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🇲🇽 Companies in Mexico embrace AI to resurrect the dead - Use of AI on images of the dead is unregulated in the country, leaving cybersecurity experts worried about the potential for deepfakes and identity theft.
🇦🇷 What we learned from reporting on global tech this year - Rest of World contributors from Dhaka to Buenos Aires share their highlights, low points, and key takeaways from covering technology in 2024.
🇨🇦 Breaking down the world’s tariffs against China’s tech industry - President-elect Donald Trump pledges to escalate the trade war, but non-Western nations have targeted China with tariffs, too.
🇲🇽 Companies in Mexico embrace AI to resurrect the dead - Use of AI on images of the dead is unregulated in the country, leaving cybersecurity experts worried about the potential for deepfakes and identity theft.
🇦🇷 What we learned from reporting on global tech this year - Rest of World contributors from Dhaka to Buenos Aires share their highlights, low points, and key takeaways from covering technology in 2024.
🇨🇦 Breaking down the world’s tariffs against China’s tech industry - President-elect Donald Trump pledges to escalate the trade war, but non-Western nations have targeted China with tariffs, too.
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📸 How WhatsApp ate the world - WhatsApp is already the world’s most widely used messaging app. Meta wants it to be a lot more.
📰 The most surprising tech champions of 2024 - From Threads to Bluesky and Zello to Black Myth: Wukong, a handful of small and large tech champions stood out for their impressive growth this year.
🇻🇳 Small-scale investors are building Vietnam’s EV charging network - Anyone with spare land in a good location can become a franchisee for a charging company, but with no government support it can take years to break even.
📸 How WhatsApp ate the world - WhatsApp is already the world’s most widely used messaging app. Meta wants it to be a lot more.
📰 The most surprising tech champions of 2024 - From Threads to Bluesky and Zello to Black Myth: Wukong, a handful of small and large tech champions stood out for their impressive growth this year.
🇻🇳 Small-scale investors are building Vietnam’s EV charging network - Anyone with spare land in a good location can become a franchisee for a charging company, but with no government support it can take years to break even.
Our 3 top read stories from accross the day:
🇲🇽 Companies in Mexico embrace AI to resurrect the dead - Use of AI on images of the dead is unregulated in the country, leaving cybersecurity experts worried about the potential for deepfakes and identity theft.
📰 What we learned from reporting on global tech this year - Rest of World contributors from Dhaka to Buenos Aires share their highlights, low points, and key takeaways from covering technology in 2024.
🇮🇳 Uber’s big plan for India: buses - Uber Shuttle, a shared bus ride service, is available in two Indian cities. The company plans to launch in three more cities soon.
🇲🇽 Companies in Mexico embrace AI to resurrect the dead - Use of AI on images of the dead is unregulated in the country, leaving cybersecurity experts worried about the potential for deepfakes and identity theft.
📰 What we learned from reporting on global tech this year - Rest of World contributors from Dhaka to Buenos Aires share their highlights, low points, and key takeaways from covering technology in 2024.
🇮🇳 Uber’s big plan for India: buses - Uber Shuttle, a shared bus ride service, is available in two Indian cities. The company plans to launch in three more cities soon.
In today's more popular stories, 2 center on Brazil:
🇧🇷 Movie stars, matchmakers, and aunties: How WhatsApp became an unstoppable cultural force - The world’s most popular messaging platform is synonymous with the internet for millions of people.
📷 How WhatsApp ate the world - WhatsApp is already the world’s most widely used messaging app. Meta wants it to be a lot more.
📰 The most surprising tech champions of 2024 - From Threads to Bluesky and Zello to Black Myth: Wukong, a handful of small and large tech champions stood out for their impressive growth this year.
🇧🇷 Movie stars, matchmakers, and aunties: How WhatsApp became an unstoppable cultural force - The world’s most popular messaging platform is synonymous with the internet for millions of people.
📷 How WhatsApp ate the world - WhatsApp is already the world’s most widely used messaging app. Meta wants it to be a lot more.
📰 The most surprising tech champions of 2024 - From Threads to Bluesky and Zello to Black Myth: Wukong, a handful of small and large tech champions stood out for their impressive growth this year.
