiruter

A new report finds that solar installations are surging across Africa far faster than official statistics suggest, driven by cheap Chinese panels and a largely decentralized boom that is allowing businesses to generate their own electricity beyond the reach of national grids.

More than 99% of international data traffic travels through submarine cables, but their concentration along narrow maritime routes, dependence on a small repair fleet and growing control by technology giants are turning the infrastructure beneath the internet into an issue of economic security and geopolitical power.

AI is transforming the economics of the world's most profitable technology companies as the enormous cost of computing requires levels of physical investment once unusual for the technology industry.

The internet exhausted its supply of new IPv4 addresses 15 years ago, but a global market for existing addresses shows how scarcity, compatibility and sunk investments can keep an aging technology valuable long after its successor arrives.

A simple message, a stolen code, and suddenly your trusted contacts become targets; inside Lebanon’s growing WhatsApp hacking networks and the tricks criminals use to steal accounts, money and personal data.

Meta’s release of Muse Glimmer brings new urgency to the debate over whether advanced AI should remain proprietary or be opened to developers worldwide.

The world may need to remove billions of tons of CO₂ from the atmosphere each year, but today's methods remain far from the scale required.

As artificial intelligence reshapes the music industry, can it truly replace human creativity? Maestro Harout Fazlian shares his perspective on emotion, originality and the future of composers in the age of AI.

China's record-breaking superconducting magnet marks another milestone in global fusion development as countries expand investment in the technologies needed for future reactors.

Cybersecurity and digital transformation expert Roland Abi Najem explains how Lebanon’s 5G rollout could transform the economy, despite infrastructure and electricity challenges.

Genetic research is uncovering the Levant's population history while revealing both the power and the limits of DNA.

Satellite technology is moving beyond emergency messaging and consumer smartphones, laying the foundation for communications networks that governments, militaries and industries are preparing to use.

Artificial intelligence is transforming online search from a system of ranked links into AI-generated answers, forcing businesses, publishers and regulators to rethink digital visibility, traffic and competition.

Through a new international AI governance body and a call for greater international AI cooperation at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference, Beijing is positioning itself as an alternative leader in the global governance of artificial intelligence.

At 23, Lebanese founder Rayan Dabbagh has already left his software engineering job at Amazon to build an AI startup backed by one of Silicon Valley's most influential venture capital firms. His story provides insight into what AI means for Lebanon's next generation of entrepreneurs.

Governments are investing billions in national AI infrastructure, but a new index suggests technological independence remains far more elusive than political rhetoric implies.

Artificial intelligence is giving rise to a new form of economic power, inviting comparisons with the political economy that once defined the world's oil-producing states.

China's successful recovery of its first reusable orbital rocket marks a major technological milestone and intensifies competition in the rapidly expanding global space economy. 

Through a global AI hackathon, one Lebanese entrepreneur argues that democratizing AI skills could redefine how countries compete in the AI economy.