China’s satellite internet upstart seems to be taking aim at Starlink. SpaceSail, a Chinese space company backed by the Shanghai municipal government, has been entering markets where Elon Musk has...
The sixth batch that will constitute the Spacesail Constellation group is launched from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province, Jan. 23, 2025.
As the presidents of Mexico and the U.S. engaged in a diplomatic spat over tariffs earlier this month, one Mexican politician sprang into action. Samuel García, the governor of Nuevo...
Africa just scored a major tech coup. On March 24, Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa’s Cassava Technologies announced a partnership with Nvidia to build Africa’s first artificial intelligence factory. This isn’t...
In the summer of 2013, Gülçin Yildirim, a database administrator, received an invitation for a meeting at an Istanbul chocolate shop with 11 other female coders. They were there to...
Last week, I read Sarah Wynn-Williams’ Careless People and was reminded of Carl Jung’s Everyman archetype — someone who fears being left out, and often compromises their morals in order...
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Facebook Inc., center, Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook, center left, and Robert Greifeld, chief executive officer of Nasdaq OMX Group Inc., center right, remotely ring the opening bell for trading at the Nasdaq MarketSite from the Facebook campus in Menlo Park, California, May 18, 2012.
Xiaohongshu, the Chinese social media platform known as RedNote, has been forced to adjust its overseas strategy after unexpectedly attracting millions of so-called TikTok refugees. But working to retain —...
Mudassir Sheikha likes to tell the story of Careem’s growth in chapters. The first began in 2012, when Sheikha and Magnus Olsson co-founded the company as a corporate car booking...
As U.S. President Donald Trump sends mixed signals on the H-1B visa program, Amazon could find itself in a tight spot. The $2 trillion tech giant has bagged the most...
In energy-starved Ethiopia, where electricity reaches less than half of the population, a local startup’s unconventional bet on battery-powered motorcycles has hit the spot. In less than a year of...
Earlier this year, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum beamed as a rendering of three boxy, compact electric vehicles was displayed on a screen during a media briefing in the capital city....
Roberto Capuano Tripp, head of the Sustainable Development project for Mexico City, explains the Olinia project at a press conference led by the President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum.
Tech professionals around the world are on the edge as President Donald Trump and his administration impose a series of radical immigration measures. From attempting to deport foreign nationals who...
India’s booming quick-commerce sector saw a major casualty earlier this year. Dunzo, the first Indian startup to receive a direct investment from Google in 2017, shut down in January, leaving...
Tesla is having a tough year. Once a world leader in the electric-vehicle market, the company’s sales across the U.S., China, and several European countries fell year on year in...
As Tesla’s existing markets give it the cold shoulder, it is turning to India after a decade of false starts. Days after Elon Musk met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
On a chilly night in January, Ajay Sreekumar stood outside Dubai’s Museum of the Future and craned his head up to the sky. He watched a swarm of 600 drones...
Since DeepSeek’s launch, a swathe of Chinese companies — from automakers to appliance firms — have joined the frenzy to incorporate the homegrown artificial intelligence model into their products and...
India’s largest electric vehicle company is in trouble. Shares of Ola Electric Mobility hit an all-time low on March 3 — down more than 60% from its peak in August...
When the Chinese battery company Gotion announced its plans to open a factory in the small college town of Big Rapids, Michigan, in 2022, it seemed like the kind of...
2024 was a big year for Chinese automaker BYD. The company secured its position as the biggest electrified-car maker in the world. It made waves for earning more revenue than...
Starlink has finally made its way into India. In an announcement on Tuesday, India’s second-largest telecom firm, Bharti Airtel, said it has signed an agreement with SpaceX to bring Starlink...