WIRED Middle East
How To and Advice
Israel Is Trying to Shape What Chatbots Say. We Tested Six.
Israel contracted a US firm to shape GPT conversations. WIRED Middle East tested whether its campaign sites are surfacing in chatbot answers.
By Malak Saleh
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In the Age of Social Media, Silence Doesn’t Pay
In the endless noise of social media, silence stands out.
By Carla Sertin
Security News
US Strikes on Iran Were War Crimes, UN-Backed Mission Finds
The mission found failures in how a school in Iran was targeted. New reporting raises questions about AI’s role, but its impact remains unproven.
By Tamara Davison
Digital Culture
What Would A Child-Free Internet Look Like?
Social media bans promise to protect children. But young users, creators and their economic influence may simply move somewhere less visible.
By Megan Tomos
Eye Spy
ZuckOff Is a Free App That Sees Meta Glasses Before They See You
You can't always tell if someone is recording you with their smart glasses – but your phone can help.
By Megan Tomos
SPECIAL EDITION
Science
Environment
This Cyborg Cockroach Could Save Lives in Disaster Zones
Researchers have developed remotely controlled cockroaches that can locate victims and deliver injections–but only to simulated targets so far.
By Ritsuko Kawai
Health
What Is TPO – And Could It Be in Your Gel Manicure?
Europe banned TPO from gel polish over fertility concerns. Dubai can test for it, but its presence in UAE salons remains unknown.
By Bianca Carrera
Psychology and Neuroscience
What’s the Difference Between Postpartum Psychosis and Postpartum Depression?
The Lindsay Clancy trial has put postpartum psychosis in focus. Here’s how the rare psychiatric emergency differs from postpartum depression.
By Evangeline Elsa
Health
The UAE Is Betting Big on Medical AI. Now Comes the Hard Part
From autism screening to cancer diagnosis, the UAE’s medical AI ambitions face a harder test: proving these tools work in clinics.
By Malak Saleh
THE BIG STORY
THE ESCAPE ISSUE
YouTube Star AboFlah Made Streaming His Life. He Wants His Kids to Live Offline
AboFlah talks about his new goals, streaming for charity, and when it's time to log off.
By Carla Sertin
Invisibile Labour
Over 600,000 Syrian Refugees Have Left Lebanon. Nobody Knows the Economic Cost
Lebanon can estimate how many refugees are leaving. It cannot accurately measure what their departure means for its economy.
By Yasmina El Zein
Digital Deen
Meet the Accidental Editor-in-Chief of Muslim Media
Ameer Al-Khatahtbeh was just trying to find an outlet for Muslim news. Now he has more than 12 million followers.
By Carla Sertin
THE LAUNCH ISSUE
Our First Print Issue Is Here. It's About the Future, And Who Gets To Shape It
In the AI era, being connected is more crucial (and complicated) than ever before.
By Carla Sertin
Humane Tech
You Cannot Trust AI, Says Cisco's Global Innovation Officer
To benefit from AI, billions still need internet access, says Cisco’s Guy Diedrich – and humanity may matter more than ever.
By Carla Sertin
Security
Security News
Israel’s Crocodile Prison Plan Is Part of a Wider Fight Over Nature
Palestinian ecologists say the proposal reveals how wildlife protections can be used to control land, resources and people.
By Kate McMahon
Security News
Israel Is Blowing up South Lebanon So Hard It Registers as Earthquakes
A massive Israeli demolition in south Lebanon registered at magnitude 4.1. Here’s how an explosion can resemble an earthquake.
By Ghalia Alwani
Security News
What Happens to Your Photos After You Upload Them to ChatGPT?
The viral ChatGPT trend asks users to upload selfies – but what happens to your photos and personal data after you hand them over?
By Gia Chaudry
Security
Muse, Meta’s New Personal AI Agent, Needs You To Trust It
Designed to compete with OpenClaw and Instinct, the company says Muse can do everything from sell your car to book you a plane ticket.
By Lily Hay Newman and Maxwell Zeff
Business
Encore
Napster Is Back and It Wants to Digitally Clone Your Teacher
Once the music industry’s biggest headache, Napster’s next act is bringing AI to the classroom.
By Iain Akerman
Artificial Intelligence
One of AI’s Fiercest Critics Says All the Doom Talk Is “Meant to Distract Us”
Timnit Gebru argues that AI companies are stoking fears of extinction to avoid discussing actual harms, like autonomous weapons.
By Lauren Goode
Artificial Intelligence
9 Gemini Prompt Tips for Better Answers
Learn how to write better Google Gemini prompts and get more useful answers from Gems, Canvas, Deep Research and other built-in tools.
By Megan Tomos
How To and Advice
14 Claude Prompting Tips to Get Better Answers
A little bit of engineering gets you the very best answers out of Anthropic’s chatbot.
By Megan Tomos
Culture
Digital Culture
Inside the Muslim Manosphere Policing Women Online
From Red Pill coaches to “Dawah Bros”, influencers are repackaging misogyny in religious language–and finding audiences across social platforms.
By Maysaa Ajjan
Digital Culture
A Stranger Made an AI Clone of My Voice. My Friend Thought It Was Me
A viewer built a chatbot in my likeness. I tested how easily it could copy my voice–and whether anyone who knows me would notice.
By Carla Sertin
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Digital Culture
Lebanon’s LBCI Draws Criticism Over Sexism in AI-Generated Miss Lebanon Ad
An AI-generated casting ad for Miss Lebanon 2026 depicts men evaluating a woman’s looks. Critics say it objectifies potential contestants.
By Yasmina El Zein
FOMO
Middle East Events 2026: What’s Cancelled, Postponed and Still Happening
From Offlimits to Comic Con, these Middle East events have been cancelled, postponed or confirmed for new dates in 2026.
By Jumana Naim
The Iran War
Logistics and Transportation
The Strait of Hormuz Has Been Closed for 100 Days. Why Isn’t Oil Higher?
President Trump says a secret mission moved 100 million barrels of oil through the blocked Strait of Hormuz. That number is impossible to verify.
By Carla Sertin
Water Risk
Iran Attacked Kuwait’s Desalination Infrastructure. How Resilient Is the Gulf’s Water Supply?
Kuwait’s damaged desalination facility has exposed one of the Gulf’s biggest and least discussed vulnerabilities.
By Dana Alomar
Logistics and Transportation
Iran Says the Strait of Hormuz Is Closed. US Says Otherwise. What’s Happening?
The Strait of Hormuz is one of the most sensitive pressure points in the global economy.
By Carla Sertin
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Security
Is the Iran-Israel War Over? What Does A Ceasefire Actually Mean?
Most people think a ceasefire ends a war. History, law and decades of conflict suggest otherwise.
By Megan Tomos
Gear
Gear News
Humanoid Robots Are Funny – Until They Aren’t
Viral videos of humanoid robots falling look like slapstick. But they expose the limits of technology being readied for work and war.
By Malak Saleh
Gear News
Everything Apple Announced at Its September 2026 Event
Apple unveiled its first folding iPhone, upgraded the iPhone 18 Pro, brought more health tracking to its watches and gave Siri AI a place on your wrist.
By Dana Alomar
Gear News
Apple Debuts the iPhone Duo, Its First Folding iPhone
The iPhone with a folding screen is the first radical redesign of Apple’s flagship handset in years. A great deal hinges on its success.
By Julian Chokkattu
Gear News
Here’s Samsung’s Advice for Apple and Its Upcoming Folding iPhone
The competition is “absolutely welcome” by the pioneering Korean giant, but Samsung warns that the device’s “weight” is crucial.
By Julian Chokkattu