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🇦🇫 When disaster strikes, the world opens WhatsApp - Meta's messaging app has transformed communication in conflict and crisis areas.
📰 What we learned from reporting on global tech this year - Rest of World contributors from Dhaka to Buenos Aires share their highlights, low points, and key takeaways from covering technology in 2024.
🇮🇳 Uber’s big plan for India: buses - Uber Shuttle, a shared bus ride service, is available in two Indian cities. The company plans to launch in three more cities soon.
🇦🇫 When disaster strikes, the world opens WhatsApp - Meta's messaging app has transformed communication in conflict and crisis areas.
📰 What we learned from reporting on global tech this year - Rest of World contributors from Dhaka to Buenos Aires share their highlights, low points, and key takeaways from covering technology in 2024.
🇮🇳 Uber’s big plan for India: buses - Uber Shuttle, a shared bus ride service, is available in two Indian cities. The company plans to launch in three more cities soon.
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🇲🇾 Malaysia tightens grip on internet, in blow to online freedom - Authorities say new regulations are needed to limit hate speech and scams, but creators say they are self-censoring to avoid a crackdown.
🇲🇽 Mexico is using an AI-powered app to prevent suicides - MeMind has connected 10,000 at-risk people with mental health treatment, contributing to a 9% drop in suicides.
🇧🇷 Movie stars, matchmakers, and aunties: How WhatsApp became an unstoppable cultural force - The world’s most popular messaging platform is synonymous with the internet for millions of people.
🇲🇾 Malaysia tightens grip on internet, in blow to online freedom - Authorities say new regulations are needed to limit hate speech and scams, but creators say they are self-censoring to avoid a crackdown.
🇲🇽 Mexico is using an AI-powered app to prevent suicides - MeMind has connected 10,000 at-risk people with mental health treatment, contributing to a 9% drop in suicides.
🇧🇷 Movie stars, matchmakers, and aunties: How WhatsApp became an unstoppable cultural force - The world’s most popular messaging platform is synonymous with the internet for millions of people.
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🇿🇼 Demand for Starlink in Zimbabwe is overwhelming capacity - Traditional internet in Zimbabwe is slow, unreliable, and expensive. Elon Musk’s satellite service sold out within weeks of launching in the country.
🇦🇫 When disaster strikes, the world opens WhatsApp - Meta's messaging app has transformed communication in conflict and crisis areas.
📷 How WhatsApp ate the world - WhatsApp is already the world’s most widely used messaging app. Meta wants it to be a lot more.
🇿🇼 Demand for Starlink in Zimbabwe is overwhelming capacity - Traditional internet in Zimbabwe is slow, unreliable, and expensive. Elon Musk’s satellite service sold out within weeks of launching in the country.
🇦🇫 When disaster strikes, the world opens WhatsApp - Meta's messaging app has transformed communication in conflict and crisis areas.
📷 How WhatsApp ate the world - WhatsApp is already the world’s most widely used messaging app. Meta wants it to be a lot more.
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Our 3 top read stories from accross the day:
🇲🇾 Malaysia tightens grip on internet, in blow to online freedom - Authorities say new regulations are needed to limit hate speech and scams, but creators say they are self-censoring to avoid a crackdown.
🇲🇽 Mexico is using an AI-powered app to prevent suicides - MeMind has connected 10,000 at-risk people with mental health treatment, contributing to a 9% drop in suicides.
🇧🇷 Movie stars, matchmakers, and aunties: How WhatsApp became an unstoppable cultural force - The world’s most popular messaging platform is synonymous with the internet for millions of people.
🇲🇾 Malaysia tightens grip on internet, in blow to online freedom - Authorities say new regulations are needed to limit hate speech and scams, but creators say they are self-censoring to avoid a crackdown.
🇲🇽 Mexico is using an AI-powered app to prevent suicides - MeMind has connected 10,000 at-risk people with mental health treatment, contributing to a 9% drop in suicides.
🇧🇷 Movie stars, matchmakers, and aunties: How WhatsApp became an unstoppable cultural force - The world’s most popular messaging platform is synonymous with the internet for millions of people.
