A number of our more popular stories focus on India:
🇨🇳 Trump’s tariffs are testing Nvidia’s chip supremacy. Can Jensen Huang weather the storm? - Stephen Witt, author of a new book on Nvidia and its CEO Jensen Huang, on how the leading AI chip designer is navigating geopolitical tensions around its products.
📘 What we learned from tracking AI use in global elections - Citizens and politicians around the world last year used AI for misinformation, memes, and more.
🇮🇳 Uber wades into a fierce price war to stay competitive in India - Upstarts and political pressures are forcing Uber to play by new rules as they reshape India’s ride-hailing economy.
🇨🇳 Trump’s tariffs are testing Nvidia’s chip supremacy. Can Jensen Huang weather the storm? - Stephen Witt, author of a new book on Nvidia and its CEO Jensen Huang, on how the leading AI chip designer is navigating geopolitical tensions around its products.
📘 What we learned from tracking AI use in global elections - Citizens and politicians around the world last year used AI for misinformation, memes, and more.
🇮🇳 Uber wades into a fierce price war to stay competitive in India - Upstarts and political pressures are forcing Uber to play by new rules as they reshape India’s ride-hailing economy.
The 3 most popular stories right now:
🍎 iPhones were already losing ground in China. Then came Trump’s tariffs - Consumers ditch Apple for more advanced features and to support Chinese brands.
🇦🇷 Argentina lifts tariffs on EVs, pitting local favorites against cheap Chinese imports - As the country lifts tariffs on EVs, Argentines are likely to buy cheaper Chinese brands, potentially stifling the homegrown industry.
🇮🇳 After U.S. failure, Vietnam’s EV leader turns to markets dominated by Tesla and BYD - VinFast follows its Vietnam playbook in Asia and targets the luxury market in the Gulf.
🍎 iPhones were already losing ground in China. Then came Trump’s tariffs - Consumers ditch Apple for more advanced features and to support Chinese brands.
🇦🇷 Argentina lifts tariffs on EVs, pitting local favorites against cheap Chinese imports - As the country lifts tariffs on EVs, Argentines are likely to buy cheaper Chinese brands, potentially stifling the homegrown industry.
🇮🇳 After U.S. failure, Vietnam’s EV leader turns to markets dominated by Tesla and BYD - VinFast follows its Vietnam playbook in Asia and targets the luxury market in the Gulf.
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The 3 most popular stories right now:
🍎 Trump’s tariffs test Vietnam’s role as manufacturing alternative to China - The U.S.-China trade war drove Apple’s Chinese suppliers to Vietnam. Now they’re stuck with hard choices.
🇸🇦 Tesla arrives in Saudi Arabia after Musk's tumultuous history - Years after a dramatic fallout and a near-privatization saga, the electric vehicle giant is set to open showrooms in Riyadh, Jeddah, and Dammam.
🇺🇸 Tracking the global fallout of Trump's escalating trade war - Trump’s latest round of tariffs targets nearly all U.S. imports, hitting countries across Asia, Africa, and Latin America with steep new rates and shaking global supply chains.
🍎 Trump’s tariffs test Vietnam’s role as manufacturing alternative to China - The U.S.-China trade war drove Apple’s Chinese suppliers to Vietnam. Now they’re stuck with hard choices.
🇸🇦 Tesla arrives in Saudi Arabia after Musk's tumultuous history - Years after a dramatic fallout and a near-privatization saga, the electric vehicle giant is set to open showrooms in Riyadh, Jeddah, and Dammam.
🇺🇸 Tracking the global fallout of Trump's escalating trade war - Trump’s latest round of tariffs targets nearly all U.S. imports, hitting countries across Asia, Africa, and Latin America with steep new rates and shaking global supply chains.
A collection of our trending and most read stories:
🇧🇷 Uber and Chinese-owned rival 99 have a common enemy in Brazil - The ride-hailing rivals are taking on the government of São Paulo, which banned motorcycle taxis.
🇮🇳 Illegal charging stations are powering Delhi’s e-rickshaw revolution - More than half of all EVs in India’s capital are three-wheelers, but there is little official support for these vehicles.
🇨🇳 Trump’s tariffs are testing Nvidia’s chip supremacy. Can Jensen Huang weather the storm? - Stephen Witt, author of a new book on Nvidia and its CEO Jensen Huang, on how the leading AI chip designer is navigating geopolitical tensions around its products.
🇧🇷 Uber and Chinese-owned rival 99 have a common enemy in Brazil - The ride-hailing rivals are taking on the government of São Paulo, which banned motorcycle taxis.
