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Cody Sigel Combs
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Future Editor for The National, covering all stories at the intersection of technology and societal trends. [email protected]
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Dubai's Department of Finance has reminded government agencies in the emirate to make use of new AI seals that seek to ensure quality and reliability

#tech #ai
October 21, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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The developer of ICEBlock, the app that Apple recently removed from its App Store, pointed out to me that Apple's own Maps app allows for people to report law enforcement activity such as speed checks ...

He said this undermines Apple's justification for removing ICEBlock

#Tech #Politics
October 15, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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China has quite a different interpretation of the conversation with Trump about a “TikTok deal”
September 19, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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So I guess we won’t be seeing @iamwandasykes.bsky.social or Jay Shetty tonight?

#Kimmel
September 17, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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In the early 1980s, 17-year-old Neal Patrick gained worldwide fame – or infamy – for bringing cyber crime and computer hackers into the public consciousness. Shortly after, he dropped out of the spotlight

Full story www.thenationalnews.com/future/techn...

#Tech #History
August 26, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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Singapore took the top spot, according to Counterpoint Research, which sought to examine the affinity and readiness for AI among 100 of the world's largest metropolitan areas
July 31, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Watching Enron’s first earnings call in 25 years

(It’s a joke folks)
July 11, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic socialist is one step closer to becoming City of New York’s first Muslim mayor. He has some ambitious plans to bring change to the most populous city in the US, but he’ll have to work within a complicated political apparatus

www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2025...
June 25, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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Could Zohran Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social become New York City's first Muslim mayor?

Full story: www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2025...
June 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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💡📰
• What Alexandr Wang says the US should do to catch up with China in the AI data race
• Why GPUs & semiconductors are still dominating headlines
• How technology is making Hajj safer

Check it all out in this edition of Future Beat ⬇️
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June 6, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Palestine protesters interrupt panel discussion with Google’s former CEO Eric Schmidt during high-profile AI conference in Washington

Full story:
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June 4, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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Pope update under way on Wikipedia!

#Tech
May 8, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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• What you need to know about a fast-approaching AI chip export deadline
• Facial-recognition tech prevalence grows in the UAE
• Snapchat quietly achieves a milestone

Future Beat: all the recent #tech stories that will impact our lives in the months ahead

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May 2, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Technology executives from Meta, Google and TikTok were in Washington District Court on Wednesday to appear in high-level cases that could dramatically change the US tech business landscape

#Tech #News

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April 30, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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I would like to point out that Judge Boasberg is also presiding over the Meta / FTC antitrust case while all this is going on … your tax dollars at work!

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April 16, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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No cameras allowed in the courtroom for the Meta antitrust case, but here’s a look at Mark Zuckerberg on the witness stand, according to one artist www.thenationalnews.com/future/techn...
April 14, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Made sure to include the whole statement in the article
April 2, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Here's the full response from Yale Law School
April 2, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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We made sure to place Yale's entire statement within the article
April 2, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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There's also this, posted to UAE's TDRA site
March 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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When will Starlink be available in 🇦🇪 & 🇸🇦

According to Starlink's service map, availability in Saudi Arabia and the UAE is "pending regulatory approval"
March 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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• Why Microsoft is doubling down on its partnership with the UAE
• What really happened during the meeting between Jensen Huang and Donald Trump
• Is it time to revive the woolly mammoth?

📰 Future Beat: stories shaping tomorrow’s world ⬇️

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Emirati man sitting and using a Microsoft tablet computer
February 7, 2025 at 5:09 AM
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📰 Future Beat: a look at all the recent stories that will be impacting our lives in the months and years ahead

• Is this TikTok's last stand?
• Why opting out of AI features is easier said than done
• Global internet user growth outstrips population increase

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December 20, 2024 at 3:30 PM
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🚨BREAKING: TikTok gets a small win as the Supreme Court agrees to hear the embattled social media platform’s challenge to a law that could see it banned in the U.S.

#Technology #Law
🚨BREAKING: TikTok gets a small win as the Supreme Court agrees to hear the embattled social media platform’s challenge to a law that could see it banned in the U.S.
December 18, 2024 at 4:46 PM
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So it has come down to this, the legal equivalent to a high-noon showdown for TikTok at the Supreme Court.

That is, of course, unless Donald Trump will convince congress to repeal the bipartisan divestment legislation that it passed several months ago.

What do you think?
December 17, 2024 at 2:29 PM