Our most popular stories across the last 24 hours...:
📰 China’s chipmakers are catching up to Nvidia and TSMC. Here’s how they compare - Restrictions on U.S. chips have pushed the Chinese government to invest billions into its domestic supply chain.
🇧🇷 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.
📰 China’s chipmakers are catching up to Nvidia and TSMC. Here’s how they compare - Restrictions on U.S. chips have pushed the Chinese government to invest billions into its domestic supply chain.
🇧🇷 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.
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Our 3 top read stories from accross the day:
🇮🇳 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.
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3 of our most popular stories right now:
📷 Kidfluencers’ dreams of wealth clash with Brazil’s labor laws - Young Brazilians chase social media fame, selling “get-rich” schemes, while legal battles question platform responsibility and the cost to childhood.
🇮🇳 Inside the spectacular rise and crash of India's largest EV company - Can Bhavish Aggarwal fix Ola Electric's problems — or is he one of them?
📰 China’s chipmakers are catching up to Nvidia and TSMC. Here’s how they compare - Restrictions on U.S. chips have pushed the Chinese government to invest billions into its domestic supply chain.
📷 Kidfluencers’ dreams of wealth clash with Brazil’s labor laws - Young Brazilians chase social media fame, selling “get-rich” schemes, while legal battles question platform responsibility and the cost to childhood.
🇮🇳 Inside the spectacular rise and crash of India's largest EV company - Can Bhavish Aggarwal fix Ola Electric's problems — or is he one of them?
📰 China’s chipmakers are catching up to Nvidia and TSMC. Here’s how they compare - Restrictions on U.S. chips have pushed the Chinese government to invest billions into its domestic supply chain.
Our most popular stories across the last 24 hours...:
🇮🇳 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.
🇧🇷 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.
📰 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.
🇧🇷 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.
📰 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.
In today's more popular stories, 2 center on India:
🇮🇳 The Indian company forcing Uber to change its business model - Namma Yatri, launched by a SoftBank-backed fintech firm, pioneered the zero-commission model. Now other ride-hailing apps are rethinking their strategy.
🇮🇳 Inside the spectacular rise and crash of India's largest EV company - Can Bhavish Aggarwal fix Ola Electric's problems — or is he one of them?
📸 Brazil is going after social media sites to keep its kids safe - Young Brazilians chase social media fame, selling “get-rich” schemes, while legal battles question platform responsibility and the cost to childhood.
🇮🇳 The Indian company forcing Uber to change its business model - Namma Yatri, launched by a SoftBank-backed fintech firm, pioneered the zero-commission model. Now other ride-hailing apps are rethinking their strategy.
🇮🇳 Inside the spectacular rise and crash of India's largest EV company - Can Bhavish Aggarwal fix Ola Electric's problems — or is he one of them?
📸 Brazil is going after social media sites to keep its kids safe - Young Brazilians chase social media fame, selling “get-rich” schemes, while legal battles question platform responsibility and the cost to childhood.
3 of our most popular stories right now:
📰 China’s chipmakers are catching up to Nvidia and TSMC. Here’s how they compare - Restrictions on U.S. chips have pushed the Chinese government to invest billions into its domestic supply chain.
🇮🇳 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.
📰 China’s chipmakers are catching up to Nvidia and TSMC. Here’s how they compare - Restrictions on U.S. chips have pushed the Chinese government to invest billions into its domestic supply chain.
🇮🇳 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.
A collection of our trending and most read stories:
🇮🇳 The Indian company forcing Uber to change its business model - Namma Yatri, launched by a SoftBank-backed fintech firm, pioneered the zero-commission model. Now other ride-hailing apps are rethinking their strategy.
🇮🇳 Inside the spectacular rise and crash of India's largest EV company - Can Bhavish Aggarwal fix Ola Electric's problems — or is he one of them?
📷 Brazil is going after social media sites to keep its kids safe - Young Brazilians chase social media fame, selling “get-rich” schemes, while legal battles question platform responsibility and the cost to childhood.
🇮🇳 The Indian company forcing Uber to change its business model - Namma Yatri, launched by a SoftBank-backed fintech firm, pioneered the zero-commission model. Now other ride-hailing apps are rethinking their strategy.
🇮🇳 Inside the spectacular rise and crash of India's largest EV company - Can Bhavish Aggarwal fix Ola Electric's problems — or is he one of them?
📷 Brazil is going after social media sites to keep its kids safe - Young Brazilians chase social media fame, selling “get-rich” schemes, while legal battles question platform responsibility and the cost to childhood.
A collection of our trending and most read stories:
🇸🇦 How China is gaining ground in the Middle East cloud computing race - Huawei and Alibaba are outpacing established U.S. providers by aligning with government priorities and addressing data sovereignty concerns.
