All of our popular stories focus on China:
🇨🇳 America’s immigration policy is driving away future AI leaders - Visa restrictions are deterring international AI talent from building companies in the U.S., giving other nations including China an opportunity to catch up.
🇨🇳 Chinese carmakers now sell one EV abroad for every two at home - Dwindling sales at home are pushing the cars toward Brazil, Thailand, and the Gulf.
🇨🇳 Ban on Chinese robots leaves U.S. startups stranded - Washington’s limits on foreign parts promises a supply chain revolution — but Silicon Valley founders say domestic alternatives don’t exist yet.
🇨🇳 America’s immigration policy is driving away future AI leaders - Visa restrictions are deterring international AI talent from building companies in the U.S., giving other nations including China an opportunity to catch up.
🇨🇳 Chinese carmakers now sell one EV abroad for every two at home - Dwindling sales at home are pushing the cars toward Brazil, Thailand, and the Gulf.
🇨🇳 Ban on Chinese robots leaves U.S. startups stranded - Washington’s limits on foreign parts promises a supply chain revolution — but Silicon Valley founders say domestic alternatives don’t exist yet.
A collection of our trending and most read stories:
🇧🇷 Why the global push to break free from Big Tech keeps falling short - In this excerpt from the book “The Rulers: Corporate Power in the Age of AI and the Cloud,” writer Cecilia Rikap examines how Europe, India, Brazil, and China are taking on big tech companies.
🇮🇷 The UAE is fighting AI hackers with AI of its own - Attacks on the country’s banks, aviation, and energy systems have climbed since the war with Iran began. Its answer is a homegrown AI security industry.
🇨🇳 A dumpling shop becomes a poster child of AI adoption in China - Business owner quotes Deng Xiaoping as motivator: “Science and technology are a primary productive force.”
🇧🇷 Why the global push to break free from Big Tech keeps falling short - In this excerpt from the book “The Rulers: Corporate Power in the Age of AI and the Cloud,” writer Cecilia Rikap examines how Europe, India, Brazil, and China are taking on big tech companies.
🇮🇷 The UAE is fighting AI hackers with AI of its own - Attacks on the country’s banks, aviation, and energy systems have climbed since the war with Iran began. Its answer is a homegrown AI security industry.
🇨🇳 A dumpling shop becomes a poster child of AI adoption in China - Business owner quotes Deng Xiaoping as motivator: “Science and technology are a primary productive force.”
3 of our most popular stories right now:
🇮🇳 India’s data center boom is leaving the people it displaces with nothing - Communities are being left behind as AI companies secure tax breaks, cheap land from willing governments.
🇨🇳 America’s immigration policy is driving away future AI leaders - Visa restrictions are deterring international AI talent from building companies in the U.S., giving other nations including China an opportunity to catch up.
📘 “It’s laughable”: Global AI experts challenge Zuckerberg’s “AI for everyone” - Observers scrutinize Meta founder’s argument about AI’s potential as an equalizer and enabler.
🇮🇳 India’s data center boom is leaving the people it displaces with nothing - Communities are being left behind as AI companies secure tax breaks, cheap land from willing governments.
🇨🇳 America’s immigration policy is driving away future AI leaders - Visa restrictions are deterring international AI talent from building companies in the U.S., giving other nations including China an opportunity to catch up.
📘 “It’s laughable”: Global AI experts challenge Zuckerberg’s “AI for everyone” - Observers scrutinize Meta founder’s argument about AI’s potential as an equalizer and enabler.
The 3 most popular stories right now:
🇨🇳 I went to China to see a different AI future. It looked familiar - My trip to China revealed an AI race that looks less like a clash of competing visions, and more like two countries racing toward a similar future.
🇧🇷 Why the global push to break free from Big Tech keeps falling short - In this excerpt from the book “The Rulers: Corporate Power in the Age of AI and the Cloud,” writer Cecilia Rikap examines how Europe, India, Brazil, and China are taking on big tech companies.