Our 3 top read stories from accross the day:
🇿🇼 Demand for Starlink in Zimbabwe is overwhelming capacity - Traditional internet in Zimbabwe is slow, unreliable, and expensive. Elon Musk’s satellite service sold out within weeks of launching in the country.
🇦🇫 When disaster strikes, the world opens WhatsApp - Meta's messaging app has transformed communication in conflict and crisis areas.
📷 How WhatsApp ate the world - WhatsApp is already the world’s most widely used messaging app. Meta wants it to be a lot more.
🇿🇼 Demand for Starlink in Zimbabwe is overwhelming capacity - Traditional internet in Zimbabwe is slow, unreliable, and expensive. Elon Musk’s satellite service sold out within weeks of launching in the country.
🇦🇫 When disaster strikes, the world opens WhatsApp - Meta's messaging app has transformed communication in conflict and crisis areas.
📷 How WhatsApp ate the world - WhatsApp is already the world’s most widely used messaging app. Meta wants it to be a lot more.
3 of our most popular stories right now:
🇨🇦 China’s AI elite rethink their Silicon Valley dream jobs - The West may lose out in the talent race amid U.S. national security and immigration hurdles
🇵🇰 Pakistan’s mass transit is failing. BusCaro thinks it has the solution - After the failure of Airlift and Swvl, this startup is stepping in to provide an alternative to Pakistan’s unreliable public transport system.
🇲🇾 Malaysia tightens grip on internet, in blow to online freedom - Authorities say new regulations are needed to limit hate speech and scams, but creators say they are self-censoring to avoid a crackdown.
🇨🇦 China’s AI elite rethink their Silicon Valley dream jobs - The West may lose out in the talent race amid U.S. national security and immigration hurdles
🇵🇰 Pakistan’s mass transit is failing. BusCaro thinks it has the solution - After the failure of Airlift and Swvl, this startup is stepping in to provide an alternative to Pakistan’s unreliable public transport system.
🇲🇾 Malaysia tightens grip on internet, in blow to online freedom - Authorities say new regulations are needed to limit hate speech and scams, but creators say they are self-censoring to avoid a crackdown.
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🇿🇼 Demand for Starlink in Zimbabwe is overwhelming capacity - Traditional internet in Zimbabwe is slow, unreliable, and expensive. Elon Musk’s satellite service sold out within weeks of launching in the country.
🇲🇽 Mexico is using an AI-powered app to prevent suicides - MeMind has connected 10,000 at-risk people with mental health treatment, contributing to a 9% drop in suicides.
📷 How WhatsApp ate the world - WhatsApp is already the world’s most widely used messaging app. Meta wants it to be a lot more.
🇿🇼 Demand for Starlink in Zimbabwe is overwhelming capacity - Traditional internet in Zimbabwe is slow, unreliable, and expensive. Elon Musk’s satellite service sold out within weeks of launching in the country.
🇲🇽 Mexico is using an AI-powered app to prevent suicides - MeMind has connected 10,000 at-risk people with mental health treatment, contributing to a 9% drop in suicides.
📷 How WhatsApp ate the world - WhatsApp is already the world’s most widely used messaging app. Meta wants it to be a lot more.
Our 3 top read stories from accross the day:
🇨🇦 China’s AI elite rethink their Silicon Valley dream jobs - The West may lose out in the talent race amid U.S. national security and immigration hurdles
📰 What we learned from reporting on global tech this year - Rest of World contributors from Dhaka to Buenos Aires share their highlights, low points, and key takeaways from covering technology in 2024.
🇹🇳 How InstaDeep became Africa’s biggest AI startup success - Karim Beguir is the co-founder and CEO of InstaDeep, a Tunisian startup that was acquired for $682 million by BioNTech.
🇨🇦 China’s AI elite rethink their Silicon Valley dream jobs - The West may lose out in the talent race amid U.S. national security and immigration hurdles
📰 What we learned from reporting on global tech this year - Rest of World contributors from Dhaka to Buenos Aires share their highlights, low points, and key takeaways from covering technology in 2024.
🇹🇳 How InstaDeep became Africa’s biggest AI startup success - Karim Beguir is the co-founder and CEO of InstaDeep, a Tunisian startup that was acquired for $682 million by BioNTech.
