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Most LLMs such as GPT, Llama, and Gemini are trained largely in English, but several Southeast Asian firms are focusing on Bahasa Indonesia and other regional languages. | Continue reading
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Rest of World spoke to 50 older workers around the world who see gig work as a lifeline — or a last resort. | Continue reading
Rest of World’s four Labor x Tech fellows reflect on their year reporting about the global tech industry’s impact on its workers. | Continue reading
Vemo is investing in charging infrastructure for BYD and other Chinese EV companies. | Continue reading
Creators Jiang Xiuping and Pan Huqian, a viral Douyin duo, act as fictional parents, providing solace to young adults and adolescents amidst economic inequalities and a scarcity of mental health support in China. | Continue reading
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Ampersand hopes to replicate its small-market success in East Africa’s largest economy. | Continue reading
An analysis of thousands of messages reveals how India’s ruling party uses the app to campaign free from public scrutiny. | Continue reading
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Jumia says it paid its logistics partners. Logistics partners say they paid all the workers. The workers say they haven’t been paid. | Continue reading
A new Amnesty International report raises difficult questions. | Continue reading
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Singapore's literary community is pushing back against an official effort to train LLMs using their published works, part of a growing global resistance. | Continue reading
The Misinformation Combat Alliance, set up by Bharat Gupta, includes 12 fact-checking organizations. | Continue reading
Rest of World spoke to more than a dozen employees who said that TikTok remains answerable to ByteDance rather than its international leadership. | Continue reading
Elon Musk dodged another India visit, and many who placed $1,000 Tesla deposits admit the dream is over, while fanboys keep the faith. | Continue reading
Digital rights activists have questioned the ethics of using “soft fakes” to resurrect the past and manage the future. | Continue reading
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CoinSwitch’s Ashish Singhal wants to level the playing field between virtual and capital assets. | Continue reading
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The U.S. clampdown on Chinese-owned companies won't end here. | Continue reading
The country’s new EV push is clashing with long-standing policies to discourage car ownership in general. | Continue reading
Unions in two Brazilian states are suing IBM in an effort to be recognized as tech employees, giving them access to better wages, benefits, and profit participation. | Continue reading
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Tidjane Deme talks about convincing investors to back Africa-focused tech funds amid a global funding slump. | Continue reading
Zoho has positioned itself as a cheaper alternative to Google and Microsoft, attracting the attention of African startup founders. | Continue reading
Social media stars are downplaying fears of deforestation and boredom in Nusantara. | Continue reading
A new report digs into the social dynamics of gig work. | Continue reading
The facility was partly funded by the World Bank and touted to become the country’s “cyber capital.” | Continue reading
Netflix in the U.S. now has more content in Telugu than in German, Russian, or any dialect of Chinese. | Continue reading
Avatars of deceased relatives are increasingly popular for consoling those in mourning, or hiding the deaths of loved ones from children. | Continue reading