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🇨🇳 China wants tech companies to monetize data, but few are buying in - A first-of-its-kind policy allows Chinese firms to treat data as an asset, but compliance hurdles are keeping many companies on the sidelines.
🇳🇬 Nigerians are building affordable alternatives to AWS and Google Cloud - Local cloud startups offer data sovereignty at a time when the debate about who has access to a country’s data is heating up.
🇰🇪 Africa’s startup funding crisis deepens as Mastercard Foundation exits top VC firm - The withdrawal leaves a gap in support for early-stage startups, as Africa’s tech funding has been declining since 2022.
🇨🇳 China wants tech companies to monetize data, but few are buying in - A first-of-its-kind policy allows Chinese firms to treat data as an asset, but compliance hurdles are keeping many companies on the sidelines.
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🍎 Gulf of Mexico vs. Gulf of America: How digital maps display disputed names - Governments frequently disagree over the names of places. Here’s how mapping apps have dealt with various feuds.
🇸🇦 Why one of the world’s major AI pioneers is betting big on Saudi Arabia - Jürgen Schmidhuber says the whole world can benefit from the kingdom’s funding of futuristic AI initiatives, and lead to a new golden age for science.
🇹🇷 Turkey's translators are training the AI tools that will replace them - Human fallout may include being replaced by LLMs, diminished skills, and fewer career options for all but the elite scholars.
🍎 Gulf of Mexico vs. Gulf of America: How digital maps display disputed names - Governments frequently disagree over the names of places. Here’s how mapping apps have dealt with various feuds.
🇸🇦 Why one of the world’s major AI pioneers is betting big on Saudi Arabia - Jürgen Schmidhuber says the whole world can benefit from the kingdom’s funding of futuristic AI initiatives, and lead to a new golden age for science.
🇹🇷 Turkey's translators are training the AI tools that will replace them - Human fallout may include being replaced by LLMs, diminished skills, and fewer career options for all but the elite scholars.
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🇰🇪 Africa’s startup funding crisis deepens as Mastercard Foundation exits top VC firm - The withdrawal leaves a gap in support for early-stage startups, as Africa’s tech funding has been declining since 2022.
🇨🇳 China wants tech companies to monetize data, but few are buying in - A first-of-its-kind policy allows Chinese firms to treat data as an asset, but compliance hurdles are keeping many companies on the sidelines.
🇳🇬 Nigerians are building affordable alternatives to AWS and Google Cloud - Local cloud startups offer data sovereignty at a time when the debate about who has access to a country’s data is heating up.
🇰🇪 Africa’s startup funding crisis deepens as Mastercard Foundation exits top VC firm - The withdrawal leaves a gap in support for early-stage startups, as Africa’s tech funding has been declining since 2022.
🇨🇳 China wants tech companies to monetize data, but few are buying in - A first-of-its-kind policy allows Chinese firms to treat data as an asset, but compliance hurdles are keeping many companies on the sidelines.
🇳🇬 Nigerians are building affordable alternatives to AWS and Google Cloud - Local cloud startups offer data sovereignty at a time when the debate about who has access to a country’s data is heating up.
Our most popular stories across the last 24 hours...:
🍎 Gulf of Mexico vs. Gulf of America: How digital maps display disputed names - Governments frequently disagree over the names of places. Here’s how mapping apps have dealt with various feuds.
🇸🇦 Why one of the world’s major AI pioneers is betting big on Saudi Arabia - Jürgen Schmidhuber says the whole world can benefit from the kingdom’s funding of futuristic AI initiatives, and lead to a new golden age for science.
🇹🇷 Turkey's translators are training the AI tools that will replace them - Human fallout may include being replaced by LLMs, diminished skills, and fewer career options for all but the elite scholars.
🍎 Gulf of Mexico vs. Gulf of America: How digital maps display disputed names - Governments frequently disagree over the names of places. Here’s how mapping apps have dealt with various feuds.
🇸🇦 Why one of the world’s major AI pioneers is betting big on Saudi Arabia - Jürgen Schmidhuber says the whole world can benefit from the kingdom’s funding of futuristic AI initiatives, and lead to a new golden age for science.
🇹🇷 Turkey's translators are training the AI tools that will replace them - Human fallout may include being replaced by LLMs, diminished skills, and fewer career options for all but the elite scholars.
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🇲🇽 Mexico’s new tariffs hit Shein — and millions of local resellers - The government hopes the 19% tax will push Asian e-commerce giants to grow their operations in Mexico, and make up for 79,000 textile jobs lost to fast fashion.
