Researchers used CT scans to virtually unwrap a pristine mummyThe images helped them learn new details about Egypt's 18th Dynasty.By I. Bonifacic, 12.28.2021
Egyptian authorities 'detain' robotic artist for 10 days over espionage fearsNo, seriously.By A. Tarantola, 10.20.2021
Google's Fabricius uses machine learning to decode hieroglyphsYou can also generate messages in ancient Egyptian "emojis" to send for fun.By C. Low, 07.16.2020
Uber clears a key hurdle to buying its Middle Eastern rivalEgypt has greenlit the Careem takeover, with catches.By J. Fingas, 12.29.2019
Twitter bans thousands of state-backed accounts spreading misinformationAnd Facebook took down 100 accounts with ties to Spain's Partido Popular.By C. Fisher, 09.20.2019
Russia is going to test an internet ‘kill switch,’ and its citizens will sufferIt’s cool -- all the creepy totalitarian countries are doing it.By V. Blue, 02.28.2019
Egypt signs censorship-focused cybercrime bill into lawMerely visiting a 'threatening' site could lead to prison time.By J. Fingas, 08.19.2018
Egypt will subject popular social accounts to anti-fake news lawsThey'll be regulated as traditional media.By M. Locklear, 07.17.2018
Egypt bans YouTube for one month over 2012 anti-Islamic videoIt's upholding a five year old verdict.By J. Fingas, 05.26.2018
Uber avoids ban in Egypt over taxi driver lawsuitThere may be a crackdown on the horizon, however.By J. Fingas, 04.08.2018
Scanning technique reads hidden writing in mummy boxesYou don't have to destroy history to discover lost texts.By J. Fingas, 01.01.2018
'Firewatch' studio Campo Santo is building an Egyptian adventure'In the Valley of Gods' lands in 2019.By J. Conditt, 12.07.2017
'Assassin's Creed Origins' adds history lessons in early 2018Take a tour of the Pyramids without running into would-be Templars.By J. Fingas, 09.27.2017
Egypt bans dozens of independent news websitesJournalists believe it's to silence the administration's critics. By M. Moon, 06.12.2017
Egypt asked for Uber's help tracking passengersAnd Uber might not have much choice if a bill becomes law.By J. Fingas, 06.11.2017
Egypt blocks Al Jazeera and other sites for 'supporting terrorism'The government says the websites also 'publish lies.'By M. Moon, 05.25.2017
Amazon is buying the 'Amazon of the Middle East'If the rumors are true, it spent around $650 million to buy Souq.com.By D. Cooper, 03.28.2017
ICYMI: CT scanning mummies and drones that land like birdsIt really is what's on the inside that counts.By R. Baldwin, 03.21.2017