The conversation about artificial intelligence in Africa is currently dominated by a single, terrifying narrative: The U.S. and China control over 90% of the world’s AI computing power, leaving Africa...
The residents of Sulawesi, Indonesia, once dreamed of becoming civil servants and earning a steady income. They were not wealthy, but many had land, which generated enough to live on. ...
Everyone watched BYD overtake Tesla, and missed the quiet march of a pack of other Chinese automakers. Six of the world’s top 10 electric-vehicle sellers last year were Chinese. From...
As the debate over the U.S.-China battle for AI supremacy intensifies, Nandan Nilekani, the Indian tech billionaire and co-founder of Infosys, says the world needs to shift its focus away...
As Nigeria bets billions of dollars on becoming the next outsourcing superpower, it is grappling with how artificial intelligence and immigration policies are radically reshaping the industry. The African nation...
Seni Sulyman, right, Andela's country director in Nigeria, and colleagues on a video call at the start-up's offices in Lagos, Nigeria, Sept. 29, 2017. "This is a platform for giving people who want to learn and succeed access and opportunity," says Seni Sulyman, a 32-year-old graduate of Harvard Business School, of the company. (Tom Saater/The New York Times)
The biggest ride-hailing companies globally are struggling to keep their electric vehicle promises. In 2020, Uber, the world’s largest ride-hailing company, set a target for all its rides and deliveries...
Tesla finally arrived in India — fashionably late to its own party. After almost a decade of broken promises and dashed hopes, Tesla opened its first showroom in Mumbai on...
One morning in May, Juan Palma, a graphic designer in the Chilean capital of Santiago, asked ChatGPT for instructions on how to get from his home to a nearby subway...
As TikTok looks to change course to comply with U.S. laws, a similar experiment in its second-largest market is unraveling. Last year, TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, acquired a majority stake...
Once a rising star among China’s electric vehicle startups, Neta Auto is facing backlash in its largest overseas market as its parent company enters bankruptcy restructuring — fueling concerns that...
Mahbubur Rahman is used to the rhythms and interruptions of running a telemedicine center on the northern fringe of the Sunderbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest. At the government-funded hospital...
A battle for data sovereignty is brewing from Africa to Asia. Developing nations are challenging Big Tech’s decades-long hold on global data by demanding that their citizens’ information be stored...
Darlington Vivito told his parents goodbye on a chilly, drizzly evening in March 2023. He put on warm clothes, preparing for the night ahead. The 22-year-old left the family’s small...
A security guard carries a gun while patrolling the open pit mines at Bikita Minerals, a lithium mine operated by the Chinese conglomerate Sinomine Resource Group in the Bikita district of Masvingo, a southern province of Zimbabwe.
Despite being situated above one of the largest lithium deposits, the Bikita district remains underdeveloped. Residents face poor road conditions, a lack of piped water, and insufficient educational facilities. Zimbabwe possesses significant lithium reserves and is emerging as a key player in the global metal market, which is essential for producing batteries for electric vehicles and other applications.
Meta’s fintech ambitions have failed to take off in India — the company’s largest market, with over 500 million WhatsApp users. When WhatsApp first began testing payments in India back...
In her review of this book, former Meta employee Sabhanaz Rashid Diya called it “disappointing and revealing.” While courageous—Meta won a ruling blocking author Sarah-Wynn Williams from promoting her work—the...
In May, Brazil’s Finance Minister Fernando Haddad flew to the U.S. to meet with executives from Amazon, Google, Nvidia, and Meta. His agenda: to pitch his country as the newest,...
As powerful monsoon winds buffeted the Taiwan Strait, British captain Richard Boghurst braced himself for a demanding shift laying undersea power cables to carry wind energy to Taiwan’s semiconductor factories. ...
One week before her thesis deadline, Xiaobing, a senior majoring in German literature, received a notice: Her university in northeast China would require the work of all fourth-year students to...
In November 2023, the self-driving car company Cruise admitted that its “driverless” robotaxis were monitored and controlled (as needed) by remote workers. Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt took to Hacker News,...
The idea of a space-based internet is almost as old as the internet itself. In 1993, the Hughes Aircraft Company filed for a license with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission...
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