🇮🇷 The UAE is fighting AI hackers with AI of its own - Attacks on the country’s banks, aviation, and energy systems have climbed since the war with Iran began. Its answer is a homegrown AI security industry.
🇨🇳 I went to China to see a different AI future. It looked familiar - My trip to China revealed an AI race that looks less like a clash of competing visions, and more like two countries racing toward a similar future.
🇧🇷 Why the global push to break free from Big Tech keeps falling short - In this excerpt from the book “The Rulers: Corporate Power in the Age of AI and the Cloud,” writer Cecilia Rikap examines how Europe, India, Brazil, and China are taking on big tech companies.
🇮🇷 The UAE is fighting AI hackers with AI of its own - Attacks on the country’s banks, aviation, and energy systems have climbed since the war with Iran began. Its answer is a homegrown AI security industry.
A collection of our trending and most read stories:
🇮🇳 India’s data center boom is leaving the people it displaces with nothing - Communities are being left behind as AI companies secure tax breaks, cheap land from willing governments.
📘 “It’s laughable”: Global AI experts challenge Zuckerberg’s “AI for everyone” - Observers scrutinize Meta founder’s argument about AI’s potential as an equalizer and enabler.
🇰🇷 The online shopping trend where you buy nothing - On South Korea’s “dopamine sites,” the pleasure comes from aspirational shopping rituals like browsing, curating, and tracking — not from a delivery.
🇮🇳 India’s data center boom is leaving the people it displaces with nothing - Communities are being left behind as AI companies secure tax breaks, cheap land from willing governments.
📘 “It’s laughable”: Global AI experts challenge Zuckerberg’s “AI for everyone” - Observers scrutinize Meta founder’s argument about AI’s potential as an equalizer and enabler.
🇰🇷 The online shopping trend where you buy nothing - On South Korea’s “dopamine sites,” the pleasure comes from aspirational shopping rituals like browsing, curating, and tracking — not from a delivery.
The 3 most popular stories right now:
📷 Meta accepts U.S. safety rules while pitching softer tools abroad - As governments consider banning social media for under-16s, Meta is turning to influencers to argue that parental controls are a better solution.
🇨🇳 I went to China to see a different AI future. It looked familiar - My trip to China revealed an AI race that looks less like a clash of competing visions, and more like two countries racing toward a similar future.
🇧🇷 Why the global push to break free from Big Tech keeps falling short - In this excerpt from the book “The Rulers: Corporate Power in the Age of AI and the Cloud,” writer Cecilia Rikap examines how Europe, India, Brazil, and China are taking on big tech companies.
📷 Meta accepts U.S. safety rules while pitching softer tools abroad - As governments consider banning social media for under-16s, Meta is turning to influencers to argue that parental controls are a better solution.
🇨🇳 I went to China to see a different AI future. It looked familiar - My trip to China revealed an AI race that looks less like a clash of competing visions, and more like two countries racing toward a similar future.
🇧🇷 Why the global push to break free from Big Tech keeps falling short - In this excerpt from the book “The Rulers: Corporate Power in the Age of AI and the Cloud,” writer Cecilia Rikap examines how Europe, India, Brazil, and China are taking on big tech companies.
Our most popular stories across the last 24 hours...:
🇨🇳 AI safety is designed in the West, and failing users everywhere - OpenAI’s pause shows the risks of rapid AI development, as safety frameworks fail to account for non-Western languages and contexts where harms are felt most.
🇮🇳 India’s data center boom is leaving the people it displaces with nothing - Communities are being left behind as AI companies secure tax breaks, cheap land from willing governments.
🇨🇳 America’s immigration policy is driving away future AI leaders - Visa restrictions are deterring international AI talent from building companies in the U.S., giving other nations including China an opportunity to catch up.