🇮🇳 Illegal charging stations are powering Delhi’s e-rickshaw revolution - More than half of all EVs in India’s capital are three-wheelers, but there is little official support for these vehicles.
🇨🇳 Trump’s tariffs are testing Nvidia’s chip supremacy. Can Jensen Huang weather the storm? - Stephen Witt, author of a new book on Nvidia and its CEO Jensen Huang, on how the leading AI chip designer is navigating geopolitical tensions around its products.
Our most popular stories across the last 24 hours...:
🍎 Trump’s tariffs test Vietnam’s role as manufacturing alternative to China - The U.S.-China trade war drove Apple’s Chinese suppliers to Vietnam. Now they’re stuck with hard choices.
🇸🇦 Tesla arrives in Saudi Arabia after Musk's tumultuous history - Years after a dramatic fallout and a near-privatization saga, the electric vehicle giant is set to open showrooms in Riyadh, Jeddah, and Dammam.
🇮🇳 Uber wades into a fierce price war to stay competitive in India - Upstarts and political pressures are forcing Uber to play by new rules as they reshape India’s ride-hailing economy.
🍎 Trump’s tariffs test Vietnam’s role as manufacturing alternative to China - The U.S.-China trade war drove Apple’s Chinese suppliers to Vietnam. Now they’re stuck with hard choices.
🇸🇦 Tesla arrives in Saudi Arabia after Musk's tumultuous history - Years after a dramatic fallout and a near-privatization saga, the electric vehicle giant is set to open showrooms in Riyadh, Jeddah, and Dammam.
🇮🇳 Uber wades into a fierce price war to stay competitive in India - Upstarts and political pressures are forcing Uber to play by new rules as they reshape India’s ride-hailing economy.
The 3 most popular stories right now:
🇧🇷 Uber and Chinese-owned rival 99 have a common enemy in Brazil - The ride-hailing rivals are taking on the government of São Paulo, which banned motorcycle taxis.
🇮🇳 Illegal charging stations are powering Delhi’s e-rickshaw revolution - More than half of all EVs in India’s capital are three-wheelers, but there is little official support for these vehicles.
🇨🇳 Trump’s tariffs are testing Nvidia’s chip supremacy. Can Jensen Huang weather the storm? - Stephen Witt, author of a new book on Nvidia and its CEO Jensen Huang, on how the leading AI chip designer is navigating geopolitical tensions around its products.
🇧🇷 Uber and Chinese-owned rival 99 have a common enemy in Brazil - The ride-hailing rivals are taking on the government of São Paulo, which banned motorcycle taxis.
🇮🇳 Illegal charging stations are powering Delhi’s e-rickshaw revolution - More than half of all EVs in India’s capital are three-wheelers, but there is little official support for these vehicles.
🇨🇳 Trump’s tariffs are testing Nvidia’s chip supremacy. Can Jensen Huang weather the storm? - Stephen Witt, author of a new book on Nvidia and its CEO Jensen Huang, on how the leading AI chip designer is navigating geopolitical tensions around its products.
In today's more popular stories, 2 center on China:
🇨🇳 DeepSeek and chip bans have supercharged AI innovation in China - Investors believe practical AI applications will fuel the next wave of growth, with startups building on top of DeepSeek’s foundation.
🍎 Trump’s tariffs test Vietnam’s role as manufacturing alternative to China - The U.S.-China trade war drove Apple’s Chinese suppliers to Vietnam. Now they’re stuck with hard choices.
🍎 iPhones were already losing ground in China. Then came Trump’s tariffs - Consumers ditch Apple for more advanced features and to support Chinese brands.
🇨🇳 DeepSeek and chip bans have supercharged AI innovation in China - Investors believe practical AI applications will fuel the next wave of growth, with startups building on top of DeepSeek’s foundation.
🍎 Trump’s tariffs test Vietnam’s role as manufacturing alternative to China - The U.S.-China trade war drove Apple’s Chinese suppliers to Vietnam. Now they’re stuck with hard choices.
🍎 iPhones were already losing ground in China. Then came Trump’s tariffs - Consumers ditch Apple for more advanced features and to support Chinese brands.
A collection of our trending and most read stories:
🇳🇬 How Starlink took over Africa’s largest internet market - Elon Musk’s company is set to become Nigeria's top internet service provider.
🇮🇳 Illegal charging stations are powering Delhi’s e-rickshaw revolution - More than half of all EVs in India’s capital are three-wheelers, but there is little official support for these vehicles.
