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Our most popular stories across the last 24 hours...:
🇰🇷 The metaverse is rewriting the rules of who can be a K-pop star - In an industry studded with megastars like BTS and Blackpink, virtual idols are building powerful new fandoms even while their true identities remain obscured.

🇲🇼 Malawi’s new farmhand: AI that speaks the local language - Ulangizi AI combines ChatGPT’s power with traditional know-how and government data to help crops — and families — flourish.

🇦🇷 A lithium bust leaves Latin American towns in the dust - With plummeting prices and slowing demand for EVs, the once-thriving mining towns of Argentina, Chile, and Bolivia are now struggling.
A number of our more popular stories focus on China:
🇨🇳 Most of the world's space launches are controlled by just three countries - China, the U.S., and Russia dominate space launches. Can alternatives emerge?

🇨🇳 Do India's EV policies discriminate against China? Experts weigh in - The jury is out on whether India’s policies to aid the growth of its domestic EV industries are anti-China.

🇴🇲 The world needs more spaceports. Oman wants to help - Can a small country build a space industry from scratch?
Our 3 top read stories from accross the day:
🇨🇳 China’s $143 billion push to dominate the global EV industry - After years of investing in Europe, Chinese EV and battery firms are turning to Asia, Africa, and Latin America

🇰🇷 The metaverse is rewriting the rules of who can be a K-pop star - In an industry studded with megastars like BTS and Blackpink, virtual idols are building powerful new fandoms even while their true identities remain obscured.

🇲🇼 Malawi’s new farmhand: AI that speaks the local language - Ulangizi AI combines ChatGPT’s power with traditional know-how and government data to help crops — and families — flourish.
A number of our more popular stories focus on China:
🇧🇷 As China tightens its grip on rare earths, can Brazil be an alternative source? - China’s export curbs have forced the U.S. to find critical minerals elsewhere. Can Latin America keep up the supply?

🇨🇳 Most of the world's space launches are controlled by just three countries - China, the U.S., and Russia dominate space launches. Can alternatives emerge?

🇨🇳 Do India's EV policies discriminate against China? Experts weigh in - The jury is out on whether India’s policies to aid the growth of its domestic EV industries are anti-China.
Our 3 top read stories from accross the day:
🇨🇳 China’s $143 billion push to dominate the global EV industry - After years of investing in Europe, Chinese EV and battery firms are turning to Asia, Africa, and Latin America

🇰🇷 The metaverse is rewriting the rules of who can be a K-pop star - In an industry studded with megastars like BTS and Blackpink, virtual idols are building powerful new fandoms even while their true identities remain obscured.

🇲🇼 Malawi’s new farmhand: AI that speaks the local language - Ulangizi AI combines ChatGPT’s power with traditional know-how and government data to help crops — and families — flourish.
A number of our more popular stories are focused on China:
🇧🇷 As China tightens its grip on rare earths, can Brazil be an alternative source? - China’s export curbs have forced the U.S. to find critical minerals elsewhere. Can Latin America keep up the supply?

🇨🇳 Most of the world's space launches are controlled by just three countries - China, the U.S., and Russia dominate space launches. Can alternatives emerge?

🇨🇳 Do India's EV policies discriminate against China? Experts weigh in - The jury is out on whether India’s policies to aid the growth of its domestic EV industries are anti-China.
The 3 most popular stories right now:
🇨🇳 China’s $143 billion push to dominate the global EV industry - After years of investing in Europe, Chinese EV and battery firms are turning to Asia, Africa, and Latin America

🇰🇷 The metaverse is rewriting the rules of who can be a K-pop star - In an industry studded with megastars like BTS and Blackpink, virtual idols are building powerful new fandoms even while their true identities remain obscured.

🇵🇭 Japanese convenience stores are hiring robots run by workers in the Philippines - Filipino tele-operators remotely control Japan’s convenience store robots and train AI, benefiting from an uptick in automation-related jobs.
3 of our most popular stories right now:
🇨🇳 “I Deliver Parcels in Beijing”: Chinese literary sensation reaches U.S. - Hu Anyan, a former courier who wrote a best-selling book about the grueling job of delivering packages, discusses life, technology, and the future of work.