🇨🇳 AI safety is designed in the West, and failing users everywhere - OpenAI’s pause shows the risks of rapid AI development, as safety frameworks fail to account for non-Western languages and contexts where harms are felt most.
🇮🇳 India’s data center boom is leaving the people it displaces with nothing - Communities are being left behind as AI companies secure tax breaks, cheap land from willing governments.
🇨🇳 America’s immigration policy is driving away future AI leaders - Visa restrictions are deterring international AI talent from building companies in the U.S., giving other nations including China an opportunity to catch up.
A collection of our trending and most read stories:
🇨🇳 Taiwan’s six-year hunt for China’s undercover chip labs - Previously unpublished government data reveals the scale of Taiwan’s crackdown on Chinese companies accused of hiding their ties while recruiting chip talent and pursuing sensitive technology.
📷 Meta accepts U.S. safety rules while pitching softer tools abroad - As governments consider banning social media for under-16s, Meta is turning to influencers to argue that parental controls are a better solution.
🇨🇳 I went to China to see a different AI future. It looked familiar - My trip to China revealed an AI race that looks less like a clash of competing visions, and more like two countries racing toward a similar future.
🇨🇳 Taiwan’s six-year hunt for China’s undercover chip labs - Previously unpublished government data reveals the scale of Taiwan’s crackdown on Chinese companies accused of hiding their ties while recruiting chip talent and pursuing sensitive technology.
📷 Meta accepts U.S. safety rules while pitching softer tools abroad - As governments consider banning social media for under-16s, Meta is turning to influencers to argue that parental controls are a better solution.
🇨🇳 I went to China to see a different AI future. It looked familiar - My trip to China revealed an AI race that looks less like a clash of competing visions, and more like two countries racing toward a similar future.
3 of our most popular stories right now:
🇮🇳 India’s data center boom is leaving the people it displaces with nothing - Communities are being left behind as AI companies secure tax breaks, cheap land from willing governments.
🇧🇷 Why the global push to break free from Big Tech keeps falling short - In this excerpt from the book “The Rulers: Corporate Power in the Age of AI and the Cloud,” writer Cecilia Rikap examines how Europe, India, Brazil, and China are taking on big tech companies.
🇮🇷 The UAE is fighting AI hackers with AI of its own - Attacks on the country’s banks, aviation, and energy systems have climbed since the war with Iran began. Its answer is a homegrown AI security industry.
🇮🇳 India’s data center boom is leaving the people it displaces with nothing - Communities are being left behind as AI companies secure tax breaks, cheap land from willing governments.
🇧🇷 Why the global push to break free from Big Tech keeps falling short - In this excerpt from the book “The Rulers: Corporate Power in the Age of AI and the Cloud,” writer Cecilia Rikap examines how Europe, India, Brazil, and China are taking on big tech companies.
🇮🇷 The UAE is fighting AI hackers with AI of its own - Attacks on the country’s banks, aviation, and energy systems have climbed since the war with Iran began. Its answer is a homegrown AI security industry.
Our most popular stories across the last 24 hours...:
🇨🇳 Chinese businesses are giving away AI tokens with coffee, credit cards, and dumplings - Five unexpected ways computing power is entering everyday life in the country.
🇿🇦 I refused to train the AI that could replace me - AI companies are paying highly educated workers to teach machines the judgment they spent years developing — even when those systems could eventually replace them.
🇨🇳 Taiwan’s six-year hunt for China’s undercover chip labs - Previously unpublished government data reveals the scale of Taiwan’s crackdown on Chinese companies accused of hiding their ties while recruiting chip talent and pursuing sensitive technology.
🇨🇳 Chinese businesses are giving away AI tokens with coffee, credit cards, and dumplings - Five unexpected ways computing power is entering everyday life in the country.
🇿🇦 I refused to train the AI that could replace me - AI companies are paying highly educated workers to teach machines the judgment they spent years developing — even when those systems could eventually replace them.
