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🇿🇦 When Africa’s internet breaks, this ship answers the call - Undersea internet cables are critical in today’s hyperconnected world. The crew of the Léon Thévenin maintains one stretch of this global network.

🇲🇽 Countries are struggling to meet the rising energy demands of data centers - Mexico's lagging energy grid is forcing companies, including Microsoft, to use generators.

🇨🇳 The cold truth about EVs: Freezing weather slashes battery mileage - Innovation in China and Norway makes strides, but in most markets EVs can lose almost half their driving distance when temperatures drop.
Our most popular stories across the last 24 hours...:
📟 Syria’s quest to build its own Silicon Valley - Tech founders in Damascus are rebooting a war-torn country.

🇨🇳 The myth of sovereign AI: Countries rely on U.S. and Chinese tech - As countries pursue self-sufficiency in AI, they risk depending on foreign companies, undermining their independence and their goals.

🇨🇳 My mom and Dr. DeepSeek - In China and around the world, the sick and lonely turn to AI.
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➡ The invisible backbone of the UAE’s AI superpower dreams - UAE's largest data center operator Khazna is challenging Western assumptions while building regional dominance.

🇨🇳 Banned in the U.S. and Europe, Huawei aims for the developing world’s AI - Facing bans in the U.S. and Europe, the Chinese tech giant is targeting emerging markets to build data centers and push its AI chips, clashing with America’s goal to dominate the AI stack.

🇿🇦 When Africa’s internet breaks, this ship answers the call - Undersea internet cables are critical in today’s hyperconnected world. The crew of the Léon Thévenin maintains one stretch of this global network.
A collection of our trending and most read stories:
📟 Syria’s quest to build its own Silicon Valley - Tech founders in Damascus are rebooting a war-torn country.

🇲🇽 Countries are struggling to meet the rising energy demands of data centers - Mexico's lagging energy grid is forcing companies, including Microsoft, to use generators.

🇨🇳 The myth of sovereign AI: Countries rely on U.S. and Chinese tech - As countries pursue self-sufficiency in AI, they risk depending on foreign companies, undermining their independence and their goals.
Our 3 top read stories from accross the day:
➡ The invisible backbone of the UAE’s AI superpower dreams - UAE's largest data center operator Khazna is challenging Western assumptions while building regional dominance.

🇨🇳 Banned in the U.S. and Europe, Huawei aims for the developing world’s AI - Facing bans in the U.S. and Europe, the Chinese tech giant is targeting emerging markets to build data centers and push its AI chips, clashing with America’s goal to dominate the AI stack.

🇿🇦 When Africa’s internet breaks, this ship answers the call - Undersea internet cables are critical in today’s hyperconnected world. The crew of the Léon Thévenin maintains one stretch of this global network.
Our most popular stories across the last 24 hours...:
🇧🇩 Why Bangladesh’s unlikely satellite engineers are still waiting for liftoff - They went from national heroes to overworked caretakers — wrestling 12-hour shifts and uncertain futures.

📟 Syria’s quest to build its own Silicon Valley - Tech founders in Damascus are rebooting a war-torn country.

🇲🇽 Countries are struggling to meet the rising energy demands of data centers - Mexico's lagging energy grid is forcing companies, including Microsoft, to use generators.
The 3 most popular stories right now:
🇦🇷 Argentina wants to be an AI powerhouse, but its tech experts are leaving - President Javier Milei pitched Argentina as an AI hub, but the few jobs and research opportunities are not enough to keep engineers at home.

🇮🇳 What Trump’s H-1B crackdown means for Big Tech workers - Companies like Amazon, Google, and Microsoft rely on skilled foreign workers. Experts say they’ll pay for the best — but the policy could redirect top talent elsewhere.

