Author: Al Souleiman, Ibrahim ORCID ID: 0009-0002-9521-4847 Affiliation: VBNN Smart Education Group https://doi.org/10.65326/u7y566746 Received 5 Sep 2025; Revised 20 Sep 2025; Accepted 25 Oct 2025; Available online 12 Nov 2025; Version of Record 12 Nov 2025; Post-Publication Update 5 Jun 2026. Volume 2, December 2025, (10022) Abstract Telemedicine entered late 2025 as an ordinary, if uneven, part of health systems, well past the emergency footing of the pandemic years. Thre

Author: Alex Lee ORCID iD: 0009-0008-6407-2341 Affiliation: Swiss International University (SIU) DOI: https://doi.org/10.65326/u7y566744 Received 5 September 2025; Revised 20 October 2025; Accepted 1 November 2025; Available online 7 November 2025; Version of Record 7 November 2025. Volume 2, December 2025, (10021) Abstract This article examines a pivotal feature of the contemporary digital economy: the multibillion-dollar payments made by Google to Apple to secure default

Author: Issa Hassan ORCID iD: 0009-0001-4071-058X Affiliation: Swiss International University (SIU) Received 3 July 2025; Revised 27 August 2025; Accepted 5 September 2025; Available online 30 October 2025; Version of Record 30 October 2025. DOI: https://doi.org/10.65326/u7y566743 Volume 2, December 2025, (10020) Abstract Agentic artificial intelligence—systems that can perceive context, reason with memory, call external tools, and act toward goals with varying degrees of aut

Author: Miguel López Affiliation: Independent researcher Received 5 August 2025; Revised 10 Sep 2025; Accepted 05 Oct 2025; Available online 30 Oct 2025; Version of Record 30 Oct 2025; Post-Publication Update 20 Jun 2026. https://doi.org/10.65326/u7y566820-2 Volume 2, December 2025, (10020-2) Abstract Autonomous AI agents—software systems that can plan, decide, and act toward goals with limited human supervision—moved from isolated pilots to enterprise deployment over 2024

Author: Habib Ali ORCID iD: 0009-0008-9023-6098 Affiliation: Swiss International University (SIU) Received 10 July 2025; Revised 25 August 2025; Accepted 1 September 2025; Available online 28 October 2025; Version of Record 28 October 2025. DOI: https://doi.org/10.65326/u7y566742 Volume 2, December 2025, (10019) 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 arou

Author: Hans Zimmer ORCID iD: 0009-0006-3510-7045 Affiliation: Swiss International University (SIU) Received 22 June 2025; Revised 27 August 2025; Accepted 30 September 2025; Available online 27 October 2025; Version of Record 27 October 2025. DOI: https://doi.org/10.65326/u7y566741 Volume 2, December 2025, (10018) Abstract Over the past hundred years, hotel management has moved from an apprenticeship-based craft to a research-informed academic field spanning bachelor’s, mast

Authors: Nancy Khouri ORCID iD: 0009-0003-0532-5912 Affiliation: Swiss International University (SIU) Revised 24 September 2025; Accepted 13 October 2025; Available online 25 October 2025; Version of Record 25 October 2025. DOI: https://doi.org/10.65326/u7y00011 Volume 2, December 2025, (10017) Abstract The global release of Apple’s iPhone 17 in late 2025 reignited debates on innovation, consumption, and cultural symbolism in a mature technology market. This article examine

Authors: Issa Ismail Affiliation: Swiss International University (SIU) ORCID iD: 0009-0009-7061-4765 Received 20 June 2025; Revised 29 August 2025; Accepted 30 September 2025; Available online 24 October 2025; Version of Record 24 October 2025. DOI: https://doi.org/10.65326/u7y566750 Volume 2, December 2025, (10016) Abstract A growing debate in European policy circles explores whether the European Union (EU) might admit new member states on a temporary non-voting basis—gra

Authors: Walid Ahmad 1, Hassan Aref 1 1 Affiliation: King Abdulaziz University Received 16 June 2025; Revised 25 August 2025; Accepted 24 September 2025; Available online 06 October 2025; Version of Record 06 October 2025. https://doi.org/10.65326/u7y566748 Volume 2, December 2025 (10015) Abstract This article examines a fast-moving development in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) digital economy: the arrival and rapid scaling of Keeta, an international food-delivery pla

Author: Hannah White Affiliation: VBNN Smart Education Group Received 25 June 2025; Revised 10 August 2025; Accepted 20 August 2025; Available online 6 September 2025; Version of Record 6 September 2025; Update 2 May 2026. Volume 2, December 2025, (10014 - 2) https://doi.org/10.65326/u7y566816 Abstract AI-generated video has moved quickly from experiment to a working component of media production. In large-scale filmmaking it promises faster ideation, lower production costs,

Author: Dr. Habib Al Souleiman ORCID ID: 0009-0000-4746-0694 Affiliation: VBNN Smart Education Group Received 1 April 2025; Revised 15 May 2025; Accepted 1 June 2025; Available online 1 July 2025; Version of Record 1 July 2025. DOI: https://doi.org/10.65326/u7y566745 Volume 2, December 2025, (10014) Abstract Dubai has emerged as a dynamic epicenter of global investment, offering a blend of political stability, economic openness, digital innovation, and lifestyle appeal that i

Author: Anastasija Ivanova Affiliation: Independent Researcher ORCID iD: 0009-0000-7715-8015 Received 12 February 2025; Revised 28 March 2025; Accepted 22 April 2025; Available online 10 May 2025; Version of Record 10 May 2025. Volume 2, December 2025, (10013) https://doi.org/10.65326/u7y566813 Abstract The role of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) as structural actors in higher education governance has yet to be fully theorized in terms of their contribution to sustain

Author: Ling Zhang Affiliation: SDBS Swiss Distance Business School ORCID iD: 0009-0006-7478-5551 Received 10 January 2025; Revised 18 February 2025; Accepted 8 March 2025; Available online 25 March 2025; Version of Record 25 March 2025. Volume 2, December 2025, (10012) https://doi.org/10.65326/u7y566812 Abstract Yahoo bought Tumblr for $1.1 billion in 2013 and sold it to Automattic in 2019 for less than $3 million, a reduction of something like two orders of magnitude in six

Author: Mohammed Khan Affiliation: OUS Academy Ltd ORCID iD: 0009-0002-6252-1445 Received 5 January 2025; Revised 30 January 2025; Accepted 13 February 2025; Available online 27 February 2025; Version of Record 27 February 2025. Volume 2, December 2025, (10011) https://doi.org/10.65326/u7y566811 Abstract Digital detox tourism, where travel is designed around the intentional, temporary and structured reduction of digital connectivity, is typically described by what it takes a