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📰 After Mexico’s top streamer — the president — left office, YouTube creators hustle for views - A slew of content creators built small social media empires off Andrés Manuel López Obrador, whose term ended in October.
🇮🇩 Why so many influencers are running for election in Indonesia - More influencers are joining political parties and contesting elections, raising concerns about the spread of misinformation and the lack of leadership.
🇵🇰 Pakistan’s mass transit is failing. BusCaro thinks it has the solution - After the failure of Airlift and Swvl, this startup is stepping in to provide an alternative to Pakistan’s unreliable public transport system.
📰 After Mexico’s top streamer — the president — left office, YouTube creators hustle for views - A slew of content creators built small social media empires off Andrés Manuel López Obrador, whose term ended in October.
🇮🇩 Why so many influencers are running for election in Indonesia - More influencers are joining political parties and contesting elections, raising concerns about the spread of misinformation and the lack of leadership.
🇵🇰 Pakistan’s mass transit is failing. BusCaro thinks it has the solution - After the failure of Airlift and Swvl, this startup is stepping in to provide an alternative to Pakistan’s unreliable public transport system.
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Our 3 top read stories from accross the day:
🇨🇦 China’s AI elite rethink their Silicon Valley dream jobs - The West may lose out in the talent race amid U.S. national security and immigration hurdles
📸 How WhatsApp ate the world - WhatsApp is already the world’s most widely used messaging app. Meta wants it to be a lot more.
📰 What we learned from reporting on global tech this year - Rest of World contributors from Dhaka to Buenos Aires share their highlights, low points, and key takeaways from covering technology in 2024.
🇨🇦 China’s AI elite rethink their Silicon Valley dream jobs - The West may lose out in the talent race amid U.S. national security and immigration hurdles
📸 How WhatsApp ate the world - WhatsApp is already the world’s most widely used messaging app. Meta wants it to be a lot more.
📰 What we learned from reporting on global tech this year - Rest of World contributors from Dhaka to Buenos Aires share their highlights, low points, and key takeaways from covering technology in 2024.
3 of our most popular stories right now:
📰 After Mexico’s top streamer — the president — left office, YouTube creators hustle for views - A slew of content creators built small social media empires off Andrés Manuel López Obrador, whose term ended in October.
🇮🇩 Why so many influencers are running for election in Indonesia - More influencers are joining political parties and contesting elections, raising concerns about the spread of misinformation and the lack of leadership.
🇵🇰 Pakistan’s mass transit is failing. BusCaro thinks it has the solution - After the failure of Airlift and Swvl, this startup is stepping in to provide an alternative to Pakistan’s unreliable public transport system.
📰 After Mexico’s top streamer — the president — left office, YouTube creators hustle for views - A slew of content creators built small social media empires off Andrés Manuel López Obrador, whose term ended in October.
🇮🇩 Why so many influencers are running for election in Indonesia - More influencers are joining political parties and contesting elections, raising concerns about the spread of misinformation and the lack of leadership.
🇵🇰 Pakistan’s mass transit is failing. BusCaro thinks it has the solution - After the failure of Airlift and Swvl, this startup is stepping in to provide an alternative to Pakistan’s unreliable public transport system.
Our 3 top read stories from accross the day:
🇨🇦 China’s AI elite rethink their Silicon Valley dream jobs - The West may lose out in the talent race amid U.S. national security and immigration hurdles
📷 How WhatsApp ate the world - WhatsApp is already the world’s most widely used messaging app. Meta wants it to be a lot more.
📰 What we learned from reporting on global tech this year - Rest of World contributors from Dhaka to Buenos Aires share their highlights, low points, and key takeaways from covering technology in 2024.
🇨🇦 China’s AI elite rethink their Silicon Valley dream jobs - The West may lose out in the talent race amid U.S. national security and immigration hurdles
📷 How WhatsApp ate the world - WhatsApp is already the world’s most widely used messaging app. Meta wants it to be a lot more.
📰 What we learned from reporting on global tech this year - Rest of World contributors from Dhaka to Buenos Aires share their highlights, low points, and key takeaways from covering technology in 2024.