➡ The invisible backbone of the UAE’s AI superpower dreams - The UAE's largest data center operator Khazna is challenging Western assumptions while building regional dominance.
A number of our more popular stories are focused on China:
🇨🇳 Why I left Silicon Valley: Chinese tech workers talk about returning home - Chinese-origin tech workers are abandoning the American dream and returning home, where state-led incentives and ambition are plentiful.

🇧🇩 Why Bangladesh’s unlikely satellite engineers are still waiting for liftoff - They went from national heroes to overworked caretakers — wrestling 12-hour shifts and uncertain futures.

🇨🇳 Banned in the U.S. and Europe, Huawei aims for the developing world’s AI - Facing bans in the U.S. and Europe, the Chinese tech giant is targeting emerging markets to build data centers and push its AI chips, clashing with America’s goal to dominate the AI stack.
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Our 3 top read stories from accross the day:
🇧🇷 AI is helping judges to quickly close cases, and lawyers to quickly open them - Brazil’s overburdened courts and lawyers are adopting artificial intelligence. But experts wonder whether it serves justice.

🇦🇷 Argentina wants to be an AI powerhouse, but its tech experts are leaving - President Javier Milei pitched Argentina as an AI hub, but the few jobs and research opportunities are not enough to keep engineers at home.

🇮🇳 What Trump’s H-1B crackdown means for Big Tech workers - Companies like Amazon, Google, and Microsoft rely on skilled foreign workers. Experts say they’ll pay for the best — but the policy could redirect top talent elsewhere.
China features in many of today's popular stories:
🇨🇳 China won the electric car race. Up next: freight trucks - Nine Chinese giants dominate a market Tesla and Volvo can barely crack.

🇨🇳 Why I left Silicon Valley: Chinese tech workers talk about returning home - Chinese-origin tech workers are abandoning the American dream and returning home, where state-led incentives and ambition are plentiful.

🇧🇩 Why Bangladesh’s unlikely satellite engineers are still waiting for liftoff - They went from national heroes to overworked caretakers — wrestling 12-hour shifts and uncertain futures.
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3 of our most popular stories right now:
🇧🇷 AI is helping judges to quickly close cases, and lawyers to quickly open them - Brazil’s overburdened courts and lawyers are adopting artificial intelligence. But experts wonder whether it serves justice.

🇦🇷 Argentina wants to be an AI powerhouse, but its tech experts are leaving - President Javier Milei pitched Argentina as an AI hub, but the few jobs and research opportunities are not enough to keep engineers at home.

🇮🇳 What Trump’s H-1B crackdown means for Big Tech workers - Companies like Amazon, Google, and Microsoft rely on skilled foreign workers. Experts say they’ll pay for the best — but the policy could redirect top talent elsewhere.
Today's popular stories focus on China:
🇨🇳 China won the electric car race. Up next: freight trucks - Nine Chinese giants dominate a market Tesla and Volvo can barely crack.

🇨🇳 Why I left Silicon Valley: Chinese tech workers talk about returning home - Chinese-origin tech workers are abandoning the American dream and returning home, where state-led incentives and ambition are plentiful.

🇨🇳 Banned in the U.S. and Europe, Huawei aims for the developing world’s AI - Facing bans in the U.S. and Europe, the Chinese tech giant is targeting emerging markets to build data centers and push its AI chips, clashing with America’s goal to dominate the AI stack.
A collection of our trending and most read stories:
🇦🇪 The UAE's University of AI is a pipeline for top tech talent - UAE has secured massive computing power. Its state-backed flagship university is now on the prowl for talent.

🇧🇷 AI is helping judges to quickly close cases, and lawyers to quickly open them - Brazil’s overburdened courts and lawyers are adopting artificial intelligence. But experts wonder whether it serves justice.

🇮🇳 What Trump’s H-1B crackdown means for Big Tech workers - Companies like Amazon, Google, and Microsoft rely on skilled foreign workers. Experts say they’ll pay for the best — but the policy could redirect top talent elsewhere.
China in trending in 2 out of 3 of today's most popular stories:
🇸🇾 These leading Syrian apps are helping rebuild the country after Assad - Meet the Syrian tech optimists who believe a new wave of innovation can help the country bounce back from civil war and sanctions.