🇰🇪 Africa’s startup funding crisis deepens as Mastercard Foundation exits top VC firm - The withdrawal leaves a gap in support for early-stage startups, as Africa’s tech funding has been declining since 2022.
🇨🇳 China wants tech companies to monetize data, but few are buying in - A first-of-its-kind policy allows Chinese firms to treat data as an asset, but compliance hurdles are keeping many companies on the sidelines.
🇲🇽 Mexico’s new tariffs hit Shein — and millions of local resellers - The government hopes the 19% tax will push Asian e-commerce giants to grow their operations in Mexico, and make up for 79,000 textile jobs lost to fast fashion.
🇰🇪 Africa’s startup funding crisis deepens as Mastercard Foundation exits top VC firm - The withdrawal leaves a gap in support for early-stage startups, as Africa’s tech funding has been declining since 2022.
🇨🇳 China wants tech companies to monetize data, but few are buying in - A first-of-its-kind policy allows Chinese firms to treat data as an asset, but compliance hurdles are keeping many companies on the sidelines.
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🇮🇳 In India, buying a gun is a WhatsApp message away - An analysis of more than 8,000 messages by Digital Witness Lab at Princeton University finds the Meta-owned platform is a thriving illegal firearms marketplace.
🍎 Gulf of Mexico vs. Gulf of America: How digital maps display disputed names - Governments frequently disagree over the names of places. Here’s how mapping apps have dealt with various feuds.
🇳🇬 Nigerians are building affordable alternatives to AWS and Google Cloud - Local cloud startups offer data sovereignty at a time when the debate about who has access to a country’s data is heating up.
🇮🇳 In India, buying a gun is a WhatsApp message away - An analysis of more than 8,000 messages by Digital Witness Lab at Princeton University finds the Meta-owned platform is a thriving illegal firearms marketplace.
🍎 Gulf of Mexico vs. Gulf of America: How digital maps display disputed names - Governments frequently disagree over the names of places. Here’s how mapping apps have dealt with various feuds.
🇳🇬 Nigerians are building affordable alternatives to AWS and Google Cloud - Local cloud startups offer data sovereignty at a time when the debate about who has access to a country’s data is heating up.
Our 3 top read stories from accross the day:
🇲🇽 Mexico’s new tariffs hit Shein — and millions of local resellers - The government hopes the 19% tax will push Asian e-commerce giants to grow their operations in Mexico, and make up for 79,000 textile jobs lost to fast fashion.
🇰🇪 Africa’s startup funding crisis deepens as Mastercard Foundation exits top VC firm - The withdrawal leaves a gap in support for early-stage startups, as Africa’s tech funding has been declining since 2022.
🇨🇳 China wants tech companies to monetize data, but few are buying in - A first-of-its-kind policy allows Chinese firms to treat data as an asset, but compliance hurdles are keeping many companies on the sidelines.
🇲🇽 Mexico’s new tariffs hit Shein — and millions of local resellers - The government hopes the 19% tax will push Asian e-commerce giants to grow their operations in Mexico, and make up for 79,000 textile jobs lost to fast fashion.
🇰🇪 Africa’s startup funding crisis deepens as Mastercard Foundation exits top VC firm - The withdrawal leaves a gap in support for early-stage startups, as Africa’s tech funding has been declining since 2022.
🇨🇳 China wants tech companies to monetize data, but few are buying in - A first-of-its-kind policy allows Chinese firms to treat data as an asset, but compliance hurdles are keeping many companies on the sidelines.
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🇮🇳 In India, buying a gun is a WhatsApp message away - An analysis of more than 8,000 messages by Digital Witness Lab at Princeton University finds the Meta-owned platform is a thriving illegal firearms marketplace.
🤫 As Bangladesh’s factories turn to surveillance and automation, garment workers feel the pressure - Facing competition from Vietnam and Cambodia, factories are using automation and surveillance to ramp up production and cut labor costs.
🇨🇴 Colombia’s EV sales soar, but battery recycling startups struggle to keep pace - A surge in electric vehicle sales has helped drive a boom in battery recycling, but the startups face major challenges.
🇮🇳 In India, buying a gun is a WhatsApp message away - An analysis of more than 8,000 messages by Digital Witness Lab at Princeton University finds the Meta-owned platform is a thriving illegal firearms marketplace.
