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Received — 1 May 2026 ⏭ Rest of World

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How the vinyl revival fills the gaps streaming left behind 1 May 2026 at 08:00

How the vinyl revival fills the gaps streaming left behind

1 May 2026 at 08:00

When I took my son to Mirza Ghalib Street in Kolkata to find Bollywood soundtracks for his new turntable, I was struck by the economics of our mission. Why trade...

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Big Tech is moving data out of the Gulf through Iraqi oil pipelines 1 May 2026 at 05:00

Big Tech is moving data out of the Gulf through Iraqi oil pipelines

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By: Indranil Ghosh

1 May 2026 at 05:00

Major U.S. hyperscalers running data centers in the Gulf to power apps and online services for millions of users are channeling data out of the war zone through fiber-optic cables...

Received — 30 April 2026 ⏭ Rest of World

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An old railroad is key to U.S.-China race for critical metals in Africa 30 April 2026 at 05:00

An old railroad is key to U.S.-China race for critical metals in Africa

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By: Nicolas Niarchos

30 April 2026 at 05:00

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is one of Africa’s wealthiest countries even as its people are some of the world’s poorest. It is rich in cobalt, lithium and copper,...

A train on the Benguela railway between Lobito and Luau, Angola, circa 1910.

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South Korean probe tests U.S. willingness to protect its tech giants abroad 30 April 2026 at 03:00

South Korean probe tests U.S. willingness to protect its tech giants abroad

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By: Ananya Bhattacharya

30 April 2026 at 03:00

South Korea wants to punish its biggest online retailer for a massive data leak. The U.S. is stepping in to shield Coupang, because even though it operates almost entirely in...

A general view shows the logo of South Korean online delivery service Coupang, at a building housing the headquarters of Coupang in Seoul on December 9, 2025. South Korean police raided the Seoul headquarters of e-commerce giant Coupang on December 9, over a recent data leak believed to have affected almost two-thirds of the country's population. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP via Getty Images)

Received — 29 April 2026 ⏭ Rest of World

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I got stood up by an AI agent, and tracked down its human owner in China 29 April 2026 at 05:00

I got stood up by an AI agent, and tracked down its human owner in China

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By: Viola Zhou

29 April 2026 at 05:00

I kept hearing about entrepreneurs in China running “one-person companies” with the help of artificial intelligence agents, which handle everything from coding to managing emails. How well do agents work?...

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The quiet layoffs sweeping China’s tech giants 29 April 2026 at 05:00

The quiet layoffs sweeping China’s tech giants

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By: Kinling Lo

29 April 2026 at 05:00

Chinese tech giants are quietly shrinking their workforce — echoing a pattern playing out in Silicon Valley. In 2025, e-commerce major Alibaba reduced its head count by 34% as it...

Received — 28 April 2026 ⏭ Rest of World

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Humanitarian aid turns to AI as crises outpace capacity 28 April 2026 at 05:00

Humanitarian aid turns to AI as crises outpace capacity

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By: Andre Heller

28 April 2026 at 05:00

As rising conflict and forced displacement drive unprecedented humanitarian needs, adoption of artificial intelligence in humanitarian work has the potential to scale services for some of the most vulnerable populations...

Received — 27 April 2026 ⏭ Rest of World

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U.S. companies back Sam Altman’s World ID even as much of the world pushes back 27 April 2026 at 05:00

U.S. companies back Sam Altman’s World ID even as much of the world pushes back

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By: Ananya Bhattacharya

27 April 2026 at 05:00

A Sam Altman-backed technology that many governments rejected is finding traction in the American corporate world. On April 17, World, a project designed to distinguish humans from bots using biometrics,...

Received — 24 April 2026 ⏭ Rest of World

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AI optimism surges in Asia, unlike in the U.S. 24 April 2026 at 08:00

AI optimism surges in Asia, unlike in the U.S.

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By: Rina Chandran

24 April 2026 at 08:00

A Molotov cocktail-type device was flung at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s home in San Francisco a couple of weeks ago. Days earlier, more than a dozen shots were fired at...

