A collection of our trending and most read stories:
🇨🇳 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.
🇨🇱 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.
🇨🇳 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.
🇨🇱 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 are focused on China:
🇮🇳 ChatGPT is huge in India. These locally focused startups found a way to compete - Indian founders are building digital data sets for low-resource languages by involving the community, and count on local relevance to go against big tech platforms.
🇨🇳 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.
🇨🇳 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.
🇮🇳 ChatGPT is huge in India. These locally focused startups found a way to compete - Indian founders are building digital data sets for low-resource languages by involving the community, and count on local relevance to go against big tech platforms.
🇨🇳 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.
🇨🇳 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.
In today's more popular stories, 2 center on China:
🇨🇳 China starts a food fight over Western EV tariffs - Beijing is targeting agricultural sectors worth billions to pressure governments into dropping 100% electric vehicle duties.
🇨🇳 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.
➡ 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.
🇨🇳 China starts a food fight over Western EV tariffs - Beijing is targeting agricultural sectors worth billions to pressure governments into dropping 100% electric vehicle duties.
🇨🇳 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.
➡ 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.
China is in the spotlight with 2 of our most popular stories:
🇨🇳 China is setting the pace in the EV race, and the West can’t keep up - The mainland’s breakneck development speed is reshaping the global EV industry.
🇮🇳 ChatGPT is huge in India. These locally focused startups found a way to compete - Indian founders are building digital data sets for low-resource languages by involving the community, and count on local relevance to go against big tech platforms.
🇨🇳 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.
🇨🇳 China is setting the pace in the EV race, and the West can’t keep up - The mainland’s breakneck development speed is reshaping the global EV industry.
🇮🇳 ChatGPT is huge in India. These locally focused startups found a way to compete - Indian founders are building digital data sets for low-resource languages by involving the community, and count on local relevance to go against big tech platforms.
🇨🇳 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.
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China is in the spotlight with 2 of our most popular stories:
➡ Meet the tech leaders bringing Syria into the digital age - A dictator falls unexpectedly. Then what?
🇨🇳 China starts a food fight over Western EV tariffs - Beijing is targeting agricultural sectors worth billions to pressure governments into dropping 100% electric vehicle duties.
🇨🇳 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.
➡ Meet the tech leaders bringing Syria into the digital age - A dictator falls unexpectedly. Then what?
🇨🇳 China starts a food fight over Western EV tariffs - Beijing is targeting agricultural sectors worth billions to pressure governments into dropping 100% electric vehicle duties.
🇨🇳 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.
China is in the spotlight with 2 of our most popular stories:
🇨🇳 U.S. gains in AI race as Gulf nations ditch China for chips - Washington has all but locked Beijing out of the Middle East’s trillion-dollar artificial intelligence ambitions.
🇨🇳 China is setting the pace in the EV race, and the West can’t keep up - The mainland’s breakneck development speed is reshaping the global EV industry.
🇮🇳 ChatGPT is huge in India. These locally focused startups found a way to compete - Indian founders are building digital data sets for low-resource languages by involving the community, and count on local relevance to go against big tech platforms.
🇨🇳 U.S. gains in AI race as Gulf nations ditch China for chips - Washington has all but locked Beijing out of the Middle East’s trillion-dollar artificial intelligence ambitions.
🇨🇳 China is setting the pace in the EV race, and the West can’t keep up - The mainland’s breakneck development speed is reshaping the global EV industry.
🇮🇳 ChatGPT is huge in India. These locally focused startups found a way to compete - Indian founders are building digital data sets for low-resource languages by involving the community, and count on local relevance to go against big tech platforms.
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A number of our more popular stories are focused on China:
➡ Meet the tech leaders bringing Syria into the digital age - A dictator falls unexpectedly. Then what?
🇨🇳 China starts a food fight over Western EV tariffs - Beijing is targeting agricultural sectors worth billions to pressure governments into dropping 100% electric vehicle duties.
🇨🇳 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.
➡ Meet the tech leaders bringing Syria into the digital age - A dictator falls unexpectedly. Then what?
🇨🇳 China starts a food fight over Western EV tariffs - Beijing is targeting agricultural sectors worth billions to pressure governments into dropping 100% electric vehicle duties.
🇨🇳 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.
Our most popular stories across the last 24 hours...:
🇨🇳 U.S. gains in AI race as Gulf nations ditch China for chips - Washington has all but locked Beijing out of the Middle East’s trillion-dollar artificial intelligence ambitions.
🇨🇳 China is setting the pace in the EV race, and the West can’t keep up - The mainland’s breakneck development speed is reshaping the global EV industry.
