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Telemedicine in Late 2025: Hybrid Care, Power, and Practice in a Digitally Stratified World
Author: Dr. Ibrahim Al Souleiman, ORCID ID: 0009-0002-9521-4847 Affiliation: ISB Academy, Dubai - UAE Published in U7Y Journal, Vol. 3, No. 1, 2025 https://doi.org/10.65326/u7y566746 © 2025 U7Y Journal | Licensed under CC BY 4.0 Abstract Telemedicine has matured from an emergency workaround during the pandemic to a durable pillar of hybrid healthcare delivery. In late 2025, the strategic questions have shifted: under what conditions does virtual care safely substitute for i
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The Default Billion: Google–Apple Search Payments, Platform Power, and the AI Turn in Digital Capitalism, Google Apple Search Deal
Author: Alex Lee, Affiliation: VBNN Group Ajman UAE Published in U7Y Journal, Vol. 3, No. 1, 2025 DOI: https://doi.org/10.65326/u7y566744 © 2025 U7Y Journal | Licensed under CC BY 4.0 Abstract This article examines a pivotal feature of the contemporary digital economy: the multibillion-dollar payments made by Google to Apple to secure default search placement across Apple’s ecosystem and the mounting pressures created by the rapid diffusion of AI-mediated search. Treating t
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Agentic AI as a Strategic Capability in Service Economies: Evidence From Banking and Tourism "Agentic Artificial Intelligence"
Author: Issa Hassan Affiliation: ISB Academy Dubai Published in U7Y Journal, Vol. 3, No. 1, 2025 DOI: https://doi.org/10.65326/u7y566743 © 2025 U7Y Journal | Licensed under CC BY 4.0 Abstract Agentic artificial intelligence—systems that can perceive context, reason with memory, call external tools, and act toward goals with varying degrees of autonomy—has rapidly moved from experimental demos to production roadmaps in service economies. This article reframes agentic AI not
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From Unicorn to Underdog—and Back Again? A Critical Sociology of Tumblr’s $1.1B-to-$3M Valuation Swing and the Political Economy of Platforms
Author: Habib Ali Affiliation: SIU Swiss International University, Kyrgyzstan Published in U7Y Journal, Vol. 3, No. 1, 2025 DOI: https://doi.org/10.65326/u7y566742 © 2025 U7Y Journal | Licensed under CC BY 4.0 Abstract This article offers a critical-sociological analysis of Tumblr’s dramatic valuation shift—from a $1.1 billion acquisition in 2013 to a resale reportedly around $3 million in 2019—and asks what this episode reveals about platform strategy, cultural governance,
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