🇧🇷 As China tightens its grip on rare earths, can Brazil be an alternative source? - China’s export curbs have forced the U.S. to find critical minerals elsewhere. Can Latin America keep up the supply?

🇨🇳 Do India's EV policies discriminate against China? Experts weigh in - The jury is out on whether India’s policies to aid the growth of its domestic EV industries are anti-China.
China in trending in 2 out of 3 of today's most popular stories:
➡ The bombing of Gaza Sky Geeks - For over a decade, Gaza Sky Geeks built a tech future for the Gaza Strip. Then came war.

🇨🇳 China’s $143 billion push to dominate the global EV industry - After years of investing in Europe, Chinese EV and battery firms are turning to Asia, Africa, and Latin America

🇨🇳 Most of the world's space launches are controlled by just three countries - China, the U.S., and Russia dominate space launches. Can alternatives emerge?
A collection of our trending and most read stories:
🇨🇱 Microsoft, Google say their data centers create thousands of jobs. Their permit filings say otherwise - Chile and tech giants promise economy-wide impact but permits show fewer onsite jobs after construction.

🇨🇳 “I Deliver Parcels in Beijing”: Chinese literary sensation reaches U.S. - Hu Anyan, a former courier who wrote a best-selling book about the grueling job of delivering packages, discusses life, technology, and the future of work.

🇧🇷 As China tightens its grip on rare earths, can Brazil be an alternative source? - China’s export curbs have forced the U.S. to find critical minerals elsewhere. Can Latin America keep up the supply?
A collection of our trending and most read stories:
🇨🇳 How TikTok cozied up to wealthy investors in Saudi Arabia and the UAE - In her new book, Every Screen on the Planet: The War Over TikTok, journalist Emily Baker-White charts the Chinese app’s rise to becoming a global juggernaut. Here is an excerpt on the company’s courtship of the Gulf nations ahead of a deal on its U.S. operations.

➡ They were building a tech scene in Gaza. Then came the war - For over a decade, Gaza Sky Geeks fostered a growing tech community. Can it recover?

🇨🇳 China’s $143 billion push to dominate the global EV industry - After years of investing in Europe, Chinese EV and battery firms are turning to Asia, Africa, and Latin America
The 3 most popular stories right now:
🇨🇱 Microsoft, Google say their data centers create thousands of jobs. Their permit filings say otherwise - Chile and tech giants promise economy-wide impact but permits show fewer onsite jobs after construction.

🇨🇳 “I Deliver Parcels in Beijing”: Chinese literary sensation reaches U.S. - Hu Anyan, a former courier who wrote a best-selling book about the grueling job of delivering packages, discusses life, technology, and the future of work.

🇧🇷 As China tightens its grip on rare earths, can Brazil be an alternative source? - China’s export curbs have forced the U.S. to find critical minerals elsewhere. Can Latin America keep up the supply?
3 of our most popular stories right now:
🇨🇳 How TikTok cozied up to wealthy investors in Saudi Arabia and the UAE - In her new book, Every Screen on the Planet: The War Over TikTok, journalist Emily Baker-White charts the Chinese app’s rise to becoming a global juggernaut. Here is an excerpt on the company’s courtship of the Gulf nations ahead of a deal on its U.S. operations.

➡ The bombing of Gaza Sky Geeks - For over a decade, Gaza Sky Geeks built a tech future for the Gaza Strip. Then came war.

🇨🇳 Do India's EV policies discriminate against China? Experts weigh in - The jury is out on whether India’s policies to aid the growth of its domestic EV industries are anti-China.
Our 3 top read stories from accross the day:
🇨🇱 Microsoft, Google say their data centers create thousands of jobs. Their permit filings say otherwise - Chile and tech giants promise economy-wide impact but permits show fewer onsite jobs after construction.

🇨🇳 “I Deliver Parcels in Beijing”: Chinese literary sensation reaches U.S. - Hu Anyan, a former courier who wrote a best-selling book about the grueling job of delivering packages, discusses life, technology, and the future of work.

