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A collection of our trending and most read stories:
🇮🇳 Amazon launched a program for Indian handicrafts. Local artisans say it’s not working - Makers say Amazon Karigar has failed to distinguish their crafts from mass-produced items.

🇲🇽 Mexican TikTokers have code words to report on narco-violence without getting banned - Creators use euphemisms and emojis to get around what they say are arbitrary moderation restrictions.

🇧🇷 Instagram helps Brazilians dodge a national sales ban on vapes - As Brazilian law clashes with Meta’s policies, illegal vapes flood social media and the streets.
In today's more popular stories, 2 center on China:
🇨🇳 Myanmar residents struggle to overcome severe internet blackouts with Starlink - With messaging apps, social media, and VPNs banned, people look to satellite services, mesh networks, even walkie-talkies to communicate and work.

🇮🇳 India’s electric cab companies can’t find enough cars to put on the road - There are only a handful of electric taxi manufacturers in India today, slowing the country’s EV revolution.

🇨🇳 Meet the mothers in small-town Hungary leading a fight against Chinese EV battery plants - Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s goal to turn Hungary into a global EV battery hub is facing environmental backlash and legal challenges.
Our 3 top read stories from accross the day:
📘 Traditional sellers in Vietnam still aren’t sold on e-commerce - As online shopping booms, local merchants are struggling to adapt, despite government help.

🇮🇳 Amazon launched a program for Indian handicrafts. Local artisans say it’s not working - Makers say Amazon Karigar has failed to distinguish their crafts from mass-produced items.

🇲🇽 Mexican TikTokers have code words to report on narco-violence without getting banned - Creators use euphemisms and emojis to get around what they say are arbitrary moderation restrictions.
Our 3 top read stories from accross the day:
🇦🇷 No Tesla dealership? No problem. Uruguayans import the EVs from China - Uruguay, with its compact size, robust public charging network, and tax cuts for EVs, is becoming an unsanctioned Tesla hot spot.

🇨🇳 Myanmar residents struggle to overcome severe internet blackouts with Starlink - With messaging apps, social media, and VPNs banned, people look to satellite services, mesh networks, even walkie-talkies to communicate and work.

🇮🇳 India’s electric cab companies can’t find enough cars to put on the road - There are only a handful of electric taxi manufacturers in India today, slowing the country’s EV revolution.
Our 3 top read stories from accross the day:
📘 Traditional sellers in Vietnam still aren’t sold on e-commerce - As online shopping booms, local merchants are struggling to adapt, despite government help.

🇮🇳 Amazon launched a program for Indian handicrafts. Local artisans say it’s not working - Makers say Amazon Karigar has failed to distinguish their crafts from mass-produced items.

🇲🇽 Mexican TikTokers have code words to report on narco-violence without getting banned - Creators use euphemisms and emojis to get around what they say are arbitrary moderation restrictions.
Our most popular stories across the last 24 hours...:
🇦🇷 No Tesla dealership? No problem. Uruguayans import the EVs from China - Uruguay, with its compact size, robust public charging network, and tax cuts for EVs, is becoming an unsanctioned Tesla hot spot.

🇨🇳 Myanmar residents struggle to overcome severe internet blackouts with Starlink - With messaging apps, social media, and VPNs banned, people look to satellite services, mesh networks, even walkie-talkies to communicate and work.

🇮🇳 India’s electric cab companies can’t find enough cars to put on the road - There are only a handful of electric taxi manufacturers in India today, slowing the country’s EV revolution.
The 3 most popular stories right now:
🇮🇳 This Indian state wants to be a tech hub. But the government keeps shutting down the internet - Manipur’s startup community is struggling to survive, with tech professionals moving to Bengaluru or Hyderabad.

📘 Traditional sellers in Vietnam still aren’t sold on e-commerce - As online shopping booms, local merchants are struggling to adapt, despite government help.

