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Shorts June 7, 2026 Hebron University professor’s abduction by Israeli forces draws protest June 7, 2026 Read more → June 7, 2026 May 20, 2026 Warning over EU–US data framework, Aura Salla urges European data sovereignty May 20, 2026 Read more → May 20, 2026 May 13, 2026 Reform UK’s Glenn Gibbins’ Facebook remarks against Nigerians prompt online petition May 13, 2026 Read more → May 13, 2026 April 24, 2026 In March, a virtual memorial came up for Palestinian researchers killed by Israeli attacks April 24, 2026 Read more → April 24, 2026 April 22, 2026 Mumbai-based advocates: Deepika Narayan Bhardwaj seeks support for man trapped in ‘bogus rape case’ April 22, 2026 Read more → April 22, 2026 April 9, 2026 An independent tracker has begun documenting Trump administration actions on federal information access April 9, 2026 Read more → April 9, 2026 March 30, 2026 Mozilla Foundation launches petition to retain Instagram encryption March 30, 2026 Read more → March 30, 2026 March 11, 2026 World Bank economist launches online repository of publications on Haiti March 11, 2026 Read more → March 11, 2026 March 4, 2026 Images surface of female pupil allegedly beaten at Lagos-based Command Secondary School March 4, 2026 Read more → March 4, 2026 February 12, 2026 Links from AI Impact Summit 2026 website are showing gibberish February 12, 2026 Read more → February 12, 2026 February 5, 2026 Nigeria-based Critical Thinking Education Initiative’s inauguration is on March 5, 2026 February 5, 2026 Read more → February 5, 2026 January 29, 2026 Calls grow for information regarding Iranian littérateur Ali Asadollahi’s whereabouts and his release January 29, 2026 Read more → January 29, 2026 January 22, 2026 Palestine Institute for Public Diplomacy Co-Director claims her LinkedIn account was hacked, abused January 22, 2026 Read more → January 22, 2026 January 20, 2026 Greenland isn’t in the EU—but its people are, explained by an international affairs expert January 20, 2026 Read more → January 20, 2026 January 16, 2026 Texas A&M cancelled his graduate ‘Ethics’ course on flimsy DEI grounds, claims instructor January 16, 2026 Read more → January 16, 2026 December 12, 2025 Citing Israel’s Technion, Delft University of Technology’s doctoral candidate quits aerospace engineering programme December 12, 2025 Read more → December 12, 2025 November 28, 2025 Amnesty International: Israel’s genocide of Palestinians has continued since the October 2025 ceasefire November 28, 2025 Read more → November 28, 2025 November 8, 2025 Nigerians can earn while learning to code via gaming, claims website November 8, 2025 Read more → November 8, 2025 November 1, 2025 Claude enables American academic to turn Auden’s 1941 syllabus into a fully resourced webpage November 1, 2025 Read more → November 1, 2025 October 25, 2025 New Delhi: Medical practitioner warns of theft scam targeting clinics October 25, 2025 Read more → October 25, 2025 October 15, 2025 India’s Ekam Nyaay Foundation announces poster competition to mark International Men’s Day October 15, 2025 Read more → October 15, 2025 October 8, 2025 PIPD launches ‘Communicating Palestine’ portal October 8, 2025 Read more → October 8, 2025 October 2, 2025 India video captures men using SUV-style Bolero to attack bull October 2, 2025 Read more → October 2, 2025 September 29, 2025 MakeMyTrip refund win on LinkedIn sparks more customer complaints September 29, 2025 Read more → September 29, 2025 September 12, 2025 Pre-eminent Nigerian rationalist’s Facebook account remains inaccessible more than 20 days since its 2nd disablement September 12, 2025 Read more → September 12, 2025 September 3, 2025 Citing anti-Palestine bias, some authors withdraw from Emerald’s volume on decolonising management and organisation studies September 3, 2025 Read more → September 3, 2025 August 31, 2025 ‘Educator’s Pledge: We Will Not Stop Talking About Palestine’ launched—to uncertain effect August 31, 2025 Read more → August 31, 2025 August 26, 2025 American woman searches for her Indian-Ugandan grandfather, lost in 1972 August 26, 2025 Read more → August 26, 2025 August 21, 2025 EU parliamentarian Dr. Salla rallies against the Danish version of the ‘Chat Control’ proposal August 21, 2025 Read more → August 21, 2025 August 3, 2025 Seeking accountability, Canada’s fired academic takes to social media August 3, 2025 Read more → August 3, 2025 Older posts 2026 15 2025 35 2024 10 2023 4 Dr. Piyush Mathur 6/7/26 Dr. Piyush Mathur 6/7/26 Hebron University professor’s abduction by Israeli forces draws protest Read More Dr. Piyush Mathur 4/9/26 Dr. Piyush Mathur 4/9/26 An independent tracker has begun documenting Trump administration actions on federal information access Read More Dr. Piyush Mathur 3/30/26 Dr. Piyush