📰 China’s chipmakers are catching up to Nvidia and TSMC. Here’s how they compare - Restrictions on U.S. chips have pushed the Chinese government to invest billions into its domestic supply chain.
🇮🇳 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.
🇸🇦 How China is gaining ground in the Middle East cloud computing race - Huawei and Alibaba are outpacing established U.S. providers by aligning with government priorities and addressing data sovereignty concerns.
📰 China’s chipmakers are catching up to Nvidia and TSMC. Here’s how they compare - Restrictions on U.S. chips have pushed the Chinese government to invest billions into its domestic supply chain.
🇮🇳 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.
A collection of our trending and most read stories:
🇮🇳 Who is Bhavish Aggarwal, the Indian EV founder compared to Elon Musk? - Ola Electric’s IPO made Aggarwal one of India’s youngest billionaires, but his towering ambition and brash management style have come under fire. Sound familiar?
🇦🇷 Argentina hopes to attract Big Tech with nuclear-powered AI data centers - 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.
🇮🇳 The Indian company forcing Uber to change its business model - Namma Yatri, launched by a SoftBank-backed fintech firm, pioneered the zero-commission model. Now other ride-hailing apps are rethinking their strategy.
🇮🇳 Who is Bhavish Aggarwal, the Indian EV founder compared to Elon Musk? - Ola Electric’s IPO made Aggarwal one of India’s youngest billionaires, but his towering ambition and brash management style have come under fire. Sound familiar?
🇦🇷 Argentina hopes to attract Big Tech with nuclear-powered AI data centers - 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.
🇮🇳 The Indian company forcing Uber to change its business model - Namma Yatri, launched by a SoftBank-backed fintech firm, pioneered the zero-commission model. Now other ride-hailing apps are rethinking their strategy.
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A collection of our trending and most read stories:
🇮🇳 Will India’s new satellite internet rules impact Starlink’s ambitions? We asked five experts - Amid rising regional tensions, India's new regulations for satellite internet providers prioritize real-time tracking and border surveillance.
📘 What Meta's dispute in Nigeria means for its millions of users - Facing a penalty for data breaches, the social media giant is threatening to pull WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram from Africa's most populous nation.
🇸🇦 How China is gaining ground in the Middle East cloud computing race - Huawei and Alibaba are outpacing established U.S. providers by aligning with government priorities and addressing data sovereignty concerns.
🇮🇳 Will India’s new satellite internet rules impact Starlink’s ambitions? We asked five experts - Amid rising regional tensions, India's new regulations for satellite internet providers prioritize real-time tracking and border surveillance.
📘 What Meta's dispute in Nigeria means for its millions of users - Facing a penalty for data breaches, the social media giant is threatening to pull WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram from Africa's most populous nation.
🇸🇦 How China is gaining ground in the Middle East cloud computing race - Huawei and Alibaba are outpacing established U.S. providers by aligning with government priorities and addressing data sovereignty concerns.
3 of our most popular stories right now:
🇨🇳 Casualties of the U.S.–China trade war: humanoid robots - AI humanoid robots use advanced chips from the U.S. and parts from China. Trump’s trade war is complicating production.
🇮🇳 Who is Bhavish Aggarwal, the Indian EV founder compared to Elon Musk? - Ola Electric’s IPO made Aggarwal one of India’s youngest billionaires, but his towering ambition and brash management style have come under fire. Sound familiar?
🇦🇷 Argentina hopes to attract Big Tech with nuclear-powered AI data centers - 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.
🇨🇳 Casualties of the U.S.–China trade war: humanoid robots - AI humanoid robots use advanced chips from the U.S. and parts from China. Trump’s trade war is complicating production.
🇮🇳 Who is Bhavish Aggarwal, the Indian EV founder compared to Elon Musk? - Ola Electric’s IPO made Aggarwal one of India’s youngest billionaires, but his towering ambition and brash management style have come under fire. Sound familiar?
🇦🇷 Argentina hopes to attract Big Tech with nuclear-powered AI data centers - 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.
A collection of our trending and most read stories:
🇻🇳 How do you compete with Chinese e-commerce giants? A Vietnamese company is deploying housewives - Sendo, once poised to become Vietnam’s leading e-commerce company, is reinventing itself to survive against TikTok Shop and Shopee.
🇮🇳 Will India’s new satellite internet rules impact Starlink’s ambitions? We asked five experts - Amid rising regional tensions, India's new regulations for satellite internet providers prioritize real-time tracking and border surveillance.
🇸🇦 How China is gaining ground in the Middle East cloud computing race - Huawei and Alibaba are outpacing established U.S. providers by aligning with government priorities and addressing data sovereignty concerns.
🇻🇳 How do you compete with Chinese e-commerce giants? A Vietnamese company is deploying housewives - Sendo, once poised to become Vietnam’s leading e-commerce company, is reinventing itself to survive against TikTok Shop and Shopee.