🇮🇳 Amazon launched a program for Indian handicrafts. Local artisans say it’s not working - Makers say Amazon Karigar has failed to distinguish their crafts from mass-produced items.
A collection of our trending and most read stories:
🇮🇳 India’s ambitious lithium dreams have stalled - Last year, India touted the discovery of a huge reserve of valuable lithium in Kashmir. Experts say optimism around the discovery was overblown.

🇦🇷 No Tesla dealership? No problem. Uruguayans import the EVs from China - Uruguay, with its compact size, robust public charging network, and tax cuts for EVs, is becoming an unsanctioned Tesla hot spot.

🇲🇽 Mexican TikTokers have code words to report on narco-violence without getting banned - Creators use euphemisms and emojis to get around what they say are arbitrary moderation restrictions.
A collection of our trending and most read stories:
🇮🇳 This Indian state wants to be a tech hub. But the government keeps shutting down the internet - Manipur’s startup community is struggling to survive, with tech professionals moving to Bengaluru or Hyderabad.

🇮🇳 Amazon launched a program for Indian handicrafts. Local artisans say it’s not working - Makers say Amazon Karigar has failed to distinguish their crafts from mass-produced items.

🇨🇳 Myanmar residents struggle to overcome severe internet blackouts with Starlink - With messaging apps, social media, and VPNs banned, people look to satellite services, mesh networks, even walkie-talkies to communicate and work.
Our 3 top read stories from accross the day:
🇦🇷 The legal showdown that could reshape online shopping in Argentina - Argentina’s banks have accused the largest publicly traded company in Latin America of monopolizing the market. The rivalry has turned into a heated legal showdown.

🇲🇾 Malaysia’s new data centers create thousands of jobs — and worries about power and water shortages - Data centers for companies like Google, Amazon, and Nvidia are transforming Johor state, with locals bracing for higher real estate costs and resource shortages.

🇮🇳 India’s ambitious lithium dreams have stalled - Last year, India touted the discovery of a huge reserve of valuable lithium in Kashmir. Experts say optimism around the discovery was overblown.
A number of our more popular stories are focused on India:
🇮🇳 This Indian state wants to be a tech hub. But the government keeps shutting down the internet - Manipur’s startup community is struggling to survive, with tech professionals moving to Bengaluru or Hyderabad.

📘 Traditional sellers in Vietnam still aren’t sold on e-commerce - As online shopping booms, local merchants are struggling to adapt, despite government help.

🇮🇳 Amazon launched a program for Indian handicrafts. Local artisans say it’s not working - Makers say Amazon Karigar has failed to distinguish their crafts from mass-produced items.
A collection of our trending and most read stories:
🇦🇷 The legal showdown that could reshape online shopping in Argentina - Argentina’s banks have accused the largest publicly traded company in Latin America of monopolizing the market. The rivalry has turned into a heated legal showdown.

🇲🇾 Malaysia’s new data centers create thousands of jobs — and worries about power and water shortages - Data centers for companies like Google, Amazon, and Nvidia are transforming Johor state, with locals bracing for higher real estate costs and resource shortages.

🇮🇳 India’s ambitious lithium dreams have stalled - Last year, India touted the discovery of a huge reserve of valuable lithium in Kashmir. Experts say optimism around the discovery was overblown.
Our 3 top read stories from accross the day:
🇮🇳 This Indian state wants to be a tech hub. But the government keeps shutting down the internet - Manipur’s startup community is struggling to survive, with tech professionals moving to Bengaluru or Hyderabad.

📘 Traditional sellers in Vietnam still aren’t sold on e-commerce - As online shopping booms, local merchants are struggling to adapt, despite government help.

🇮🇳 Amazon launched a program for Indian handicrafts. Local artisans say it’s not working - Makers say Amazon Karigar has failed to distinguish their crafts from mass-produced items.
Our 3 top read stories from accross the day:
🇦🇷 The legal showdown that could reshape online shopping in Argentina - Argentina’s banks have accused the largest publicly traded company in Latin America of monopolizing the market. The rivalry has turned into a heated legal showdown.

