From: Digital Dilemma
How the US memeifies its war on Iran
Al Jazeera’s Linh Nguyen explains the new era of war propaganda.
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From: The Stream
Can AI in military operations really be ethical?
We examine concerns about AI’s role in military operations and the broader ethical challenges facing tech companies.
Published On 12 Mar 2026
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How corporations have collaborated with US military over the decades
The US military is using AI tools during Iran war. But Pentagon’s collaboration with tech companies goes back decades.
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Could Iran be using China’s highly accurate BeiDou navigation system?
Intelligence experts have suggested China has made its satellite navigation system available to Iran.
‘The other side’ of IITs: Student suicides haunt India’s top tech schools
Nearly 160 deaths recorded across the premier engineering colleges in past two decades – 69 of them in last five years.