3 of our most popular stories right now:
🇵🇭 The Philippines is creating a ChatGPT rival that speaks Filipino and Taglish - ITanong will be a local version of ChatGPT, its developers say, built with considerably fewer resources.
📰 The most surprising tech champions of 2024 - From Threads to Bluesky and Zello to Black Myth: Wukong, a handful of small and large tech champions stood out for their impressive growth this year.
🇮🇳 Uber’s big plan for India: buses - Uber Shuttle, a shared bus ride service, is available in two Indian cities. The company plans to launch in three more cities soon.
🇵🇭 The Philippines is creating a ChatGPT rival that speaks Filipino and Taglish - ITanong will be a local version of ChatGPT, its developers say, built with considerably fewer resources.
📰 The most surprising tech champions of 2024 - From Threads to Bluesky and Zello to Black Myth: Wukong, a handful of small and large tech champions stood out for their impressive growth this year.
🇮🇳 Uber’s big plan for India: buses - Uber Shuttle, a shared bus ride service, is available in two Indian cities. The company plans to launch in three more cities soon.
Our most popular stories across the last 24 hours...:
📰 After Mexico’s top streamer — the president — left office, YouTube creators hustle for views - A slew of content creators built small social media empires off Andrés Manuel López Obrador, whose term ended in October.
🇮🇩 Why so many influencers are running for election in Indonesia - More influencers are joining political parties and contesting elections, raising concerns about the spread of misinformation and the lack of leadership.
🇨🇦 China’s AI elite rethink their Silicon Valley dream jobs - The West may lose out in the talent race amid U.S. national security and immigration hurdles
📰 After Mexico’s top streamer — the president — left office, YouTube creators hustle for views - A slew of content creators built small social media empires off Andrés Manuel López Obrador, whose term ended in October.
🇮🇩 Why so many influencers are running for election in Indonesia - More influencers are joining political parties and contesting elections, raising concerns about the spread of misinformation and the lack of leadership.
🇨🇦 China’s AI elite rethink their Silicon Valley dream jobs - The West may lose out in the talent race amid U.S. national security and immigration hurdles
A collection of our trending and most read stories:
🇵🇭 The Philippines is creating a ChatGPT rival that speaks Filipino and Taglish - ITanong will be a local version of ChatGPT, its developers say, built with considerably fewer resources.
🇿🇼 Demand for Starlink in Zimbabwe is overwhelming capacity - Traditional internet in Zimbabwe is slow, unreliable, and expensive. Elon Musk’s satellite service sold out within weeks of launching in the country.
📸 How WhatsApp ate the world - WhatsApp is already the world’s most widely used messaging app. Meta wants it to be a lot more.
🇵🇭 The Philippines is creating a ChatGPT rival that speaks Filipino and Taglish - ITanong will be a local version of ChatGPT, its developers say, built with considerably fewer resources.
🇿🇼 Demand for Starlink in Zimbabwe is overwhelming capacity - Traditional internet in Zimbabwe is slow, unreliable, and expensive. Elon Musk’s satellite service sold out within weeks of launching in the country.
📸 How WhatsApp ate the world - WhatsApp is already the world’s most widely used messaging app. Meta wants it to be a lot more.
A collection of our trending and most read stories:
🇨🇦 China’s AI elite rethink their Silicon Valley dream jobs - The West may lose out in the talent race amid U.S. national security and immigration hurdles
📰 The most surprising tech champions of 2024 - From Threads to Bluesky and Zello to Black Myth: Wukong, a handful of small and large tech champions stood out for their impressive growth this year.
📰 What we learned from reporting on global tech this year - Rest of World contributors from Dhaka to Buenos Aires share their highlights, low points, and key takeaways from covering technology in 2024.
🇨🇦 China’s AI elite rethink their Silicon Valley dream jobs - The West may lose out in the talent race amid U.S. national security and immigration hurdles
📰 The most surprising tech champions of 2024 - From Threads to Bluesky and Zello to Black Myth: Wukong, a handful of small and large tech champions stood out for their impressive growth this year.
📰 What we learned from reporting on global tech this year - Rest of World contributors from Dhaka to Buenos Aires share their highlights, low points, and key takeaways from covering technology in 2024.