🇨🇳 Taiwan’s six-year hunt for China’s undercover chip labs - Previously unpublished government data reveals the scale of Taiwan’s crackdown on Chinese companies accused of hiding their ties while recruiting chip talent and pursuing sensitive technology.
A number of our more popular stories focus on China:
🇨🇳 AI safety is designed in the West, and failing users everywhere - OpenAI’s pause shows the risks of rapid AI development, as safety frameworks fail to account for non-Western languages and contexts where harms are felt most.
📷 Meta accepts U.S. safety rules while pitching softer tools abroad - As governments consider banning social media for under-16s, Meta is turning to influencers to argue that parental controls are a better solution.
🇨🇳 I went to China to see a different AI future. It looked familiar - My trip to China revealed an AI race that looks less like a clash of competing visions, and more like two countries racing toward a similar future.
🇨🇳 AI safety is designed in the West, and failing users everywhere - OpenAI’s pause shows the risks of rapid AI development, as safety frameworks fail to account for non-Western languages and contexts where harms are felt most.
📷 Meta accepts U.S. safety rules while pitching softer tools abroad - As governments consider banning social media for under-16s, Meta is turning to influencers to argue that parental controls are a better solution.
🇨🇳 I went to China to see a different AI future. It looked familiar - My trip to China revealed an AI race that looks less like a clash of competing visions, and more like two countries racing toward a similar future.
A collection of our trending and most read stories:
🇨🇳 Taiwan’s six-year hunt for China’s undercover chip labs - Previously unpublished government data reveals the scale of Taiwan’s crackdown on Chinese companies accused of hiding their ties while recruiting chip talent and pursuing sensitive technology.
🇰🇷 The online shopping trend where you buy nothing - On South Korea’s “dopamine sites,” the pleasure comes from aspirational shopping rituals like browsing, curating, and tracking — not from a delivery.
🇨🇳 Taiwan’s six-year hunt for China’s undercover chip labs - Previously unpublished government data reveals the scale of Taiwan’s crackdown on Chinese companies accused of hiding their ties while recruiting chip talent and pursuing sensitive technology.
🇰🇷 The online shopping trend where you buy nothing - On South Korea’s “dopamine sites,” the pleasure comes from aspirational shopping rituals like browsing, curating, and tracking — not from a delivery.
A number of our more popular stories are focused on China:
🇨🇳 Chinese businesses are giving away AI tokens with coffee, credit cards, and dumplings - Five unexpected ways computing power is entering everyday life in the country.
🇿🇦 I refused to train the AI that could replace me - AI companies are paying highly educated workers to teach machines the judgment they spent years developing — even when those systems could eventually replace them.
🇨🇳 AI safety is designed in the West, and failing users everywhere - OpenAI’s pause shows the risks of rapid AI development, as safety frameworks fail to account for non-Western languages and contexts where harms are felt most.
🇨🇳 Chinese businesses are giving away AI tokens with coffee, credit cards, and dumplings - Five unexpected ways computing power is entering everyday life in the country.
🇿🇦 I refused to train the AI that could replace me - AI companies are paying highly educated workers to teach machines the judgment they spent years developing — even when those systems could eventually replace them.
🇨🇳 AI safety is designed in the West, and failing users everywhere - OpenAI’s pause shows the risks of rapid AI development, as safety frameworks fail to account for non-Western languages and contexts where harms are felt most.
A number of our more popular stories are focused on China:
🇨🇳 Taiwan’s six-year hunt for China’s undercover chip labs - Previously unpublished government data reveals the scale of Taiwan’s crackdown on Chinese companies accused of hiding their ties while recruiting chip talent and pursuing sensitive technology.
🇨🇳 I went to China to see a different AI future. It looked familiar - My trip to China revealed an AI race that looks less like a clash of competing visions, and more like two countries racing toward a similar future.
🇮🇳 India’s data center boom is leaving the people it displaces with nothing - Communities are being left behind as AI companies secure tax breaks, cheap land from willing governments.
