Scale Beirut ’26 brought Lebanese startups, investors, and innovators to New York Tech Week, showcasing the growing global ambitions of Lebanon’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.
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Artificial intelligence - AI governance - AI accountability - Anthropomorphism - AI decision-makingThe dangerous fiction that AI thinks
As AI systems are portrayed as capable of thinking, reasoning, and making decisions, researchers warn that humanizing the technology may be making accountability harder to identify when things go wrong.By The Beiruter -
Beirut startups - Lebanon startups - StartupBlink 2026 - Berytech - Beirut Digital DistrictBeirut gains ground in global startup index
The Lebanese capital recorded 46.3% growth and reached its strongest global startup ecosystem position, according to new data from startup research center StartupBlink.By The Beiruter -
Fusion energy - Nuclear fusion - Clean energy - ITER - International Energy Agency - Fusion Industry Association - AI electricity demandIs fusion finally real?
As global electricity demand surges, scientists and investors are once again betting that fusion power may finally move beyond the laboratory.By The Beiruter -
Artificial Intelligence (AI) - AI energy consumption - Artificial intelligence climate impact - International Energy Agency - Big Tech emissionsThe climate trap of artificial intelligence
The rapid expansion of AI data centers is intensifying pressure on electrical grids and raising concerns that the technology boom could deepen fossil fuel dependence.By The Beiruter -
AI gene editing - CRISPR-GPT - CRISPR technology - AI-assisted medicine - AI drug discoveryCRISPR-GPT and AI-assisted gene editing
Artificial intelligence has begun entering gene-editing laboratories, accelerating the race to develop CRISPR therapies for diseases once considered untreatable.By The Beiruter -
World Economic Forum 2026 - Artificial intelligence - AI industry - Climate change - World Economic Forum - KPMGCan AI power the clean energy revolution?
AI is emerging as a powerful tool for accelerating the clean energy transition, but its own growing electricity demand puts its climate credentials under scrutiny.By The Beiruter -
Artificial intelligence - AI industry - SLMs - Nvidia researchThe great AI unbundling: Why smaller, specialized models are winning
As energy costs, privacy concerns, and infrastructure demands grow, companies are rethinking whether larger AI models are always the most effective solution.By The Beiruter -
AI data centers - AI energy consumption - AI power grids - OpenAI infrastructure - Microsoft AI investmentThe global data center wars have begun
As artificial intelligence drives an unprecedented surge in data center construction, countries are increasingly competing over the electricity, land, and infrastructure needed to sustain the AI economy.By The Beiruter -
Iran war - AI warfare - Operation Epic Fury - Palantir - Maven Smart SystemWhen AI meets asymmetric war
As the United States deployed AI-assisted battlefield systems at unprecedented scale, Iran relied on mass drone attacks, cyber operations, and low-cost saturation tactics to impose heavy costs.By The Beiruter