🇮🇳 ChatGPT is huge in India. These locally focused startups found a way to compete - Indian founders are building digital data sets for low-resource languages by involving the community, and count on local relevance to go against big tech platforms.
🇨🇳 U.S. gains in AI race as Gulf nations ditch China for chips - Washington has all but locked Beijing out of the Middle East’s trillion-dollar artificial intelligence ambitions.
🇨🇳 China is setting the pace in the EV race, and the West can’t keep up - The mainland’s breakneck development speed is reshaping the global EV industry.
🇮🇳 ChatGPT is huge in India. These locally focused startups found a way to compete - Indian founders are building digital data sets for low-resource languages by involving the community, and count on local relevance to go against big tech platforms.
Our 3 top read stories from accross the day:
🇲🇽 Chinese businesses are transforming Mexico City’s poshest neighborhood - A growing Chinese techie community in Nuevo Polanco is fueling a boom in restaurants and markets to serve them.
🇦🇪 What the UAE is doing in Silicon Valley - The California research lab is part of Abu Dhabi’s multipronged AI strategy that includes G42 and the MBZ University of AI.
➡ Meet the tech leaders bringing Syria into the digital age - A dictator falls unexpectedly. Then what?
🇲🇽 Chinese businesses are transforming Mexico City’s poshest neighborhood - A growing Chinese techie community in Nuevo Polanco is fueling a boom in restaurants and markets to serve them.
🇦🇪 What the UAE is doing in Silicon Valley - The California research lab is part of Abu Dhabi’s multipronged AI strategy that includes G42 and the MBZ University of AI.
➡ Meet the tech leaders bringing Syria into the digital age - A dictator falls unexpectedly. Then what?
Today's popular stories focus on China:
🇨🇳 ChatGPT turns 3 - Since its November 2022 launch, ChatGPT has been a global phenomenon. Here’s a look at its impact on work, life, and more across the world.
🇨🇳 U.S. gains in AI race as Gulf nations ditch China for chips - Washington has all but locked Beijing out of the Middle East’s trillion-dollar artificial intelligence ambitions.
🇨🇳 China is setting the pace in the EV race, and the West can’t keep up - The mainland’s breakneck development speed is reshaping the global EV industry.
🇨🇳 ChatGPT turns 3 - Since its November 2022 launch, ChatGPT has been a global phenomenon. Here’s a look at its impact on work, life, and more across the world.
🇨🇳 U.S. gains in AI race as Gulf nations ditch China for chips - Washington has all but locked Beijing out of the Middle East’s trillion-dollar artificial intelligence ambitions.
🇨🇳 China is setting the pace in the EV race, and the West can’t keep up - The mainland’s breakneck development speed is reshaping the global EV industry.
Our most popular stories across the last 24 hours...:
🇲🇽 Chinese businesses are transforming Mexico City’s poshest neighborhood - A growing Chinese techie community in Nuevo Polanco is fueling a boom in restaurants and markets to serve them.
🇦🇪 The UAE’s AI strategy winds through Silicon Valley - The California research lab is part of Abu Dhabi’s multipronged AI strategy that includes G42 and the MBZ University of AI.
🇨🇳 China starts a food fight over Western EV tariffs - Beijing is targeting agricultural sectors worth billions to pressure governments into dropping 100% electric vehicle duties.
🇲🇽 Chinese businesses are transforming Mexico City’s poshest neighborhood - A growing Chinese techie community in Nuevo Polanco is fueling a boom in restaurants and markets to serve them.
🇦🇪 The UAE’s AI strategy winds through Silicon Valley - The California research lab is part of Abu Dhabi’s multipronged AI strategy that includes G42 and the MBZ University of AI.
🇨🇳 China starts a food fight over Western EV tariffs - Beijing is targeting agricultural sectors worth billions to pressure governments into dropping 100% electric vehicle duties.
Today's popular stories focus on China:
🇨🇳 ChatGPT turns 3 - Since its November 2022 launch, ChatGPT has been a global phenomenon. Here’s a look at its impact on work, life, and more across the world.
🇨🇳 U.S. gains in AI race as Gulf nations ditch China for chips - Washington has all but locked Beijing out of the Middle East’s trillion-dollar artificial intelligence ambitions.
🇨🇳 China is setting the pace in the EV race, and the West can’t keep up - The mainland’s breakneck development speed is reshaping the global EV industry.
🇨🇳 ChatGPT turns 3 - Since its November 2022 launch, ChatGPT has been a global phenomenon. Here’s a look at its impact on work, life, and more across the world.