Mathur 3/30/26 Mozilla Foundation launches petition to retain Instagram encryption Read More Dr. Piyush Mathur 3/11/26 Dr. Piyush Mathur 3/11/26 World Bank economist launches online repository of publications on Haiti Read More Dr. Piyush Mathur 1/16/26 Dr. Piyush Mathur 1/16/26 Texas A&M cancelled his graduate ‘Ethics’ course on flimsy DEI grounds, claims instructor Read More Dr. Piyush Mathur 11/1/25 Dr. Piyush Mathur 11/1/25 Claude enables American academic to turn Auden’s 1941 syllabus into a fully resourced webpage Read More Dr. Piyush Mathur 8/31/25 Dr. Piyush Mathur 8/31/25 ‘Educator’s Pledge: We Will Not Stop Talking About Palestine’ launched—to uncertain effect Read More Dr. Piyush Mathur 8/26/25 Dr. Piyush Mathur 8/26/25 American woman searches for her Indian-Ugandan grandfather, lost in 1972 Read More Burning Dr. Piyush Mathur 8/3/25 Burning Dr. Piyush Mathur 8/3/25 Seeking accountability, Canada’s fired academic takes to social media Read More Dr. Piyush Mathur 6/14/25 Dr. Piyush Mathur 6/14/25 ‘this is Donna again’: Meta’s AI app accidentally becomes a window into boomer oversharing Read More Dr. Piyush Mathur 4/26/25 Dr. Piyush Mathur 4/26/25 Alaska Airlines mileage account hacked, customer reports stolen miles Read More Dr. Piyush Mathur 3/30/25 Dr. Piyush Mathur 3/30/25 American data professional launches a ‘United States Disappeared Tracker’ Read More Dr. Piyush Mathur 3/2/25 Dr. Piyush Mathur 3/2/25 LinkedIn post by MIT Technology Review publisher sparks debate on 'masculine energy' Read More Dr. Piyush Mathur 2/25/25 Dr. Piyush Mathur 2/25/25 1X Technologies reveals NEO Gamma in push for consumer-grade humanoid robots; the teaser is filmed inside a plush villa Read More Dr. Piyush Mathur 2/23/25 Dr. Piyush Mathur 2/23/25 Researcher gains access to governmental records on deliberations over Canada's failed ‘Artificial Intelligence and Data Act’ Read More Dr. Piyush Mathur 3/8/24 Dr. Piyush Mathur 3/8/24 So, what is on the agenda for Internet Society for AD 2024? Read More Dr. Piyush Mathur 2/7/24 Dr. Piyush Mathur 2/7/24 Meta ‘will label AI-generated images’: Nick Clegg Read More Dr. Piyush Mathur 11/1/23 Dr. Piyush Mathur 11/1/23 Apple’s new MacBook Pro laptops are powered by M3 chips Read More
Dr. Piyush Mathur 6/7/26 Dr. Piyush Mathur 6/7/26 Hebron University professor’s abduction by Israeli forces draws protest Read More
Dr. Piyush Mathur 4/9/26 Dr. Piyush Mathur 4/9/26 An independent tracker has begun documenting Trump administration actions on federal information access Read More
Dr. Piyush Mathur 3/30/26 Dr. Piyush Mathur 3/30/26 Mozilla Foundation launches petition to retain Instagram encryption Read More
Dr. Piyush Mathur 3/11/26 Dr. Piyush Mathur 3/11/26 World Bank economist launches online repository of publications on Haiti Read More
Dr. Piyush Mathur 1/16/26 Dr. Piyush Mathur 1/16/26 Texas A&M cancelled his graduate ‘Ethics’ course on flimsy DEI grounds, claims instructor Read More
Dr. Piyush Mathur 11/1/25 Dr. Piyush Mathur 11/1/25 Claude enables American academic to turn Auden’s 1941 syllabus into a fully resourced webpage Read More
Dr. Piyush Mathur 8/31/25 Dr. Piyush Mathur 8/31/25 ‘Educator’s Pledge: We Will Not Stop Talking About Palestine’ launched—to uncertain effect Read More
Dr. Piyush Mathur 8/26/25 Dr. Piyush Mathur 8/26/25 American woman searches for her Indian-Ugandan grandfather, lost in 1972 Read More
Burning Dr. Piyush Mathur 8/3/25 Burning Dr. Piyush Mathur 8/3/25 Seeking accountability, Canada’s fired academic takes to social media Read More
Dr. Piyush Mathur 6/14/25 Dr. Piyush Mathur 6/14/25 ‘this is Donna again’: Meta’s AI app accidentally becomes a window into boomer oversharing Read More
Dr. Piyush Mathur 4/26/25 Dr. Piyush Mathur 4/26/25 Alaska Airlines mileage account hacked, customer reports stolen miles Read More
Dr. Piyush Mathur 3/30/25 Dr. Piyush Mathur 3/30/25 American data professional launches a ‘United States Disappeared Tracker’ Read More
Dr. Piyush Mathur 3/2/25 Dr. Piyush Mathur 3/2/25 LinkedIn post by MIT Technology Review publisher sparks debate on 'masculine energy' Read More
Dr. Piyush Mathur 2/25/25 Dr. Piyush Mathur 2/25/25 1X Technologies reveals NEO Gamma in push for consumer-grade humanoid robots; the teaser is filmed inside a plush villa Read More
Dr. Piyush Mathur 2/23/25 Dr. Piyush Mathur 2/23/25 Researcher gains access to governmental records on deliberations over Canada's failed ‘Artificial Intelligence and Data Act’ Read More
Dr. Piyush Mathur 3/8/24 Dr. Piyush Mathur 3/8/24 So, what is on the agenda for Internet Society for AD 2024? Read More
Dr. Piyush Mathur 2/7/24 Dr. Piyush Mathur 2/7/24 Meta ‘will label AI-generated images’: Nick Clegg Read More
Dr. Piyush Mathur 11/1/23 Dr. Piyush Mathur 11/1/23 Apple’s new MacBook Pro laptops are powered by M3 chips Read More