🇨🇳 Taiwan’s six-year hunt for China’s undercover chip labs - Previously unpublished government data reveals the scale of Taiwan’s crackdown on Chinese companies accused of hiding their ties while recruiting chip talent and pursuing sensitive technology.
🇨🇳 I went to China to see a different AI future. It looked familiar - My trip to China revealed an AI race that looks less like a clash of competing visions, and more like two countries racing toward a similar future.
🇮🇳 India’s data center boom is leaving the people it displaces with nothing - Communities are being left behind as AI companies secure tax breaks, cheap land from willing governments.
3 of our most popular stories right now:
🇨🇳 Think your EV holds its value? China has some bad news for you - Used car dealers in the world’s biggest EV market are turning away 5-year-old cars, exposing a battery anxiety problem heading for Western buyers next.
🇨🇳 Chinese businesses are giving away AI tokens with coffee, credit cards, and dumplings - Five unexpected ways computing power is entering everyday life in the country.
🇿🇦 I refused to train the AI that could replace me - AI companies are paying highly educated workers to teach machines the judgment they spent years developing — even when those systems could eventually replace them.
🇨🇳 Think your EV holds its value? China has some bad news for you - Used car dealers in the world’s biggest EV market are turning away 5-year-old cars, exposing a battery anxiety problem heading for Western buyers next.
🇨🇳 Chinese businesses are giving away AI tokens with coffee, credit cards, and dumplings - Five unexpected ways computing power is entering everyday life in the country.
🇿🇦 I refused to train the AI that could replace me - AI companies are paying highly educated workers to teach machines the judgment they spent years developing — even when those systems could eventually replace them.
Today's popular stories center around China:
🇨🇳 Now it's China's experts who are gig workers training AI - Squeezed by a stagnant economy and state directives, China's underemployed lawyers, architects, and engineers are taking cheap gig work to teach AI their exact trades — just to pay this month's mortgage.
🇨🇳 Taiwan’s six-year hunt for China’s undercover chip labs - Previously unpublished government data reveals the scale of Taiwan’s crackdown on Chinese companies accused of hiding their ties while recruiting chip talent and pursuing sensitive technology.
🇨🇳 AI safety is designed in the West, and failing users everywhere - OpenAI’s pause shows the risks of rapid AI development, as safety frameworks fail to account for non-Western languages and contexts where harms are felt most.
🇨🇳 Now it's China's experts who are gig workers training AI - Squeezed by a stagnant economy and state directives, China's underemployed lawyers, architects, and engineers are taking cheap gig work to teach AI their exact trades — just to pay this month's mortgage.
🇨🇳 Taiwan’s six-year hunt for China’s undercover chip labs - Previously unpublished government data reveals the scale of Taiwan’s crackdown on Chinese companies accused of hiding their ties while recruiting chip talent and pursuing sensitive technology.
🇨🇳 AI safety is designed in the West, and failing users everywhere - OpenAI’s pause shows the risks of rapid AI development, as safety frameworks fail to account for non-Western languages and contexts where harms are felt most.
Our most popular stories across the last 24 hours...:
🇨🇳 Think your EV holds its value? China has some bad news for you - Used car dealers in the world’s biggest EV market are turning away 5-year-old cars, exposing a battery anxiety problem heading for Western buyers next.
🇨🇳 Chinese businesses are giving away AI tokens with coffee, credit cards, and dumplings - Five unexpected ways computing power is entering everyday life in the country.
🇨🇳 Think your EV holds its value? China has some bad news for you - Used car dealers in the world’s biggest EV market are turning away 5-year-old cars, exposing a battery anxiety problem heading for Western buyers next.
🇨🇳 Chinese businesses are giving away AI tokens with coffee, credit cards, and dumplings - Five unexpected ways computing power is entering everyday life in the country.
