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A collection of our trending and most read stories:
🇮🇳 Who is Byju Raveendran, founder of Indian edtech app Byju’s? - From Dubai, the embattled math tutor plots a comeback.

🇸🇦 Tech giants in the Gulf are building super-apps to dominate digital life - From Dubai to Riyadh, apps are consolidating ride-hailing, payments, and delivery into single platforms.

🇹🇼 Workers describe abusive treatment in Taiwan’s semiconductor factories - A record number of people are leaving the Philippines to work in Taiwanese factories, where they face long shifts, low pay, and unequal treatment.
3 of our most popular stories right now:
📰 Silicon Valley led the quest for driverless cars. But Chinese robotaxis are catching up fast - Apollo Go challenges pioneer Waymo’s head start and leads country rivals in overseas push.

🇲🇽 New apps help immigrants navigate Trump’s deportation crackdown - With tightening immigration policies and rising fears of deportation, new apps provide migrants with resources to stay prepared and connected.

🤫 VC money is fueling a global boom in worker surveillance tech - A funding surge has given rise to technologies to track, analyze and manage workers — often in countries with little regulation.
A collection of our trending and most read stories:
🇨🇳 Transsion wheels into Africa’s EV market with same playbook that conquered mobile phones - The Chinese company behind 50% of Africa’s smartphone sales now wants to dominate its roads.

🇮🇳 Who is Byju Raveendran, founder of Indian edtech app Byju’s? - From Dubai, the embattled math tutor plots a comeback.

🇸🇦 Tech giants in the Gulf are building super-apps to dominate digital life - From Dubai to Riyadh, apps are consolidating ride-hailing, payments, and delivery into single platforms.
3 of our most popular stories right now:
📰 Silicon Valley led the quest for driverless cars. But Chinese robotaxis are catching up fast - Apollo Go challenges pioneer Waymo’s head start and leads country rivals in overseas push.

🇲🇽 New apps help immigrants navigate Trump’s deportation crackdown - With tightening immigration policies and rising fears of deportation, new apps provide migrants with resources to stay prepared and connected.

🤫 VC money is fueling a global boom in worker surveillance tech - A funding surge has given rise to technologies to track, analyze and manage workers — often in countries with little regulation.
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The 3 most popular stories right now:
🇧🇷 AI is making health care safer in the remote Amazon - At overburdened clinics, pharmacists use AI to catch dangerous errors. It’s frontier tech meets frontier medicine — with global implications.

🇨🇳 Transsion wheels into Africa’s EV market with same playbook that conquered mobile phones - The Chinese company behind 50% of Africa’s smartphone sales now wants to dominate its roads.

🇮🇳 Who is Byju Raveendran, founder of Indian edtech app Byju’s? - From Dubai, the embattled math tutor plots a comeback.
China is in the spotlight with 2 of our most popular stories:
🇧🇷 The app going against Uber by putting people over algorithms - The founder of inDrive, the world's second most-downloaded ride-hailing app, is going beyond rides, and dreams of delivering education and healthcare through a super-app.

🇨🇳 The global stakes of the U.S.-China AI rivalry - A focus on “who’s winning the AI race” can overlook key concerns around safety, governance, and equity, experts tell Rest of World.

📰 Silicon Valley led the quest for driverless cars. But Chinese robotaxis are catching up fast - Apollo Go challenges pioneer Waymo’s head start and leads country rivals in overseas push.
Our 3 top read stories from accross the day:
🇧🇷 AI is making health care safer in the remote Amazon - At overburdened clinics, pharmacists use AI to catch dangerous errors. It’s frontier tech meets frontier medicine — with global implications.

🇨🇳 Transsion wheels into Africa’s EV market with same playbook that conquered mobile phones - The Chinese company behind 50% of Africa’s smartphone sales now wants to dominate its roads.