🇨🇳 U.S. gains in AI race as Gulf nations ditch China for chips - Washington has all but locked Beijing out of the Middle East’s trillion-dollar artificial intelligence ambitions.
🇨🇳 China is setting the pace in the EV race, and the West can’t keep up - The mainland’s breakneck development speed is reshaping the global EV industry.
Our 3 top read stories from accross the day:
🇲🇽 Chinese businesses are transforming Mexico City’s poshest neighborhood - A growing Chinese techie community in Nuevo Polanco is fueling a boom in restaurants and markets to serve them.
🇦🇪 The UAE’s AI strategy winds through Silicon Valley - The California research lab is part of Abu Dhabi’s multipronged AI strategy that includes G42 and the MBZ University of AI.
🇨🇳 China starts a food fight over Western EV tariffs - Beijing is targeting agricultural sectors worth billions to pressure governments into dropping 100% electric vehicle duties.
🇲🇽 Chinese businesses are transforming Mexico City’s poshest neighborhood - A growing Chinese techie community in Nuevo Polanco is fueling a boom in restaurants and markets to serve them.
🇦🇪 The UAE’s AI strategy winds through Silicon Valley - The California research lab is part of Abu Dhabi’s multipronged AI strategy that includes G42 and the MBZ University of AI.
🇨🇳 China starts a food fight over Western EV tariffs - Beijing is targeting agricultural sectors worth billions to pressure governments into dropping 100% electric vehicle duties.
Today's popular stories center around China:
🇨🇳 ChatGPT turns 3 - Since its November 2022 launch, ChatGPT has been a global phenomenon. Here’s a look at its impact on work, life, and more across the world.
🇨🇳 U.S. gains in AI race as Gulf nations ditch China for chips - Washington has all but locked Beijing out of the Middle East’s trillion-dollar artificial intelligence ambitions.
🇨🇳 China is setting the pace in the EV race, and the West can’t keep up - The mainland’s breakneck development speed is reshaping the global EV industry.
🇨🇳 ChatGPT turns 3 - Since its November 2022 launch, ChatGPT has been a global phenomenon. Here’s a look at its impact on work, life, and more across the world.
🇨🇳 U.S. gains in AI race as Gulf nations ditch China for chips - Washington has all but locked Beijing out of the Middle East’s trillion-dollar artificial intelligence ambitions.
🇨🇳 China is setting the pace in the EV race, and the West can’t keep up - The mainland’s breakneck development speed is reshaping the global EV industry.
Our most popular stories across the last 24 hours...:
🇲🇽 Chinese businesses are transforming Mexico City’s poshest neighborhood - A growing Chinese techie community in Nuevo Polanco is fueling a boom in restaurants and markets to serve them.
🇦🇪 The UAE’s AI strategy winds through Silicon Valley - The California research lab is part of Abu Dhabi’s multipronged AI strategy that includes G42 and the MBZ University of AI.
🇵🇭 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.
🇲🇽 Chinese businesses are transforming Mexico City’s poshest neighborhood - A growing Chinese techie community in Nuevo Polanco is fueling a boom in restaurants and markets to serve them.
🇦🇪 The UAE’s AI strategy winds through Silicon Valley - The California research lab is part of Abu Dhabi’s multipronged AI strategy that includes G42 and the MBZ University of AI.
🇵🇭 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.
A number of our more popular stories focus on China:
🇨🇳 Will DeepSeek's new model spark another global AI shake-up in 2026? - DeepSeek’s R2 launch was likely delayed by limited access to compute, but a new model is on its way, intensifying the AI rivalry between the U.S. and China.
🇮🇳 H-1B to Plan B: India’s top tech talent looks beyond the U.S. - India’s tech talent is increasingly opting for opportunities at home and in other countries, as the lure of the U.S. fades.
🇨🇳 ChatGPT turns 3 - Since its November 2022 launch, ChatGPT has been a global phenomenon. Here’s a look at its impact on work, life, and more across the world.
🇨🇳 Will DeepSeek's new model spark another global AI shake-up in 2026? - DeepSeek’s R2 launch was likely delayed by limited access to compute, but a new model is on its way, intensifying the AI rivalry between the U.S. and China.
🇮🇳 H-1B to Plan B: India’s top tech talent looks beyond the U.S. - India’s tech talent is increasingly opting for opportunities at home and in other countries, as the lure of the U.S. fades.
🇨🇳 ChatGPT turns 3 - Since its November 2022 launch, ChatGPT has been a global phenomenon. Here’s a look at its impact on work, life, and more across the world.
Our 3 top read stories from accross the day:
🇲🇽 Chinese businesses are transforming Mexico City’s poshest neighborhood - A growing Chinese techie community in Nuevo Polanco is fueling a boom in restaurants and markets to serve them.