3 of our most popular stories right now:
🇮🇳 The AI talent war is coming for Big Tech’s Asia executives - OpenAI and Anthropic are hiring leaders from Meta, Google, Microsoft, and other U.S. tech giants to win new markets across India and Southeast Asia.
🇨🇳 Google Earth’s AI experiment lasted 24 hours. The damage to trust will linger - A short-lived generative AI feature in Google Earth that allowed users to create fake satellite imagery shows the lasting effects of unvetted AI tools during a conflict.
🇨🇳 Now it's China's experts who are gig workers training AI - Squeezed by a stagnant economy and state directives, China's underemployed lawyers, architects, and engineers are taking cheap gig work to teach AI their exact trades — just to pay this month's mortgage.
🇮🇳 The AI talent war is coming for Big Tech’s Asia executives - OpenAI and Anthropic are hiring leaders from Meta, Google, Microsoft, and other U.S. tech giants to win new markets across India and Southeast Asia.
🇨🇳 Google Earth’s AI experiment lasted 24 hours. The damage to trust will linger - A short-lived generative AI feature in Google Earth that allowed users to create fake satellite imagery shows the lasting effects of unvetted AI tools during a conflict.
🇨🇳 Now it's China's experts who are gig workers training AI - Squeezed by a stagnant economy and state directives, China's underemployed lawyers, architects, and engineers are taking cheap gig work to teach AI their exact trades — just to pay this month's mortgage.
China in trending in 2 out of 3 of today's most popular stories:
🇨🇳 Think your EV holds its value? China has some bad news for you - Used car dealers in the world’s biggest EV market are turning away 5-year-old cars, exposing a battery anxiety problem heading for Western buyers next.
🇨🇳 Chinese businesses are giving away AI tokens with coffee, credit cards, and dumplings - Five unexpected ways computing power is entering everyday life in the country.
🇿🇦 I refused to train the AI that could replace me - AI companies are paying highly educated workers to teach machines the judgment they spent years developing — even when those systems could eventually replace them.
🇨🇳 Think your EV holds its value? China has some bad news for you - Used car dealers in the world’s biggest EV market are turning away 5-year-old cars, exposing a battery anxiety problem heading for Western buyers next.
🇨🇳 Chinese businesses are giving away AI tokens with coffee, credit cards, and dumplings - Five unexpected ways computing power is entering everyday life in the country.
🇿🇦 I refused to train the AI that could replace me - AI companies are paying highly educated workers to teach machines the judgment they spent years developing — even when those systems could eventually replace them.
China features in many of today's popular stories:
🇨🇳 The real AI economy is being built by ordinary people - Far from Silicon Valley pitch decks, workers across Asia and Africa are bypassing tech industry hype to quietly rewire their daily jobs — one prompt, workflow, and local problem at a time.
🇮🇳 The AI talent war is coming for Big Tech’s Asia executives - OpenAI and Anthropic are hiring leaders from Meta, Google, Microsoft, and other U.S. tech giants to win new markets across India and Southeast Asia.
🇨🇳 Google Earth’s AI experiment lasted 24 hours. The damage to trust will linger - A short-lived generative AI feature in Google Earth that allowed users to create fake satellite imagery shows the lasting effects of unvetted AI tools during a conflict.
🇨🇳 The real AI economy is being built by ordinary people - Far from Silicon Valley pitch decks, workers across Asia and Africa are bypassing tech industry hype to quietly rewire their daily jobs — one prompt, workflow, and local problem at a time.
🇮🇳 The AI talent war is coming for Big Tech’s Asia executives - OpenAI and Anthropic are hiring leaders from Meta, Google, Microsoft, and other U.S. tech giants to win new markets across India and Southeast Asia.
🇨🇳 Google Earth’s AI experiment lasted 24 hours. The damage to trust will linger - A short-lived generative AI feature in Google Earth that allowed users to create fake satellite imagery shows the lasting effects of unvetted AI tools during a conflict.