If tech can’t speak Arabic, it can’t scale
Arabic users are the internet’s fastest-growing audience, yet global tech still designs in English. Startups such as Lucidya, Nanovate and AlTibbi are building the Arabic-first web from the ground up.
When the browser starts thinking for you
The web browser used to be simple. It opened pages, loaded links, and gave you a blank field to ask the internet a question....
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