Chinese companies, as a signal of patriotism, are racing to build services on top of the homegrown AI model that has taken the world by storm since January. | Continue reading
Gotion’s attempt to open a battery plant in smalltown Michigan is hardly the first time foreign-owned factories have clashed with locals. | Continue reading
Ola Electric Mobility struggles to maintain its edge as legacy players tap into customer trust and brand loyalty. | Continue reading
BYD is more affordable than Tesla in at least 10 places outside the West. | Continue reading
An alliance with Airtel, one of India’s largest telcos, opens the door for Elon Musk’s satellite giant to access the world’s second-largest internet user base. | Continue reading
The ambitious executives at Gotion wanted to join America’s EV gold rush. Then came geopolitics. | Continue reading
Can Keeta, Meituan’s global brand, sustain its low-cost strategy in the Middle East’s highly competitive market? | Continue reading
Global leap to 4G and 5G would cut off phone access for millions of vulnerable people. | Continue reading
Facing competition from Vietnam and Cambodia, factories are using automation and surveillance to ramp up production and cut labor costs. | Continue reading
A surge in electric vehicle sales has helped drive a boom in battery recycling, but the startups face major challenges. | Continue reading
An analysis of more than 8,000 messages by Digital Witness Lab at Princeton University finds the Meta-owned platform is a thriving illegal firearms marketplace. | Continue reading
The government hopes the 19% tax will push Asian e-commerce giants to grow their operations in Mexico, and make up for 79,000 textile jobs lost to fast fashion. | Continue reading
Governments frequently disagree over the names of places. Here’s how mapping apps have dealt with various feuds. | Continue reading
The withdrawal leaves a gap in support for early-stage startups, as Africa’s tech funding has been declining since 2022. | Continue reading
A first-of-its-kind policy allows Chinese firms to treat data as an asset, but compliance hurdles are keeping many companies on the sidelines. | Continue reading
Local cloud startups offer data sovereignty at a time when the debate about who has access to a country’s data is heating up. | Continue reading
Jürgen Schmidhuber says the whole world can benefit from the kingdom’s funding of futuristic AI initiatives, and lead to a new golden age for science. | Continue reading
Human fallout may include being replaced by LLMs, diminished skills, and fewer career options for all but the elite scholars. | Continue reading
Bolivia, which relies on a Chinese-built satellite for some of its connectivity, banned Starlink — but that hasn’t stopped people from smuggling the device into the country. | Continue reading
Syrian-American entrepreneurs and investors hope to facilitate 25,000 new tech jobs in the country by 2030. | Continue reading
Student-interns are paid for low-skill factory tasks and spend little time in the classroom. | Continue reading
Automaker Sazgar is focused on meeting local needs as Pakistan pushes for EV adoption, but high costs remain a barrier for some drivers. | Continue reading
Some vendors have figured out how to maintain ultralow prices: Trick the U.S. postal service into delivering products for free. | Continue reading
New tariffs on China imposed by Trump — and an end to direct e-commerce shipping to U.S. consumers — could impact Shein and Temu, but their influence extends globally. | Continue reading
Young Chinese engineers focus on homegrown innovation, drawn by fewer visa hurdles and the chance to build a future on their own terms. | Continue reading
Maintaining accurate maps is a daunting task in a country where road names and addresses are not standardized. | Continue reading
China’s growing involvement and the rapid shift to lithium batteries dissuade investors. | Continue reading
Brazil’s AI bill is one window into a global effort to define the role that artificial intelligence will play in democratic societies. | Continue reading
The Chinese app has just “blown the roof off” and “shifted the power dynamics.” | Continue reading
“Eva” is based on in-depth interviews with a woman in prison for drug trafficking and organized crime. | Continue reading
The Modi government has dedicated $1.2 billion to building the country’s AI capabilities, and U.S. firms are receiving a warm welcome. | Continue reading
New coalition calls for labor and free speech protections as AI tools make call center work both more efficient and demanding. | Continue reading
From warehouse sorting robots to delivery drones, Viettel Post is pinning its hopes on tech as the salve to an inefficient logistics sector. | Continue reading
Addictive algorithms fuse social networking with shopping and entertainment. | Continue reading
People far beyond the short-lived ban’s reach are downloading RedNote in droves. | Continue reading
From Cape Verde to Bhutan, we received 227 entries from over 45 countries around the world, featuring everything from sprawling mines to biometric facial scans. | Continue reading
The company, which recently launched free shipping to Argentina, faces major challenges from regional rival MercadoLibre and a network of smugglers. | Continue reading
Big AI companies have come out hard against comprehensive regulatory efforts in the West — but are receiving a warm welcome from leaders in many other countries. | Continue reading
While EV users have been left in the dark during a prolonged energy crisis, many still prefer dealing with the hassle to the high cost of gas. | Continue reading
As fears of a TikTok ban grow, Americans are turning to Xiaohongshu, which translates to “little red book.” Here’s how the lifestyle app became a global phenomenon. | Continue reading
Over the past 10 years, the U.S. and China have been the most frequent partners in AI research. | Continue reading
Americans are joining the Chinese social media app en masse to protest an imminent TikTok ban. | Continue reading
The country has a dire shortage of nurses, so to fill the manpower gap, it’s using AI for preventive care. | Continue reading
Groups in Pakistan, Argentina, and Brazil have been diversifying revenue streams and many saw the change coming. | Continue reading
In addition, equipment shipments are delayed, potentially disrupting next-generation iPhone production in India. | Continue reading
In Ghana, Starlink is half the price of the local ISP. | Continue reading
Founder Kamal Budhabhatti’s winning strategy targets corporate clients. | Continue reading
The platform is partnering with Shopee to target the region’s growing shoppertainment spending. | Continue reading