🇲🇾 Malaysia’s new data centers create thousands of jobs — and worries about power and water shortages - Data centers for companies like Google, Amazon, and Nvidia are transforming Johor state, with locals bracing for higher real estate costs and resource shortages.

🇮🇳 India’s ambitious lithium dreams have stalled - Last year, India touted the discovery of a huge reserve of valuable lithium in Kashmir. Experts say optimism around the discovery was overblown.
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Our most popular stories across the last 24 hours...:
🇮🇳 This Indian state wants to be a tech hub. But the government keeps shutting down the internet - Manipur’s startup community is struggling to survive, with tech professionals moving to Bengaluru or Hyderabad.

📘 Traditional sellers in Vietnam still aren’t sold on e-commerce - As online shopping booms, local merchants are struggling to adapt, despite government help.

🇨🇳 Myanmar residents struggle to overcome severe internet blackouts with Starlink - With messaging apps, social media, and VPNs banned, people look to satellite services, mesh networks, even walkie-talkies to communicate and work.
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Our 3 top read stories from accross the day:
🇮🇩 Grab built its own map in Southeast Asia, and is now going after Google   - The super-app uses its own drivers and cameras to create hyperlocal maps in eight countries.

🇬🇭 Phony X accounts are meddling in Ghana’s election - A network of 171 bot accounts is using AI to write political posts.

🇮🇳 Amazon and Walmart couldn’t kill India’s mom-and-pop stores. But rapid delivery might - Services like Blinkit and Zepto are estimated to put more than 25% of India’s neighborhood kirana stores out of business by 2030.
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The 3 most popular stories right now:
🇲🇽 Door-to-door saleswomen are fueling Shein’s rise in Mexico - A large community of catalog saleswomen are selling items from the Chinese platform.

🇦🇷 The legal showdown that could reshape online shopping in Argentina - Argentina’s banks have accused the largest publicly traded company in Latin America of monopolizing the market. The rivalry has turned into a heated legal showdown.

🇲🇾 Malaysia’s new data centers create thousands of jobs — and worries about power and water shortages - Data centers for companies like Google, Amazon, and Nvidia are transforming Johor state, with locals bracing for higher real estate costs and resource shortages.
Our most popular stories across the last 24 hours...:
🇮🇩 Grab built its own map in Southeast Asia, and is now going after Google   - The super-app uses its own drivers and cameras to create hyperlocal maps in eight countries.

🇬🇭 Phony X accounts are meddling in Ghana’s election - A network of 171 bot accounts is using AI to write political posts.

🇮🇳 Amazon and Walmart couldn’t kill India’s mom-and-pop stores. But rapid delivery might - Services like Blinkit and Zepto are estimated to put more than 25% of India’s neighborhood kirana stores out of business by 2030.
Our most popular stories across the last 24 hours...:
🇨🇳 The U.S. Chinese immigrants running Temu shipping centers from their homes - To speed up delivery and dodge a crackdown on shipments from China, e-commerce companies are turning to so-called “family warehouses.”

🇲🇽 Door-to-door saleswomen are fueling Shein’s rise in Mexico - A large community of catalog saleswomen are selling items from the Chinese platform.

🇦🇷 Argentina’s banks accuse MercadoLibre of monopolizing the market - The rivalry between the giant Argentine e-commerce company and a group of banks has turned into a heated legal showdown.
Our 3 top read stories from accross the day:
🇮🇩 Grab built its own map in Southeast Asia, and is now going after Google   - The super-app uses its own drivers and cameras to create hyperlocal maps in eight countries.

🇬🇭 Phony X accounts are meddling in Ghana’s election - A network of 171 bot accounts is using AI to write political posts.

🇮🇳 Amazon and Walmart couldn’t kill India’s mom-and-pop stores. But rapid delivery might - Services like Blinkit and Zepto are estimated to put more than 25% of India’s neighborhood kirana stores out of business by 2030.