🇧🇷 As China tightens its grip on rare earths, can Brazil be an alternative source? - China’s export curbs have forced the U.S. to find critical minerals elsewhere. Can Latin America keep up the supply?
3 of our most popular stories right now:
🇸🇾 He fled Assad. Now he’s leading Syria’s tech transformation - In his first interview on the job, Abdulsalam Haykal explains how he plans to rebuild the country’s shattered digital infrastructure — and why he came back after years in exile.

🇨🇳 How TikTok cozied up to wealthy investors in Saudi Arabia and the UAE - In her new book, Every Screen on the Planet: The War Over TikTok, journalist Emily Baker-White charts the Chinese app’s rise to becoming a global juggernaut. Here is an excerpt on the company’s courtship of the Gulf nations ahead of a deal on its U.S. operations.

➡ The bombing of Gaza Sky Geeks - For over a decade, Gaza Sky Geeks built a tech future for the Gaza Strip. Then came war.
Our most popular stories across the last 24 hours...:
➡ Gaza’s tech community reflects on two years of war - Members of the startup accelerator Gaza Sky Geeks share how the war changed their lives.

🇨🇳 Why BYD can’t do for China what Ford did for America - The Chinese EV giant has conquered global markets by selling millions of cars, but it hasn’t supercharged China’s soft power.

🇨🇱 Microsoft, Google say their data centers create thousands of jobs. Their permit filings say otherwise - Chile and tech giants promise economy-wide impact but permits show fewer onsite jobs after construction.
A number of our more popular stories focus on China:
🇨🇳 China wants electric cars to feed power back to the grid - The world's largest EV fleet could become a giant battery network if economic and technical hurdles are overcome.

🇸🇾 He fled Assad. Now he’s leading Syria’s tech transformation - In his first interview on the job, Abdulsalam Haykal explains how he plans to rebuild the country’s shattered digital infrastructure — and why he came back after years in exile.

🇨🇳 How TikTok cozied up to wealthy investors in Saudi Arabia and the UAE - In her new book, Every Screen on the Planet: The War Over TikTok, journalist Emily Baker-White charts the Chinese app’s rise to becoming a global juggernaut. Here is an excerpt on the company’s courtship of the Gulf nations ahead of a deal on its U.S. operations.
China in trending in 2 out of 3 of today's most popular stories:
🇨🇳 Elon Musk’s trillion-dollar paycheck depends on the markets he’s losing - As Tesla struggles in markets beyond the U.S., Chinese automakers are winning from Southeast Asia to Europe.

➡ Gaza’s tech community reflects on two years of war - Members of the startup accelerator Gaza Sky Geeks share how the war changed their lives.

🇨🇳 Why BYD can’t do for China what Ford did for America - The Chinese EV giant has conquered global markets by selling millions of cars, but it hasn’t supercharged China’s soft power.
Our most popular stories across the last 24 hours...:
🇨🇳 China wants electric cars to feed power back to the grid - The world's largest EV fleet could become a giant battery network if economic and technical hurdles are overcome.

🇸🇾 He fled Assad. Now he’s leading Syria’s tech transformation - In his first interview on the job, Abdulsalam Haykal explains how he plans to rebuild the country’s shattered digital infrastructure — and why he came back after years in exile.

🇨🇳 How TikTok cozied up to wealthy investors in Saudi Arabia and the UAE - In her new book, Every Screen on the Planet: The War Over TikTok, journalist Emily Baker-White charts the Chinese app’s rise to becoming a global juggernaut. Here is an excerpt on the company’s courtship of the Gulf nations ahead of a deal on its U.S. operations.
Our 3 top read stories from accross the day:
🇨🇳 Elon Musk’s trillion-dollar paycheck depends on the markets he’s losing - As Tesla struggles in markets beyond the U.S., Chinese automakers are winning from Southeast Asia to Europe.

➡ Gaza’s tech community reflects on two years of war - Members of the startup accelerator Gaza Sky Geeks share how the war changed their lives.

🇨🇳 Why BYD can’t do for China what Ford did for America - The Chinese EV giant has conquered global markets by selling millions of cars, but it hasn’t supercharged China’s soft power.