🇨🇳 Trump’s tariffs are testing Nvidia’s chip supremacy. Can Jensen Huang weather the storm? - Stephen Witt, author of a new book on Nvidia and its CEO Jensen Huang, on how the leading AI chip designer is navigating geopolitical tensions around its products.
🇳🇬 How Starlink took over Africa’s largest internet market - Elon Musk’s company is set to become Nigeria's top internet service provider.
🇮🇳 Illegal charging stations are powering Delhi’s e-rickshaw revolution - More than half of all EVs in India’s capital are three-wheelers, but there is little official support for these vehicles.
🇨🇳 Trump’s tariffs are testing Nvidia’s chip supremacy. Can Jensen Huang weather the storm? - Stephen Witt, author of a new book on Nvidia and its CEO Jensen Huang, on how the leading AI chip designer is navigating geopolitical tensions around its products.
A collection of our trending and most read stories:
🇨🇳 DeepSeek and chip bans have supercharged AI innovation in China - Investors believe practical AI applications will fuel the next wave of growth, with startups building on top of DeepSeek’s foundation.
🇧🇷 Uber and Chinese-owned rival 99 have a common enemy in Brazil - The ride-hailing rivals are taking on the government of São Paulo, which banned motorcycle taxis.
🍎 Trump’s tariffs test Vietnam’s role as manufacturing alternative to China - The U.S.-China trade war drove Apple’s Chinese suppliers to Vietnam. Now they’re stuck with hard choices.
🇨🇳 DeepSeek and chip bans have supercharged AI innovation in China - Investors believe practical AI applications will fuel the next wave of growth, with startups building on top of DeepSeek’s foundation.
🇧🇷 Uber and Chinese-owned rival 99 have a common enemy in Brazil - The ride-hailing rivals are taking on the government of São Paulo, which banned motorcycle taxis.
🍎 Trump’s tariffs test Vietnam’s role as manufacturing alternative to China - The U.S.-China trade war drove Apple’s Chinese suppliers to Vietnam. Now they’re stuck with hard choices.
India features in many of today's popular stories:
🇮🇳 Foxconn's iPhone factory is fueling a real estate boom in a small Indian farming town - The $2.5 billion “Project Elephant” will be the company’s second-largest factory outside China and create 40,000 jobs.
🇳🇬 How Starlink took over Africa’s largest internet market - Elon Musk’s company is set to become Nigeria's top internet service provider.
🇮🇳 Illegal charging stations are powering Delhi’s e-rickshaw revolution - More than half of all EVs in India’s capital are three-wheelers, but there is little official support for these vehicles.
🇮🇳 Foxconn's iPhone factory is fueling a real estate boom in a small Indian farming town - The $2.5 billion “Project Elephant” will be the company’s second-largest factory outside China and create 40,000 jobs.
🇳🇬 How Starlink took over Africa’s largest internet market - Elon Musk’s company is set to become Nigeria's top internet service provider.
🇮🇳 Illegal charging stations are powering Delhi’s e-rickshaw revolution - More than half of all EVs in India’s capital are three-wheelers, but there is little official support for these vehicles.
The 3 most popular stories right now:
🇨🇳 DeepSeek and chip bans have supercharged AI innovation in China - Investors believe practical AI applications will fuel the next wave of growth, with startups building on top of DeepSeek’s foundation.
🇮🇳 Uber wades into a fierce price war to stay competitive in India - Upstarts and political pressures are forcing Uber to play by new rules as they reshape India’s ride-hailing economy.
🇨🇳 Virtual tomb-sweeping keeps a Chinese tradition alive - As Chinese migrants struggle to return home for traditional tomb-sweeping, virtual platforms are helping them pay respects from afar.
🇨🇳 DeepSeek and chip bans have supercharged AI innovation in China - Investors believe practical AI applications will fuel the next wave of growth, with startups building on top of DeepSeek’s foundation.
🇮🇳 Uber wades into a fierce price war to stay competitive in India - Upstarts and political pressures are forcing Uber to play by new rules as they reshape India’s ride-hailing economy.
🇨🇳 Virtual tomb-sweeping keeps a Chinese tradition alive - As Chinese migrants struggle to return home for traditional tomb-sweeping, virtual platforms are helping them pay respects from afar.
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A number of our more popular stories focus on Vietnam:
🇻🇳 Why Vietnam is in the middle of the U.S.-China trade war - The Southeast Asian nation has emerged as a promising alternative for tech suppliers diversifying from China, but that comes with risks.
🇮🇳 Foxconn's iPhone factory is fueling a real estate boom in a small Indian farming town - The $2.5 billion “Project Elephant” will be the company’s second-largest factory outside China and create 40,000 jobs.
