WIRED Middle East

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

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

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

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

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

SPECIAL EDITION

THE HEATWAVE ISSUE

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

The Big Story

This Social Media CEO is Sick of the Algorithm

By Carla Sertin

Security News

Hassan Akkad Released After Detention in Post-Assad Syria

By Dana Alomar

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 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

Security Advice

Back-To-School Scams: What Parents Should Watch Out For

Fake tuition links, AI malware and bogus school-supply deals can catch families off-guard. Here’s how UAE parents can avoid back-to-school scams.

By Jumana Naim

Business

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

Artificial Intelligence

Forget Open Weights, the UAE Just Released Six Fully Open AI Models

MBZUAI just launched six AI models with their training data, code and methodology public, betting on transparency against the backdrop of global AI paranoia.

By Carla Sertin

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

Culture

movie marathon

Marvel Set 42 hours of Homework Before Avengers Doomsday

The official catch-up list ahead of December’s release – and easy links to watch every one of them.

By Megan Tomos

Digital Culture

Who Gets Paid Under YouTube’s New Monetisation Rules?

YouTube is doubling the threshold for new creators seeking ad revenue, while reportedly offering its biggest stars millions to stay exclusive.

By Megan Tomos

Digital Culture

No AI, No Uploads, No Ads: Divine's CEO Says Friction Could Save Social Media

The six-second video app is banning everything that made modern social media frictionless. Its founder says that's exactly what will make people trust what they're watching

By Megan Tomos

Digital Culture

Vine Is Back From the Dead, and It Brought an AI Bouncer

The six-second video app’s successor is here, with archived OG content, a Taco Bell partnership and a strict human-only policy.

By Megan Tomos

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

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

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