Digital rights activist says Starlink could have connected survivors, but the devices are banned. | Continue reading
VinFast follows its Vietnam playbook in Asia and targets the luxury market in the Gulf. | Continue reading
Chinese tech companies use smugglers, loopholes, and innovation to work around U.S. chip restrictions | Continue reading
The Shanghai satellite company is launching deals in countries where Starlink, X or Tesla are creating friction. | Continue reading
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Nvidia and Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa join hands to bring supercomputer technology to the continent. | Continue reading
As sexism persists in Turkey’s tech sector, women are leaving for less patriarchal workplaces abroad. | Continue reading
The China platform faces political risks and e-commerce challenges in its overseas push ahead of a possible IPO. | Continue reading
Sarah Wynn-Williams’ memoir is a courageous feat, but it glosses over her own indifference to warnings from policymakers, civil society, and internal teams outside the U.S. about serious harm to communities from Facebook. | Continue reading
Mudassir Sheikha, who co-founded the Middle East-based ride-hailing giant, on Careem’s new chapter, its recipe for winning local markets, and what Western companies get wrong in emerging economies. | Continue reading
Dodai is building 300 battery-swapping stations to cut costs and make EVs more accessible. | Continue reading
U.S. tech firms — Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Apple — were the top 10 employers of H-1B recipients in 2024. | Continue reading
Project Olinia aims to roll out its first model in 2026 as a cheaper alternative to popular Chinese EVs, but faces several challenges. | Continue reading
Many immigrants are concerned about the impacts of changing policies and anti-immigration rhetoric. | Continue reading
Dunzo was a trailblazer in India’s online delivery sector, but things went awry when it shifted from its core strength. | Continue reading
BYD took the global EV crown. Now Chinese rivals and local startups are taking over emerging markets. | Continue reading
The company faces an uncertain future in the world’s third-largest auto market. | Continue reading
The Middle East hosts some of the world’s largest and most expensive drone shows, but the work is seasonal and doesn’t guarantee regular pay. | Continue reading
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