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🇮🇳 Why most countries are struggling to shut down 2G - Global leap to 4G and 5G would cut off phone access for millions of vulnerable people.
🇲🇽 Mexico’s new tariffs hit Shein — and millions of local resellers - The government hopes the 19% tax will push Asian e-commerce giants to grow their operations in Mexico, and make up for 79,000 textile jobs lost to fast fashion.
🍎 Gulf of Mexico vs. Gulf of America: How digital maps display disputed names - Governments frequently disagree over the names of places. Here’s how mapping apps have dealt with various feuds.
🇮🇳 Why most countries are struggling to shut down 2G - Global leap to 4G and 5G would cut off phone access for millions of vulnerable people.
🇲🇽 Mexico’s new tariffs hit Shein — and millions of local resellers - The government hopes the 19% tax will push Asian e-commerce giants to grow their operations in Mexico, and make up for 79,000 textile jobs lost to fast fashion.
🍎 Gulf of Mexico vs. Gulf of America: How digital maps display disputed names - Governments frequently disagree over the names of places. Here’s how mapping apps have dealt with various feuds.
3 of our most popular stories right now:
🤫 As Bangladesh’s factories turn to surveillance and automation, garment workers feel the pressure - Facing competition from Vietnam and Cambodia, factories are using automation and surveillance to ramp up production and cut labor costs.
🇨🇴 Colombia’s EV sales soar, but battery recycling startups struggle to keep pace - A surge in electric vehicle sales has helped drive a boom in battery recycling, but the startups face major challenges.
🇮🇳 In India, buying a gun is a WhatsApp message away - An analysis of more than 8,000 messages by Digital Witness Lab at Princeton University finds the Meta-owned platform is a thriving illegal firearms marketplace.
🤫 As Bangladesh’s factories turn to surveillance and automation, garment workers feel the pressure - Facing competition from Vietnam and Cambodia, factories are using automation and surveillance to ramp up production and cut labor costs.
🇨🇴 Colombia’s EV sales soar, but battery recycling startups struggle to keep pace - A surge in electric vehicle sales has helped drive a boom in battery recycling, but the startups face major challenges.
🇮🇳 In India, buying a gun is a WhatsApp message away - An analysis of more than 8,000 messages by Digital Witness Lab at Princeton University finds the Meta-owned platform is a thriving illegal firearms marketplace.
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🇮🇳 Why most countries are struggling to shut down 2G - Global leap to 4G and 5G would cut off phone access for millions of vulnerable people.
🇲🇽 Mexico’s new tariffs hit Shein — and millions of local resellers - The government hopes the 19% tax will push Asian e-commerce giants to grow their operations in Mexico, and make up for 79,000 textile jobs lost to fast fashion.
🍎 Gulf of Mexico vs. Gulf of America: How digital maps display disputed names - Governments frequently disagree over the names of places. Here’s how mapping apps have dealt with various feuds.
🇮🇳 Why most countries are struggling to shut down 2G - Global leap to 4G and 5G would cut off phone access for millions of vulnerable people.
🇲🇽 Mexico’s new tariffs hit Shein — and millions of local resellers - The government hopes the 19% tax will push Asian e-commerce giants to grow their operations in Mexico, and make up for 79,000 textile jobs lost to fast fashion.
🍎 Gulf of Mexico vs. Gulf of America: How digital maps display disputed names - Governments frequently disagree over the names of places. Here’s how mapping apps have dealt with various feuds.
The 3 most popular stories right now:
🤫 As Bangladesh’s factories turn to surveillance and automation, garment workers feel the pressure - Facing competition from Vietnam and Cambodia, factories are using automation and surveillance to ramp up production and cut labor costs.
🇨🇴 Colombia’s EV sales soar, but battery recycling startups struggle to keep pace - A surge in electric vehicle sales has helped drive a boom in battery recycling, but the startups face major challenges.
🇮🇳 In India, buying a gun is a WhatsApp message away - An analysis of more than 8,000 messages by Digital Witness Lab at Princeton University finds the Meta-owned platform is a thriving illegal firearms marketplace.
🤫 As Bangladesh’s factories turn to surveillance and automation, garment workers feel the pressure - Facing competition from Vietnam and Cambodia, factories are using automation and surveillance to ramp up production and cut labor costs.
🇨🇴 Colombia’s EV sales soar, but battery recycling startups struggle to keep pace - A surge in electric vehicle sales has helped drive a boom in battery recycling, but the startups face major challenges.