🇮🇳 Will India’s new satellite internet rules impact Starlink’s ambitions? We asked five experts - Amid rising regional tensions, India's new regulations for satellite internet providers prioritize real-time tracking and border surveillance.
🇸🇦 How China is gaining ground in the Middle East cloud computing race - Huawei and Alibaba are outpacing established U.S. providers by aligning with government priorities and addressing data sovereignty concerns.
3 of our most popular stories right now:
🇨🇳 Casualties of the U.S.–China trade war: humanoid robots - AI humanoid robots use advanced chips from the U.S. and parts from China. Trump’s trade war is complicating production.
🇮🇳 Who is Bhavish Aggarwal, the Indian EV founder compared to Elon Musk? - Ola Electric’s IPO made Aggarwal one of India’s youngest billionaires, but his towering ambition and brash management style have come under fire. Sound familiar?
🇦🇷 Argentina hopes to attract Big Tech with nuclear-powered AI data centers - 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.
🇨🇳 Casualties of the U.S.–China trade war: humanoid robots - AI humanoid robots use advanced chips from the U.S. and parts from China. Trump’s trade war is complicating production.
🇮🇳 Who is Bhavish Aggarwal, the Indian EV founder compared to Elon Musk? - Ola Electric’s IPO made Aggarwal one of India’s youngest billionaires, but his towering ambition and brash management style have come under fire. Sound familiar?
🇦🇷 Argentina hopes to attract Big Tech with nuclear-powered AI data centers - 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.
3 of our most popular stories right now:
🇻🇳 How do you compete with Chinese e-commerce giants? A Vietnamese company is deploying housewives - Sendo, once poised to become Vietnam’s leading e-commerce company, is reinventing itself to survive against TikTok Shop and Shopee.
🇮🇳 Will India’s new satellite internet rules impact Starlink’s ambitions? We asked five experts - Amid rising regional tensions, India's new regulations for satellite internet providers prioritize real-time tracking and border surveillance.
📘 What Meta's dispute in Nigeria means for its millions of users - Facing a penalty for data breaches, the social media giant is threatening to pull WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram from Africa's most populous nation.
🇻🇳 How do you compete with Chinese e-commerce giants? A Vietnamese company is deploying housewives - Sendo, once poised to become Vietnam’s leading e-commerce company, is reinventing itself to survive against TikTok Shop and Shopee.
🇮🇳 Will India’s new satellite internet rules impact Starlink’s ambitions? We asked five experts - Amid rising regional tensions, India's new regulations for satellite internet providers prioritize real-time tracking and border surveillance.
📘 What Meta's dispute in Nigeria means for its millions of users - Facing a penalty for data breaches, the social media giant is threatening to pull WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram from Africa's most populous nation.
A collection of our trending and most read stories:
🇦🇪 How UAE is shifting gears to lead Middle East’s EV revolution - The oil-rich nation is racing toward an electric future with ambitious targets and expanded infrastructure.
🇨🇳 The trade war is delaying the future of humanoid robot workers - AI humanoid robots use advanced chips from the U.S. and parts from China.
🇮🇳 Who is Bhavish Aggarwal, the Indian EV founder compared to Elon Musk? - Ola Electric’s IPO made Aggarwal one of India’s youngest billionaires, but his towering ambition and brash management style have come under fire. Sound familiar?
🇦🇪 How UAE is shifting gears to lead Middle East’s EV revolution - The oil-rich nation is racing toward an electric future with ambitious targets and expanded infrastructure.
🇨🇳 The trade war is delaying the future of humanoid robot workers - AI humanoid robots use advanced chips from the U.S. and parts from China.
🇮🇳 Who is Bhavish Aggarwal, the Indian EV founder compared to Elon Musk? - Ola Electric’s IPO made Aggarwal one of India’s youngest billionaires, but his towering ambition and brash management style have come under fire. Sound familiar?
The 3 most popular stories right now:
🍎 Why Apple can’t just quit China - Patrick McGee, author of the new book Apple in China, on the too-close-to-break relationship between the world’s second-most valuable company and its biggest geopolitical rival.
🇻🇳 How do you compete with Chinese e-commerce giants? A Vietnamese company is deploying housewives - Sendo, once poised to become Vietnam’s leading e-commerce company, is reinventing itself to survive against TikTok Shop and Shopee.
🇮🇳 Will India’s new satellite internet rules impact Starlink’s ambitions? We asked five experts - Amid rising regional tensions, India's new regulations for satellite internet providers prioritize real-time tracking and border surveillance.
🍎 Why Apple can’t just quit China - Patrick McGee, author of the new book Apple in China, on the too-close-to-break relationship between the world’s second-most valuable company and its biggest geopolitical rival.
