Abror Shuhratov

Abror Shuhratov is a technology journalist and editor at Zamin.uz, focusing on how new tools and infrastructures reshape the digital world. He is a verified journalist at the masthead since 2025 and a regular contributor to its technology section. Across thousands of articles he covers artificial intelligence, smartphones, software and the wider IT industry, writing about complex technologies in clear, accessible language. His coverage stands out for combining fast-moving news from global technology firms with reporting on the scientific, industrial and policy forces behind them, from consumer devices to space and energy projects.

Artificial intelligence and the digital ecosystem

Artificial intelligence is a central thread in Shuhratov’s work, where he tracks both technical advances and the market structures forming around them. He reports on debates over open-source models, covering appeals from major AI companies asking the US government not to tighten rules around open, shareable systems.

He follows Anthropic’s efforts to build tools for researchers, describing a dedicated Claude platform aimed at scientists and its role in applied research workflows. His reporting extends into how access constraints shape behaviour, including coverage of a black market that has emerged in China to obtain AI services such as Claude outside official channels. He regularly writes about Russian AI initiatives and regulation, from corporate use of “shadow” AI systems to plans to power domestic models with Chinese processors, connecting technical choices with national strategies.

Interviews and statements from industry figures, such as the Hugging Face chief executive arguing that companies are moving away from renting AI and toward owning or running their own models, feature in his work and show his focus on how AI is changing corporate infrastructure. He also highlights global risks and gaps, for example digital inequality and environmental concerns raised in UN discussions about AI’s impact on Africa and the planet.

Consumer hardware and everyday technology

Shuhratov covers consumer hardware as a system, treating smartphones, wearables and home devices as part of the same technological landscape. He reports on leaks and launches of major phone lines, including new iPhone generations and Samsung’s Galaxy S26 and S27 flagships, detailing changes in design, display production and pricing in key markets. His coverage of brands like Xiaomi, Huawei, Honor and Vivo is consistent, following everything from high-end foldable phones with new memory standards to mid-range models that push battery capacity and camera resolutions.

He pays similar attention to accessories and household devices, writing about smartwatches with expanded health tracking, compact electric compressors, multi-drum washing machines, refrigerators, hair straighteners, massagers and clip-on earbuds, often noting how incremental hardware improvements affect everyday use.

In one piece on why water beads on Teflon yet spreads on glass, he explains the molecular cause behind familiar surface behaviour, reflecting his interest in the scientific foundations of the materials embedded in consumer technology. His device reporting typically situates individual products within wider trends, such as memory price cycles, battery innovations that store electricity and hydrogen simultaneously, and the struggle of component manufacturers facing bankruptcy in changing markets.

Space, telecoms and infrastructure

Space and communications infrastructure form another recurring strand in Shuhratov’s technology beat, where he links launch capabilities, satellite networks and energy systems.

He tracks Europe’s efforts to increase space launches and compares them to US performance, showing how institutional capacity influences access to orbit. He follows national participation in major space frameworks, covering Croatia’s decision to join the Artemis Accords and become one of the countries aligned with NASA’s lunar and deep-space initiatives. His reporting includes detailed stories on SpaceX, from Starship developments and new engine images to repeated Dragon missions to the International Space Station and changes to Starlink pricing, connecting corporate strategy with broader ambitions in space exploration and connectivity.

He writes about probes such as NASA’s Psyche mission as they pass Mars en route to metallic asteroids, pointing to how specialised missions expand scientific knowledge and commercial prospects. Telecoms sit alongside these space pieces, with coverage of major US operators integrating satellite technologies and of an operator in Shanghai introducing token-based tariffs for AI services, showing how access models are evolving at the network level.

Energy infrastructure also appears in his work, including articles on new nuclear power sources for deep space applications and plans to build large plants for next-generation nuclear power, where he outlines the role of advanced reactors in supporting both exploration and terrestrial grids. He reports on regulatory moves such as Russia’s plan to limit the period for cancelling SIM card contracts, linking policy changes to consumer rights and market behaviour.

Sport and general news alongside technology

Although technology is Shuhratov’s core focus, his archive shows substantial output in sport and general news, indicating range across sections of Zamin.uz.

He has produced extensive football coverage, particularly around Italian clubs and competitions, writing on transfer negotiations, contract disputes, coaching strategies and Super Cup matches involving teams such as Juventus, Milan, Inter and Napoli. These pieces often weave together post-match comments, transfer market rumours and tactical assessments, mirroring the pace and detail of his technology reporting.

His byline also appears on domestic news stories about currency movements, municipal decisions and social issues, such as the strengthening of the local currency, demolition plans for housing and discussions around school mask rules, showing a capacity to handle local economic and civic topics. Across technology, sport and society, he has built a large body of work with millions of reads, and he publishes across the English, Uzbek and French editions of the masthead, reflecting both productivity and linguistic breadth.