🍎 Trump’s tariffs test Vietnam’s role as manufacturing alternative to China - The U.S.-China trade war drove Apple’s Chinese suppliers to Vietnam. Now they’re stuck with hard choices.
🇻🇳 Why Vietnam is in the middle of the U.S.-China trade war - The Southeast Asian nation has emerged as a promising alternative for tech suppliers diversifying from China, but that comes with risks.
🇮🇳 Foxconn's iPhone factory is fueling a real estate boom in a small Indian farming town - The $2.5 billion “Project Elephant” will be the company’s second-largest factory outside China and create 40,000 jobs.
🍎 Trump’s tariffs test Vietnam’s role as manufacturing alternative to China - The U.S.-China trade war drove Apple’s Chinese suppliers to Vietnam. Now they’re stuck with hard choices.
3 of our most popular stories right now:
🇨🇴 Venezuelan migrants relied on clickwork to survive. Now AI is replacing them - Venezuela has long provided the tech industry with cheap, educated workers. But with the rise of generative AI, jobs have become less lucrative and harder to find.
🇳🇬 How Starlink took over Africa’s largest internet market - Elon Musk’s company is set to become Nigeria's top internet service provider.
🇨🇳 DeepSeek and chip bans have supercharged AI innovation in China - Investors believe practical AI applications will fuel the next wave of growth, with startups building on top of DeepSeek’s foundation.
🇨🇴 Venezuelan migrants relied on clickwork to survive. Now AI is replacing them - Venezuela has long provided the tech industry with cheap, educated workers. But with the rise of generative AI, jobs have become less lucrative and harder to find.
🇳🇬 How Starlink took over Africa’s largest internet market - Elon Musk’s company is set to become Nigeria's top internet service provider.
🇨🇳 DeepSeek and chip bans have supercharged AI innovation in China - Investors believe practical AI applications will fuel the next wave of growth, with startups building on top of DeepSeek’s foundation.
A collection of our trending and most read stories:
🇪🇹 How Big Tech hides its outsourced African workforce - New data reveals the hidden network of African workers powering AI, as they push for transparency from the global companies that employ them indirectly.
🇻🇳 Why Vietnam is in the middle of the U.S.-China trade war - The Southeast Asian nation has emerged as a promising alternative for tech suppliers diversifying from China, but that comes with risks.
🇮🇳 Foxconn's iPhone factory is fueling a real estate boom in a small Indian farming town - The $2.5 billion “Project Elephant” will be the company’s second-largest factory outside China and create 40,000 jobs.
🇪🇹 How Big Tech hides its outsourced African workforce - New data reveals the hidden network of African workers powering AI, as they push for transparency from the global companies that employ them indirectly.
🇻🇳 Why Vietnam is in the middle of the U.S.-China trade war - The Southeast Asian nation has emerged as a promising alternative for tech suppliers diversifying from China, but that comes with risks.
🇮🇳 Foxconn's iPhone factory is fueling a real estate boom in a small Indian farming town - The $2.5 billion “Project Elephant” will be the company’s second-largest factory outside China and create 40,000 jobs.
Our most popular stories across the last 24 hours...:
🇧🇩 When the world connected on Skype - On the eve of its demise, Rest of World readers remember how Skype changed their world.
🇳🇬 How Starlink took over Africa’s largest internet market - Elon Musk’s company is set to become Nigeria's top internet service provider.
🇨🇳 DeepSeek and chip bans have supercharged AI innovation in China - Investors believe practical AI applications will fuel the next wave of growth, with startups building on top of DeepSeek’s foundation.
🇧🇩 When the world connected on Skype - On the eve of its demise, Rest of World readers remember how Skype changed their world.
🇳🇬 How Starlink took over Africa’s largest internet market - Elon Musk’s company is set to become Nigeria's top internet service provider.
🇨🇳 DeepSeek and chip bans have supercharged AI innovation in China - Investors believe practical AI applications will fuel the next wave of growth, with startups building on top of DeepSeek’s foundation.
The 3 most popular stories right now:
🇰🇪 Kenya’s solution to teacher shortage: Embrace AI - Kenyan teachers and edtech companies say AI tools help save time, but without widespread internet connectivity, the impact is uneven.
📰 Chinese sellers and U.S. buyers prepare for the end of ultracheap shopping - Temu and Shein are set to raise prices ahead of the de minimis loophole’s closure.
🇪🇹 How Big Tech hides its outsourced African workforce - New data reveals the hidden network of African workers powering AI, as they push for transparency from the global companies that employ them indirectly.