🇻🇳 How do you compete with Chinese e-commerce giants? A Vietnamese company is deploying housewives - Sendo, once poised to become Vietnam’s leading e-commerce company, is reinventing itself to survive against TikTok Shop and Shopee.
🇮🇳 Will India’s new satellite internet rules impact Starlink’s ambitions? We asked five experts - Amid rising regional tensions, India's new regulations for satellite internet providers prioritize real-time tracking and border surveillance.
The 3 most popular stories right now:
🇰🇷 Robot chefs take over at South Korea’s highway restaurants, to mixed reviews - Automation is posed as a labor shortage solution, but workers say robots are making their jobs — and food — worse.
🇦🇪 How UAE is shifting gears to lead Middle East’s EV revolution - The oil-rich nation is racing toward an electric future with ambitious targets and expanded infrastructure.
🇨🇳 The trade war is delaying the future of humanoid robot workers - AI humanoid robots use advanced chips from the U.S. and parts from China.
🇰🇷 Robot chefs take over at South Korea’s highway restaurants, to mixed reviews - Automation is posed as a labor shortage solution, but workers say robots are making their jobs — and food — worse.
🇦🇪 How UAE is shifting gears to lead Middle East’s EV revolution - The oil-rich nation is racing toward an electric future with ambitious targets and expanded infrastructure.
🇨🇳 The trade war is delaying the future of humanoid robot workers - AI humanoid robots use advanced chips from the U.S. and parts from China.
China in trending in 2 out of 3 of today's most popular stories:
🇶🇦 How Trump turned the Gulf’s oil kingdoms into silicon superpowers in his four-day trip - Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE have pledged trillions of dollars in return for access to cutting-edge chips for AI development.
🇨🇳 Chinese startups once downplayed their origin. Now some celebrate it. - Following DeepSeek's rise, more Chinese companies are highlighting their roots as they expand overseas.
🍎 Why Apple can’t just quit China - Patrick McGee, author of the new book Apple in China, on the too-close-to-break relationship between the world’s second-most valuable company and its biggest geopolitical rival.
🇶🇦 How Trump turned the Gulf’s oil kingdoms into silicon superpowers in his four-day trip - Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE have pledged trillions of dollars in return for access to cutting-edge chips for AI development.
🇨🇳 Chinese startups once downplayed their origin. Now some celebrate it. - Following DeepSeek's rise, more Chinese companies are highlighting their roots as they expand overseas.
🍎 Why Apple can’t just quit China - Patrick McGee, author of the new book Apple in China, on the too-close-to-break relationship between the world’s second-most valuable company and its biggest geopolitical rival.
Our most popular stories across the last 24 hours...:
🇰🇷 Robot chefs take over at South Korea’s highway restaurants, to mixed reviews - Automation is posed as a labor shortage solution, but workers say robots are making their jobs — and food — worse.
🇦🇪 How UAE is shifting gears to lead Middle East’s EV revolution - The oil-rich nation is racing toward an electric future with ambitious targets and expanded infrastructure.
🇻🇳 How do you compete with Chinese e-commerce giants? A Vietnamese company is deploying housewives - Sendo, once poised to become Vietnam’s leading e-commerce company, is reinventing itself to survive against TikTok Shop and Shopee.
🇰🇷 Robot chefs take over at South Korea’s highway restaurants, to mixed reviews - Automation is posed as a labor shortage solution, but workers say robots are making their jobs — and food — worse.
🇦🇪 How UAE is shifting gears to lead Middle East’s EV revolution - The oil-rich nation is racing toward an electric future with ambitious targets and expanded infrastructure.
🇻🇳 How do you compete with Chinese e-commerce giants? A Vietnamese company is deploying housewives - Sendo, once poised to become Vietnam’s leading e-commerce company, is reinventing itself to survive against TikTok Shop and Shopee.
China is in the spotlight with 2 of our most popular stories:
🇶🇦 How Trump's Gulf trip turned oil kingdoms into tech superpowers - Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE have pledged trillions of dollars in return for access to cutting-edge chips for AI development.
🇨🇳 Chinese startups once downplayed their origin. Now some celebrate it. - Following DeepSeek's rise, more Chinese companies are highlighting their roots as they expand overseas.
🍎 Why Apple can’t just quit China - Patrick McGee, author of the new book Apple in China, on the too-close-to-break relationship between the world’s second-most valuable company and its biggest geopolitical rival.
🇶🇦 How Trump's Gulf trip turned oil kingdoms into tech superpowers - Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE have pledged trillions of dollars in return for access to cutting-edge chips for AI development.
🇨🇳 Chinese startups once downplayed their origin. Now some celebrate it. - Following DeepSeek's rise, more Chinese companies are highlighting their roots as they expand overseas.
🍎 Why Apple can’t just quit China - Patrick McGee, author of the new book Apple in China, on the too-close-to-break relationship between the world’s second-most valuable company and its biggest geopolitical rival.