Careem Got Hacked

This is from Careem's official website and it's some serious shit: On January 14th of this year, we identified a cyber incident involving unauthorised access to a system we use to store data. Our team immediately investigated this, working with an external cybersecurity firm to put in place measures to protect our customers and captains, and to ensure that our service and your lives were not disrupted. As online criminals’ methods and tactics continue to…

Qabrikha Gets 24/7 Electricity After EU Solar Farm Becomes Operational

I posted about this story a couple of months ago but I didn't have much info on it. As it turns out, it's an EU-funded project that helped build a 250kWh solar farm in the town of Qabrikha South of Lebanon. This is a great project, which tackles two issues in one go: compensating for the power shortage that is endemic in Lebanon, while also minimizing pollution caused by auxiliary generators in almost every neighborhood…
Fun

The Huawei Y7 Prime: Who Should Get It?

5 years ago
Huawei has been renowned for the decent specs and good performance even on their low and mid-range phones and this newbie, the Y7 Prime 2018, is definitely Huawei’s newest trend. The phone’s three key features ...
Fun

I Downloaded a Copy of my Facebook Data

6 years ago
I recently saw an article on the NYTimes where the author downloaded all the information that Facebook has on him and shared his thoughts on it. I had never noticed that download option to be ...
Baladi

“Antwork” Turns One

6 years ago
I’ve been meaning to write about Antwork for quite some time, and I thought their first anniversary would be a great opportunity to shed the light on this revolutionary co-working space in Lebanon. Add to ...
Lebanon

Review: Honor 7X

6 years ago
If you had asked me a year ago if you could buy a decent smartphone for $300, I would have told you to spend a couple of extra hundred dollars and buy yourself a high-end ...
Critiques

90K Registered Lebanese Expats Data Leaked?

6 years ago
When the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants was asking Lebanese expats to register online to vote in the upcoming elections, a lot of questions were raised on the privacy policies on the website and ...
Lebanon

Lexyom: A Startup Solution For Your Legal Matters

6 years ago
Laws in Lebanon are fairly ambiguous, often outdated and most importantly, most Lebanese citizens have no clue about them. Beyond the basic broad lines we are taught in Civics class, such as the age when ...
Baladi

LittleBits’ Star Wars Droid Inventor Kit Wins 2018 Creative Toy of the Year Award

6 years ago
The 18th annual Toy of the Year Award ceremony took place last week Ayah Bdeir’s LittleBits was awarded the “Creative Toy of the Year” award for her Star Wars Droid Inventor Kit. The TOTY Awards ...
Fun

Ayman Hariri’s brainchild app “Vero” is Going Viral Worldwide

6 years ago
It’s already being called the “New Instagram” and it’s topping the App Store charts in the US & the UK. Vero is a sharing app that was launched in 2015 and that has gone unnoticed ...
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