🇮🇳 In India, buying a gun is a WhatsApp message away - An analysis of more than 8,000 messages by Digital Witness Lab at Princeton University finds the Meta-owned platform is a thriving illegal firearms marketplace.
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🇮🇳 Starlink is coming to India. Here’s what to know - An alliance with Airtel, one of India’s largest telcos, opens the door for Elon Musk’s satellite giant to access the world’s second-largest internet user base.
🇨🇳 How a Chinese battery factory sparked a political meltdown in a small Michigan town - The ambitious executives at Gotion wanted to join America’s EV gold rush. Then came geopolitics.
📰 Chinese food delivery giant dishes out deep discounts to win Saudi customers - Can Keeta, Meituan’s global brand, sustain its low-cost strategy in the Middle East’s highly competitive market?
🇮🇳 Starlink is coming to India. Here’s what to know - An alliance with Airtel, one of India’s largest telcos, opens the door for Elon Musk’s satellite giant to access the world’s second-largest internet user base.
🇨🇳 How a Chinese battery factory sparked a political meltdown in a small Michigan town - The ambitious executives at Gotion wanted to join America’s EV gold rush. Then came geopolitics.
📰 Chinese food delivery giant dishes out deep discounts to win Saudi customers - Can Keeta, Meituan’s global brand, sustain its low-cost strategy in the Middle East’s highly competitive market?
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🇨🇱 How BYD undercuts Tesla around the world, by the numbers - BYD is more affordable than Tesla in at least 10 places outside the West.
🇮🇳 Why most countries are struggling to shut down 2G - Global leap to 4G and 5G would cut off phone access for millions of vulnerable people.
🤫 As Bangladesh’s factories turn to surveillance and automation, garment workers feel the pressure - Facing competition from Vietnam and Cambodia, factories are using automation and surveillance to ramp up production and cut labor costs.
🇨🇱 How BYD undercuts Tesla around the world, by the numbers - BYD is more affordable than Tesla in at least 10 places outside the West.
🇮🇳 Why most countries are struggling to shut down 2G - Global leap to 4G and 5G would cut off phone access for millions of vulnerable people.
🤫 As Bangladesh’s factories turn to surveillance and automation, garment workers feel the pressure - Facing competition from Vietnam and Cambodia, factories are using automation and surveillance to ramp up production and cut labor costs.
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🇮🇳 The decline of India’s largest EV company — in charts - Ola Electric Mobility struggles to maintain its edge as legacy players tap into customer trust and brand loyalty.
🇮🇳 Starlink is coming to India. Here’s what to know - An alliance with Airtel, one of India’s largest telcos, opens the door for Elon Musk’s satellite giant to access the world’s second-largest internet user base.
🇨🇳 How a Chinese battery factory sparked a political meltdown in a small Michigan town - The ambitious executives at Gotion wanted to join America’s EV gold rush. Then came geopolitics.
🇮🇳 The decline of India’s largest EV company — in charts - Ola Electric Mobility struggles to maintain its edge as legacy players tap into customer trust and brand loyalty.
🇮🇳 Starlink is coming to India. Here’s what to know - An alliance with Airtel, one of India’s largest telcos, opens the door for Elon Musk’s satellite giant to access the world’s second-largest internet user base.
🇨🇳 How a Chinese battery factory sparked a political meltdown in a small Michigan town - The ambitious executives at Gotion wanted to join America’s EV gold rush. Then came geopolitics.
China is in the spotlight with 2 of our most popular stories:
🇨🇳 China’s AI frenzy: DeepSeek is already everywhere — cars, phones, even hospitals - Chinese companies, as a signal of patriotism, are racing to build services on top of the homegrown AI model that has taken the world by storm since January.
🇨🇳 When foreign factories clash with locals - Gotion’s attempt to open a battery plant in smalltown Michigan is hardly the first time big companies have run into trouble abroad.
🇨🇱 How BYD undercuts Tesla around the world, by the numbers - BYD is more affordable than Tesla in at least 10 places outside the West.
🇨🇳 China’s AI frenzy: DeepSeek is already everywhere — cars, phones, even hospitals - Chinese companies, as a signal of patriotism, are racing to build services on top of the homegrown AI model that has taken the world by storm since January.
🇨🇳 When foreign factories clash with locals - Gotion’s attempt to open a battery plant in smalltown Michigan is hardly the first time big companies have run into trouble abroad.
🇨🇱 How BYD undercuts Tesla around the world, by the numbers - BYD is more affordable than Tesla in at least 10 places outside the West.
