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December 12, 2025

Bitcoin is halving again – what does that mean for the cryptocurrency and the market?

Andrew Urquhart, University of Reading - Bitcoin, the largest and most talked about digital asset, has been on a rollercoaster of a ride since its launch in January 2009. With a market capitalisation...

Spotify just made a record profit. What can the platform do now to maintain momentum?

Andrew White, King's College London - It is not much of an exaggeration to say that Spotify saved the music industry. Global revenue for recorded music reached its zenith in 1999 – the...

From Desert to Oasis: How Israel’s Water Conservation Initiatives Resound Internationally

By Yael Ben-David ~ Where deserts previously towered as a threat for dry climates and unpredictable rains, Israel has turned the dictum on its head: it has fashioned scarcity into means to irrigate surfeit. Through advancements in water desalination, water-conserving irrigation, and green recycling, Israel has turned its natural limitations the water-saving model for the world. What was needed became a clarion call to the nation—a culture of innovation that pinches pennies on every ounce. A Thirst for Innovation Since Israel's inception, all the way back to 1948 when it was founded, its survival had been doubtful at least partly because it was entirely open to aridity. It's largely a half-arid country,...

Startup to Stardom: Israeli Innovations and Apps Alter Daily Life

By Noam Eliaz ~ Tel Aviv's Rothschild Boulevard is circled by Bauhaus cafes and buildings, but behind glass dividers, the thrum of innovation is underway....

Made in Iraq: Home-Made Products Power the Economy

By Yasir Al-Dulaimi ~ In a basement workshop in Erbil, copper is hammered and soldered and the ring comes off like a pulse. Coffee sets and cauldrons are hammered into...

Green Revolution: Israel’s Eco-Innovation Locks into the Road to a Greener Planet

By Eitan Barak ~ Over the Negev desert line, solar panels glint in the sunlight like lakes silently transforming light to life. Tel Aviv and Haifa laboratory cubicles are the epicenter of young engineers whizzing by models purifying air, purifying water, and fueling cars on wasted food. Galilee wasteland is where reforestation rebirths life in barren hills. Half the size of...

Tech Grasps Hold: Iraq Startups Illuminate an Electronic Future

By Omar Al-Khalidi ~ In one of Baghdad's tiny co-working spaces in Karada, the soft buzz of laptops and sighs of collaboration are heard. Under the sheen of fluorescent lights, clusters of young Iraqis...

Bahrain Grand Prix Invoked Tourism and Technological Advancements: On the Road to the Future

By Layla Al-Hashimi ~ The Formula One Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix is not just a world sporting event at...