In China and around the world, the sick and lonely turn to AI.| Rest of World
All U.S.-bound iPhones will reportedly be produced in India, showing how U.S.-China tensions are reshaping global supply chains.| Rest of World
President Javier Milei pitched Argentina as an AI hub, but the few jobs and research opportunities are not enough to keep engineers at home.| Rest of World -
Companies like Amazon, Google, and Microsoft rely on skilled foreign workers. Experts say they’ll pay for the best — but the policy could redirect top talent elsewhere.| Rest of World -
They went from national heroes to overworked caretakers — wrestling 12-hour shifts and uncertain futures.| Rest of World -
The UAE's largest data center operator Khazna is challenging Western assumptions while building regional dominance.| Rest of World -
Facing bans in the U.S. and Europe, the Chinese tech giant is targeting emerging markets to build data centers and push its AI chips, clashing with America’s goal to dominate the AI stack.| Rest of World -
Undersea internet cables are critical in today’s hyperconnected world. The crew of the Léon Thévenin maintains one stretch of this global network.| Rest of World -
Tech founders in Damascus are rebooting a war-torn country.| Rest of World -
Mexico's lagging energy grid is forcing companies, including Microsoft, to use generators.| Rest of World -
As countries pursue self-sufficiency in AI, they risk depending on foreign companies, undermining their independence and their goals.| Rest of World -
Innovation in China and Norway makes strides, but in most markets EVs can lose almost half their driving distance when temperatures drop.| Rest of World -
Over two decades, Viettel grew from a state telco into a tech powerhouse that makes everything from 5G chips to robots to affordable mobile phones.| Rest of World -
Russia's ongoing campaign against Wikipedia threatens volunteer editors| Rest of World
Jumia is capitalizing on the U.S.-China trade war as Chinese vendors are exploring new avenues to route their products into markets such as Nigeria and Côte d'Ivoire.| Rest of World
Local projects stall as the mineral’s fourth-largest producer exports to the U.S. and China, and courts Elon Musk.| Rest of World
The region’s chances of becoming a “climate tech” protagonist will be thrown into disarray without the most important resource of them all.| Rest of World
Mainland EV makers are shifting from pure-electric to plug-in hybrid engines.| Rest of World
The $2.5 billion “Project Elephant” will be the company’s second-largest factory outside China and create 40,000 jobs.| Rest of World
The Gulf nation offers advanced software without fees or restrictions, positioning itself as a neutral tech power between the U.S. and China.| Rest of World
When Meta embedded AI bots in its apps, even students in the most remote corners of Colombia gained access. But rather than boosting learning, it’s getting in the way.| Rest of World
After U.S. failure, Vietnam’s EV leader turns to markets dominated by Tesla and BYD.| Rest of World
On the eve of its demise, Rest of World readers remember how Skype changed their world.| Rest of World
Tech giants are pouring oil riches into Middle East data centers as water scarcity threatens digital ambitions.| Rest of World
Rest of World’s reporting shows the extent to which Narendra Modi’s ruling party is using its Saral app to strategize ahead of the general election.| Rest of World
Despite having 500 million users in India, WhatsApp couldn’t crack the country’s $3 trillion fintech market.| Rest of World
A new regulation from the Supreme Court holds Meta, X, and other online platforms accountable for content and user safety, setting Brazil on a collision course with the Trump administration.| Rest of World
Big Tech has struggled to compete against Brazil’s beloved digital payments system, with the U.S. government now investigating the country’s “unfair trade practices.”| Rest of World
The implosion of a white-hot startup has employees asking how it all went wrong.| Rest of World
Vietnamese chip component suppliers are responding to growing market demands for products with no Chinese link.| Rest of World
Automaker Sazgar is focused on meeting local needs as Pakistan pushes for EV adoption, but high costs remain a barrier for some drivers.| Rest of World
Bangladesh’s telemedicine program overcame tech barriers to connect rural residents to city doctors until this year.| Rest of World
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Multiple groups are working to keep Amazon, Google, and Microsoft from doubling the number of centers in the country, fearing environmental devastation.| Rest of World
In Empire of AI, journalist Karen Hao writes about the rise of OpenAI and the impacts of AI around the world. Below is an extract from the book on the effects on Chile's mineral reserves and water resources.| Rest of World
Automation is posed as a labor shortage solution, but workers say robots are making their jobs — and food — worse.| Rest of World
President Javier Milei’s plan includes a new type of nuclear reactor and even a so-called Nuclear City in Patagonia, but critics question its feasibility.| Rest of World
China and Brazil are finding a common interest in niobium, a rare earth metal that’s shaping the future.| Rest of World
In addition, equipment shipments are delayed, potentially disrupting next-generation iPhone production in India.| Rest of World
Fast depreciation in an already slow market has panicked car buyers, many of whom are venting their frustrations on social media.| Rest of World
The company has not refused a single request since Musk took ownership, according to self-reported data.| Rest of World
As India’s political parties pay for AI ads, startups say they have set their own “ethical” boundaries around deepfakes.| Rest of World
Missed deadlines and tension among Taiwanese and American coworkers are plaguing the chip giant’s Phoenix expansion.| Rest of World
Chinese livestream agencies promise influencers fame and money, but end up trapping them in multi-year contracts.| Rest of World
Chinese engineers are flying to India to train the next generation of iPhone builders.| Rest of World
Deepfake experts noted that AI can be used as a cover by politicians when embarrassing audio and video clips of them emerge.| Rest of World
On Chinese social media, women are censored and harassed, but undeterred.| Rest of World
Training data companies are grabbing writers of fiction, drama, poetry, and also general humanities experts to improve AI creative writing.| Rest of World
Rest of World analyzed 3,000 AI images to see how image generators visualize different countries and cultures.| Rest of World
The one you’re reading this in, for starters.| Rest of World
Indigenous peoples see Silicon Valley’s faux “green tech” and raise it with a new yet ancient solution against climate catastrophe.| Rest of World