🇨🇳 China charges ahead as South Korea’s battery giants lose their spark - South Korea’s top battery makers are losing ground as Chinese firms dominate with cheaper technology, factory scale, and state backing.

🇨🇳 China won the electric car race. Up next: freight trucks - Nine Chinese giants dominate a market Tesla and Volvo can barely crack.
The 3 most popular stories right now:
🇨🇳 AI is reshaping childhood in China - Government support and tech companies’ drive for profit fuel a rush to integrate AI tools, from robot tutors to chatbots, in education and caretaking.

🇦🇪 The UAE's University of AI is a pipeline for top tech talent - UAE has secured massive computing power. Its state-backed flagship university is now on the prowl for talent.

🇧🇷 AI is helping judges to quickly close cases, and lawyers to quickly open them - Brazil’s overburdened courts and lawyers are adopting artificial intelligence. But experts wonder whether it serves justice.
3 of our most popular stories right now:
🇮🇩 Livestream shopping stars face off against trolls, hagglers, and AI rivals - Livestream sellers have built booming careers. Now, bots are threatening to steal their spotlight and their customers.

🇸🇾 These leading Syrian apps are helping rebuild the country after Assad - Meet the Syrian tech optimists who believe a new wave of innovation can help the country bounce back from civil war and sanctions.

🇨🇳 China charges ahead as South Korea’s battery giants lose their spark - South Korea’s top battery makers are losing ground as Chinese firms dominate with cheaper technology, factory scale, and state backing.
A number of our more popular stories focus on China:
🇨🇳 China’s most infamous ghost town is now training ground for driverless trucks - The empty boulevards that once symbolized the mainland’s property bust now serve as testing grounds for hundreds of autonomous vehicles.

🇨🇳 AI is reshaping childhood in China - Government support and tech companies’ drive for profit fuel a rush to integrate AI tools, from robot tutors to chatbots, in education and caretaking.

🇦🇪 The UAE's University of AI is a pipeline for top tech talent - UAE has secured massive computing power. Its state-backed flagship university is now on the prowl for talent.
Our 3 top read stories from accross the day:
🇮🇩 Livestream shopping stars face off against trolls, hagglers, and AI rivals - Livestream sellers have built booming careers. Now, bots are threatening to steal their spotlight and their customers.

🇸🇾 These leading Syrian apps are helping rebuild the country after Assad - Meet the Syrian tech optimists who believe a new wave of innovation can help the country bounce back from civil war and sanctions.

🇨🇳 China charges ahead as South Korea’s battery giants lose their spark - South Korea’s top battery makers are losing ground as Chinese firms dominate with cheaper technology, factory scale, and state backing.
Today's popular stories center around China:
🇨🇳 China’s most infamous ghost town is now training ground for driverless trucks - The empty boulevards that once symbolized the mainland’s property bust now serve as testing grounds for hundreds of autonomous vehicles.

🇨🇳 AI is reshaping childhood in China - Government support and tech companies’ drive for profit fuel a rush to integrate AI tools, from robot tutors to chatbots, in education and caretaking.

🇨🇳 China won the electric car race. Up next: freight trucks - Nine Chinese giants dominate a market Tesla and Volvo can barely crack.
3 of our most popular stories right now:
🇨🇳 Young people in China are embracing AI therapy - Cheap, accessible, and friendly AI tools can augment scarce professional help, but there are risks to overreliance on the technology.

🇮🇩 Livestream shopping stars face off against trolls, hagglers, and AI rivals - Livestream sellers have built booming careers. Now, bots are threatening to steal their spotlight and their customers.

🇨🇳 China charges ahead as South Korea’s battery giants lose their spark - South Korea’s top battery makers are losing ground as Chinese firms dominate with cheaper technology, factory scale, and state backing.