🇲🇽 New apps help immigrants navigate Trump’s deportation crackdown - With tightening immigration policies and rising fears of deportation, new apps provide migrants with resources to stay prepared and connected.
China features in many of today's popular stories:
🇧🇷 The app going against Uber by putting people over algorithms - The founder of inDrive, the world's second most-downloaded ride-hailing app, is going beyond rides, and dreams of delivering education and healthcare through a super-app.

🇨🇳 The global stakes of the U.S.-China AI rivalry - A focus on “who’s winning the AI race” can overlook key concerns around safety, governance, and equity, experts tell Rest of World.

📰 Silicon Valley led the quest for driverless cars. But Chinese robotaxis are catching up fast - Apollo Go challenges pioneer Waymo’s head start and leads country rivals in overseas push.
A collection of our trending and most read stories:
🇰🇷 Samsung is desperate to compete on chips. Workers say it comes at a cost. - Scarred by long hours, low pay, and a hostile work culture, many chip workers are leaving for competitors, including American companies.

🇧🇷 AI is making health care safer in the remote Amazon - At overburdened clinics, pharmacists use AI to catch dangerous errors. It’s frontier tech meets frontier medicine — with global implications.

🇨🇳 Transsion wheels into Africa’s EV market with same playbook that conquered mobile phones - The Chinese company behind 50% of Africa’s smartphone sales now wants to dominate its roads.
A number of our more popular stories focus on Brazil:
🇧🇷 The app going against Uber by putting people over algorithms - The founder of inDrive, the world's second-most downloaded ride-hailing app, is going beyond rides, and dreams of delivering education and health care through a super-app.

🇨🇳 The global stakes of the U.S.-China AI rivalry - A focus on “who’s winning the AI race” can overlook key concerns around safety, governance, and equity, experts tell Rest of World.

🇧🇷 In a world first, Brazilians will soon be able to sell their digital data - Brazil is piloting dWallet, a project that lets citizens earn money from their data. It is ahead of similar U.S.-based initiatives.
The 3 most popular stories right now:
📰 Humanoid robots, astronauts, and huge lines: Photos from China’s pavilion at the World Expo - Chinese firms iFlytek and Hytera highlighted AI translation and public safety tech — sidestepping disputes over surveillance and trade secrets.

🇰🇷 Samsung is desperate to compete on chips. Workers say it comes at a cost. - Scarred by long hours, low pay, and a hostile work culture, many chip workers are leaving for competitors, including American companies.

🇧🇷 AI is making health care safer in the remote Amazon - At overburdened clinics, pharmacists use AI to catch dangerous errors. It’s frontier tech meets frontier medicine — with global implications.
A number of our more popular stories focus on China:
🇨🇳 India wants its own EV market, but needs China to get there - Despite tensions with China, India is avoiding U.S.-style restrictions, hoping for a bridge to domestic innovation.

🇧🇷 The app going against Uber by putting people over algorithms - The founder of inDrive, the world's second-most downloaded ride-hailing app, is going beyond rides, and dreams of delivering education and health care through a super-app.

🇨🇳 The global stakes of the U.S.-China AI rivalry - A focus on “who’s winning the AI race” can overlook key concerns around safety, governance, and equity, experts tell Rest of World.
China features in many of today's popular stories:
🇨🇳 The $10 billion delivery empire built on Shein and TikTok orders - A Chinese courier company is out-delivering Amazon — and everyone else — across Southeast Asia.

🇧🇷 BYD sends thousands of EVs to Brazil ahead of final tariff hike - Brazilians are rushing to buy Chinese EVs before a 35% import tax comes into effect.

📰 Humanoid robots, astronauts, and huge lines: Photos from China’s pavilion at the World Expo - Chinese firms iFlytek and Hytera highlighted AI translation and public safety tech — sidestepping disputes over surveillance and trade secrets.
3 of our most popular stories right now:
🇨🇳 India wants its own EV market, but needs China to get there - Despite tensions with China, India is avoiding U.S.-style restrictions, hoping for a bridge to domestic innovation.