🇰🇪 Kenya’s solution to teacher shortage: Embrace AI - Kenyan teachers and edtech companies say AI tools help save time, but without widespread internet connectivity, the impact is uneven.
📰 Chinese sellers and U.S. buyers prepare for the end of ultracheap shopping - Temu and Shein are set to raise prices ahead of the de minimis loophole’s closure.
🇪🇹 How Big Tech hides its outsourced African workforce - New data reveals the hidden network of African workers powering AI, as they push for transparency from the global companies that employ them indirectly.
3 of our most popular stories right now:
🇧🇷 Brazil’s AI-powered social security app is wrongly rejecting claims - An algorithmic tool meant to reduce bureaucracy is misfiring on complex cases, and vulnerable Brazilians are paying the price.
🇧🇩 When the world connected on Skype - On the eve of its demise, Rest of World readers remember how Skype changed their world.
🇻🇳 Why Vietnam is in the middle of the U.S.-China trade war - The Southeast Asian nation has emerged as a promising alternative for tech suppliers diversifying from China, but that comes with risks.
🇧🇷 Brazil’s AI-powered social security app is wrongly rejecting claims - An algorithmic tool meant to reduce bureaucracy is misfiring on complex cases, and vulnerable Brazilians are paying the price.
🇧🇩 When the world connected on Skype - On the eve of its demise, Rest of World readers remember how Skype changed their world.
🇻🇳 Why Vietnam is in the middle of the U.S.-China trade war - The Southeast Asian nation has emerged as a promising alternative for tech suppliers diversifying from China, but that comes with risks.
The 3 most popular stories right now:
🇮🇳 Why India fell behind China in tech innovation - India’s government urges the private sector to take the lead in tech innovation, while industry experts say it’s complicated.
🇰🇪 Kenya’s solution to teacher shortage: Embrace AI - Kenyan teachers and edtech companies say AI tools help save time, but without widespread internet connectivity, the impact is uneven.
📰 Chinese sellers and U.S. buyers prepare for the end of ultracheap shopping - Temu and Shein are set to raise prices ahead of the de minimis loophole’s closure.
🇮🇳 Why India fell behind China in tech innovation - India’s government urges the private sector to take the lead in tech innovation, while industry experts say it’s complicated.
🇰🇪 Kenya’s solution to teacher shortage: Embrace AI - Kenyan teachers and edtech companies say AI tools help save time, but without widespread internet connectivity, the impact is uneven.
📰 Chinese sellers and U.S. buyers prepare for the end of ultracheap shopping - Temu and Shein are set to raise prices ahead of the de minimis loophole’s closure.
Our most popular stories across the last 24 hours...:
🇧🇷 Brazil’s AI-powered social security app is wrongly rejecting claims - An algorithmic tool meant to reduce bureaucracy is misfiring on complex cases, and vulnerable Brazilians are paying the price.
🇧🇩 When the world connected on Skype - On the eve of its demise, Rest of World readers remember how Skype changed their world.
🇪🇹 How Big Tech hides its outsourced African workforce - New data reveals the hidden network of African workers powering AI, as they push for transparency from the global companies that employ them indirectly.
🇧🇷 Brazil’s AI-powered social security app is wrongly rejecting claims - An algorithmic tool meant to reduce bureaucracy is misfiring on complex cases, and vulnerable Brazilians are paying the price.
🇧🇩 When the world connected on Skype - On the eve of its demise, Rest of World readers remember how Skype changed their world.
🇪🇹 How Big Tech hides its outsourced African workforce - New data reveals the hidden network of African workers powering AI, as they push for transparency from the global companies that employ them indirectly.
A collection of our trending and most read stories:
🇮🇳 Why India fell behind China in tech innovation - India’s government urges the private sector to take the lead in tech innovation, while industry experts say it’s complicated.
🇰🇪 Kenya’s solution to teacher shortage: Embrace AI - Kenyan teachers and edtech companies say AI tools help save time, but without widespread internet connectivity, the impact is uneven.
📰 Chinese sellers and U.S. buyers prepare for the end of ultracheap shopping - Temu and Shein are set to raise prices ahead of the de minimis loophole’s closure.
🇮🇳 Why India fell behind China in tech innovation - India’s government urges the private sector to take the lead in tech innovation, while industry experts say it’s complicated.
🇰🇪 Kenya’s solution to teacher shortage: Embrace AI - Kenyan teachers and edtech companies say AI tools help save time, but without widespread internet connectivity, the impact is uneven.
📰 Chinese sellers and U.S. buyers prepare for the end of ultracheap shopping - Temu and Shein are set to raise prices ahead of the de minimis loophole’s closure.