Kuwait

Kuwait cracks down on crypto miners for being a “major” cause of its blackouts; Al-Wafrah's energy consumption fell by 55% after last week's security operation

Ahmed Hagagy / Reuters :

VerSe Innovation rolls out its news aggregator Dailyhunt in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, and Kuwait, with over 5K content partners in the region

Kul Bhushan / Tech in Asia :

Sources: US-based Sandvine, which canceled its deal with Belarus after criticism, supplies tech to censor the internet in over a dozen countries

Company recently abandoned business in Belarus, but its equipment was used in other nations to block online information Tweets: @rj_gallagher , @fabiochiusi , @accessnow , @aaschapiro , @netblocks , @...

Pure Harvest Smart Farms, which is developing tech-powered greenhouses in the Middle East, raises $20.6M Series A and says it has $100M committed from Kuwait

Jonathan Shieber / TechCrunch :

Investigation finds domestic workers in Kuwait are sold using Instagram, promoted via hashtags; other apps on Play Store and App Store list people for sale

Investigation finds domestic workers in Kuwait are bought and sold online through Instagram, promoted via hashtags, and other apps on Play Store and App Store

Drive around the streets of Kuwait and you won't see these women.  They are behind closed doors, deprived of their basic rights …

Twitter trolls are outing atheists and pro-LGBT women in repressive regimes

In Kuwait, the penalty for blasphemy can be a severe as death.  That's why a new campaign to dox young Kuwaiti women with independent minds is so dangerous.  —  A band of Twitter trolls alleging … Twe...