🇰🇷 Samsung is desperate to compete on chips. Workers say it comes at a cost. - Scarred by long hours, low pay, and a hostile work culture, many chip workers are leaving for competitors, including American companies.

🇧🇷 The app going against Uber by putting people over algorithms - The founder of inDrive, the world's second-most downloaded ride-hailing app, is going beyond rides, and dreams of delivering education and health care through a super-app.
A number of our more popular stories focus on China:
🇨🇳 The $10 billion delivery empire built on Shein and TikTok orders - A Chinese courier company is out-delivering Amazon — and everyone else — across Southeast Asia.

🇧🇷 BYD sends thousands of EVs to Brazil ahead of final tariff hike - Brazilians are rushing to buy Chinese EVs before a 35% import tax comes into effect.

📰 Humanoid robots, astronauts, and huge lines: Photos from China’s pavilion at the World Expo - Chinese firms iFlytek and Hytera highlighted AI translation and public safety tech — sidestepping disputes over surveillance and trade secrets.
The 3 most popular stories right now:
🇧🇷 TikTok Shop battles Shein and Temu in Latin America’s e-commerce race - The platform recently launched in Mexico and Brazil, where its fast fashion Chinese rivals already have a stronghold.

🇨🇳 India wants its own EV market, but needs China to get there - Despite tensions with China, India is avoiding U.S.-style restrictions, hoping for a bridge to domestic innovation.

🇰🇷 Samsung is desperate to compete on chips. Workers say it comes at a cost. - Scarred by long hours, low pay, and a hostile work culture, many chip workers are leaving for competitors, including American companies.
Our 3 top read stories from accross the day:
🇸🇦 Can the Gulf buy its way to AI supremacy? - Middle East nations have committed $2 trillion to artificial intelligence, computer chips, and defense, chasing tech supremacy that money alone may not guarantee.

🇨🇳 The $10 billion delivery empire built on Shein and TikTok orders - A Chinese courier company is out-delivering Amazon — and everyone else — across Southeast Asia.

🇧🇷 BYD sends thousands of EVs to Brazil ahead of final tariff hike - Brazilians are rushing to buy Chinese EVs before a 35% import tax comes into effect.
In today's more popular stories, 2 center on Brazil:
📘 Who is most at risk from the billions of leaked Facebook and Google passwords? - CyberNews researchers flag breach as “blueprint for mass exploitation.”

🇹🇷 The people who clean up your TikTok feed are starting to fight back - Content moderators say they’re exposed to graphic violence, psychological trauma, and union-busting tactics, and now a larger movement is brewing.

🇧🇷 TikTok Shop battles Shein and Temu in Latin America’s e-commerce race - The platform recently launched in Mexico and Brazil, where its fast fashion Chinese rivals already have a stronghold.
The 3 most popular stories right now:
🇮🇳 India's EV king stumbles as rivals ignite a new kind of price war - Tata Motors sees its EV market share plunge. A fierce battle for affordable, feature-packed cars is heating up, defining India’s unique path in the global EV race.

🇸🇦 Can the Gulf buy its way to AI supremacy? - Middle East nations have committed $2 trillion to artificial intelligence, computer chips, and defense, chasing tech supremacy that money alone may not guarantee.

🇧🇷 BYD sends thousands of EVs to Brazil ahead of final tariff hike - Brazilians are rushing to buy Chinese EVs before a 35% import tax comes into effect.
Brazil is in the spotlight with 2 of our most popular stories:
📘 Who is most at risk from the billions of leaked Facebook and Google passwords? - CyberNews researchers flag breach as “blueprint for mass exploitation.”

🇹🇷 The people who clean up your TikTok feed are starting to fight back - Content moderators say they’re exposed to graphic violence, psychological trauma, and union-busting tactics, and now a larger movement is brewing.

🇧🇷 TikTok Shop battles Shein and Temu in Latin America’s e-commerce race - The platform recently launched in Mexico and Brazil, where its fast fashion Chinese rivals already have a stronghold.