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Our most popular stories across the last 24 hours...:
🇮🇳 The decline of India’s largest EV company — in charts - Ola Electric Mobility struggles to maintain its edge as legacy players tap into customer trust and brand loyalty.
🇮🇳 Starlink is coming to India. Here’s what to know - An alliance with Airtel, one of India’s largest telcos, opens the door for Elon Musk’s satellite giant to access the world’s second-largest internet user base.
🇨🇳 How a Chinese battery factory sparked a political meltdown in a small Michigan town - The ambitious executives at Gotion wanted to join America’s EV gold rush. Then came geopolitics.
🇮🇳 The decline of India’s largest EV company — in charts - Ola Electric Mobility struggles to maintain its edge as legacy players tap into customer trust and brand loyalty.
🇮🇳 Starlink is coming to India. Here’s what to know - An alliance with Airtel, one of India’s largest telcos, opens the door for Elon Musk’s satellite giant to access the world’s second-largest internet user base.
🇨🇳 How a Chinese battery factory sparked a political meltdown in a small Michigan town - The ambitious executives at Gotion wanted to join America’s EV gold rush. Then came geopolitics.
Our most popular stories across the last 24 hours...:
🇨🇳 China’s AI frenzy: DeepSeek is already everywhere — cars, phones, even hospitals - Chinese companies, as a signal of patriotism, are racing to build services on top of the homegrown AI model that has taken the world by storm since January.
🇨🇳 When foreign factories clash with locals - Gotion’s attempt to open a battery plant in smalltown Michigan is hardly the first time big companies have run into trouble abroad.
🇨🇱 How BYD undercuts Tesla around the world, by the numbers - BYD is more affordable than Tesla in at least 10 places outside the West.
🇨🇳 China’s AI frenzy: DeepSeek is already everywhere — cars, phones, even hospitals - Chinese companies, as a signal of patriotism, are racing to build services on top of the homegrown AI model that has taken the world by storm since January.
🇨🇳 When foreign factories clash with locals - Gotion’s attempt to open a battery plant in smalltown Michigan is hardly the first time big companies have run into trouble abroad.
🇨🇱 How BYD undercuts Tesla around the world, by the numbers - BYD is more affordable than Tesla in at least 10 places outside the West.
India features in many of today's popular stories:
🇦🇪 Dubai's drone performances open new doors for creative workers - The Middle East hosts some of the world’s largest and most expensive drone shows, but the work is seasonal and doesn’t guarantee regular pay.
🇮🇳 The decline of India’s largest EV company — in charts - Ola Electric Mobility struggles to maintain its edge as legacy players tap into customer trust and brand loyalty.
🇮🇳 Starlink is coming to India. Here’s what to know - An alliance with Airtel, one of India’s largest telcos, opens the door for Elon Musk’s satellite giant to access the world’s second-largest internet user base.
🇦🇪 Dubai's drone performances open new doors for creative workers - The Middle East hosts some of the world’s largest and most expensive drone shows, but the work is seasonal and doesn’t guarantee regular pay.
🇮🇳 The decline of India’s largest EV company — in charts - Ola Electric Mobility struggles to maintain its edge as legacy players tap into customer trust and brand loyalty.
🇮🇳 Starlink is coming to India. Here’s what to know - An alliance with Airtel, one of India’s largest telcos, opens the door for Elon Musk’s satellite giant to access the world’s second-largest internet user base.
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🇮🇳 Tesla looks to India at a moment of crisis - The company faces an uncertain future in the world’s third-largest auto market.
🇨🇳 China’s AI frenzy: DeepSeek is already everywhere — cars, phones, even hospitals - Chinese companies, as a signal of patriotism, are racing to build services on top of the homegrown AI model that has taken the world by storm since January.
🇨🇳 When foreign factories clash with locals - Gotion’s attempt to open a battery plant in smalltown Michigan is hardly the first time big companies have run into trouble abroad.
🇮🇳 Tesla looks to India at a moment of crisis - The company faces an uncertain future in the world’s third-largest auto market.
🇨🇳 China’s AI frenzy: DeepSeek is already everywhere — cars, phones, even hospitals - Chinese companies, as a signal of patriotism, are racing to build services on top of the homegrown AI model that has taken the world by storm since January.
🇨🇳 When foreign factories clash with locals - Gotion’s attempt to open a battery plant in smalltown Michigan is hardly the first time big companies have run into trouble abroad.