🇦🇪 The UAE’s AI strategy winds through Silicon Valley - The California research lab is part of Abu Dhabi’s multipronged AI strategy that includes G42 and the MBZ University of AI.
🇨🇳 U.S. gains in AI race as Gulf nations ditch China for chips - Washington has all but locked Beijing out of the Middle East’s trillion-dollar artificial intelligence ambitions.
🇲🇽 Chinese businesses are transforming Mexico City’s poshest neighborhood - A growing Chinese techie community in Nuevo Polanco is fueling a boom in restaurants and markets to serve them.
🇦🇪 The UAE’s AI strategy winds through Silicon Valley - The California research lab is part of Abu Dhabi’s multipronged AI strategy that includes G42 and the MBZ University of AI.
🇨🇳 U.S. gains in AI race as Gulf nations ditch China for chips - Washington has all but locked Beijing out of the Middle East’s trillion-dollar artificial intelligence ambitions.
3 of our most popular stories right now:
🇧🇩 When Musk joined Trump, countries rolled out the red carpet for Starlink - Newly revealed contract between Starlink and Bangladesh shows how these deals are made.
🇨🇳 Will DeepSeek's new model spark another global AI shake-up in 2026? - DeepSeek’s R2 launch was likely delayed by limited access to compute, but a new model is on its way, intensifying the AI rivalry between the U.S. and China.
🇮🇳 H-1B to Plan B: India’s top tech talent looks beyond the U.S. - India’s tech talent is increasingly opting for opportunities at home and in other countries, as the lure of the U.S. fades.
🇧🇩 When Musk joined Trump, countries rolled out the red carpet for Starlink - Newly revealed contract between Starlink and Bangladesh shows how these deals are made.
🇨🇳 Will DeepSeek's new model spark another global AI shake-up in 2026? - DeepSeek’s R2 launch was likely delayed by limited access to compute, but a new model is on its way, intensifying the AI rivalry between the U.S. and China.
🇮🇳 H-1B to Plan B: India’s top tech talent looks beyond the U.S. - India’s tech talent is increasingly opting for opportunities at home and in other countries, as the lure of the U.S. fades.
Our 3 top read stories from accross the day:
🇰🇪 The hidden Kenyan workers training China’s AI models - An unemployment crisis has created fertile ground for companies to step in with opaque systems built on WhatsApp groups, middlemen, and bargain-basement wages.
🇨🇳 ChatGPT turns 3 - Since its November 2022 launch, ChatGPT has been a global phenomenon. Here’s a look at its impact on work, life, and more across the world.
🇲🇽 Chinese businesses are transforming Mexico City’s poshest neighborhood - A growing Chinese techie community in Nuevo Polanco is fueling a boom in restaurants and markets to serve them.
🇰🇪 The hidden Kenyan workers training China’s AI models - An unemployment crisis has created fertile ground for companies to step in with opaque systems built on WhatsApp groups, middlemen, and bargain-basement wages.
🇨🇳 ChatGPT turns 3 - Since its November 2022 launch, ChatGPT has been a global phenomenon. Here’s a look at its impact on work, life, and more across the world.
🇲🇽 Chinese businesses are transforming Mexico City’s poshest neighborhood - A growing Chinese techie community in Nuevo Polanco is fueling a boom in restaurants and markets to serve them.
Our most popular stories across the last 24 hours...:
🇧🇩 When Musk joined Trump, countries rolled out the red carpet for Starlink - Newly revealed contract between Starlink and Bangladesh shows how these deals are made.
🇨🇳 Will DeepSeek's new model spark another global AI shake-up in 2026? - DeepSeek’s R2 launch was likely delayed by limited access to compute, but a new model is on its way, intensifying the AI rivalry between the U.S. and China.
🇮🇳 H-1B to Plan B: India’s top tech talent looks beyond the U.S. - India’s tech talent is increasingly opting for opportunities at home and in other countries, as the lure of the U.S. fades.
🇧🇩 When Musk joined Trump, countries rolled out the red carpet for Starlink - Newly revealed contract between Starlink and Bangladesh shows how these deals are made.
🇨🇳 Will DeepSeek's new model spark another global AI shake-up in 2026? - DeepSeek’s R2 launch was likely delayed by limited access to compute, but a new model is on its way, intensifying the AI rivalry between the U.S. and China.
🇮🇳 H-1B to Plan B: India’s top tech talent looks beyond the U.S. - India’s tech talent is increasingly opting for opportunities at home and in other countries, as the lure of the U.S. fades.