Received — 23 April 2026 ⏭ Rest of World

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The global edtech boom is fading as investors look elsewhere 23 April 2026 at 03:00

The global edtech boom is fading as investors look elsewhere

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By: Ananya Bhattacharya

23 April 2026 at 03:00

The pandemic’s biggest bet on online learning has gone bust. Global edtech investment peaked at $16.7 billion in 2021, fueled by lockdowns that kept millions of children out of classrooms....

Received — 22 April 2026 ⏭ Rest of World

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Deadly deepfakes: A survival guide for the age of algorithmic war 22 April 2026 at 05:00

Deadly deepfakes: A survival guide for the age of algorithmic war

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By: Itika Sharma Punit

22 April 2026 at 05:00

Artificial intelligence is reshaping modern warfare. During the recent U.S.-Israel war on Iran, AI was used to identify and strike targets, accelerate the speed of attacks, and get weaponry recommendations....

Received — 21 April 2026 ⏭ Rest of World

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Why AI alone cannot fix social problems 21 April 2026 at 05:00

Why AI alone cannot fix social problems

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By: Deepak Varuvel Dennison and Aditya Vashistha

21 April 2026 at 05:00

In the decades-long pursuit of solving social problems using technology, artificial intelligence is the newest hammer. From education and employment to agriculture, AI is increasingly presented as a solution to...

Received — 20 April 2026 ⏭ Rest of World

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Netflix’s AI deal puts the global VFX workforce at risk 20 April 2026 at 05:00

Netflix’s AI deal puts the global VFX workforce at risk

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By: Indranil Ghosh

20 April 2026 at 05:00

Netflix’s latest acquisition is threatening thousands of livelihoods from Los Angeles to Mumbai. On March 5, Netflix acquired InterPositive, an artificial intelligence company built by Hollywood actor Ben Affleck, for...

Received — 17 April 2026 ⏭ Rest of World

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Bangladesh’s gig workers are stuck in gas lines as Iran-U.S. war strains fuel supply 17 April 2026 at 08:40

Bangladesh’s gig workers are stuck in gas lines as Iran-U.S. war strains fuel supply

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By: Jesmin Papri

17 April 2026 at 08:40

On a recent Saturday evening, a line of motorcycles stretched from a gas station in Dhaka. The queue snaked along the road for kilometers, its end out of sight. In...

Motorcycles and private cars line up for hours at a filling station in the Tejgaon Trust area of Dhaka, Bangladesh, on [Month Day, Year], as motorists attempt to purchase limited fuel supplies. Despite government assurances of a stable supply, many fuel stations remain closed for extended periods due to insufficient deliveries from depots, resulting in long queues and public inconvenience. (Photo by Sony Ramani/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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AI is about to make the global e-waste crisis much worse 17 April 2026 at 08:00

AI is about to make the global e-waste crisis much worse

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By: Ananya Bhattacharya

17 April 2026 at 08:00

I’m sure my family in Mumbai is a lot like yours: three old smartphones sit unused in a hidden ziplock bag. My mom is scouring the study. “There was another...

Received — 16 April 2026 ⏭ Rest of World

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The Mexican security company with a $1.27 billion surveillance empire 16 April 2026 at 05:00

The Mexican security company with a $1.27 billion surveillance empire

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By: Rest of World

16 April 2026 at 05:00

This article was adapted from our latest investigation, produced in partnership with Type Investigations: A Mexican surveillance giant you’ve never heard of is now watching the U.S. border. Grupo Seguritech...

Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, October 8, 2025:
Staff monitor screens at the C7 command center for the Department of Public Security for the state of Chihuahua in Ciudad Juarez on Wednesday, October 14, 2025. Photo by Adriana Zehbrauskas for Rest of World

Received — 15 April 2026 ⏭ Rest of World

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Voice actors fight to save their livelihoods and local cultures from Hollywood’s AI push 15 April 2026 at 05:00

Voice actors fight to save their livelihoods and local cultures from Hollywood’s AI push

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By: Rina Chandran

15 April 2026 at 05:00

Hardly anyone would recognize Fabio Azevedo if they passed him on a street in São Paulo. When he begins to speak, however, everyone knows who he is: the voice of...

Received — 14 April 2026 ⏭ Rest of World

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RedNote chases U.S. expansion after its “TikTok refugee” moment fades 14 April 2026 at 05:00

RedNote chases U.S. expansion after its “TikTok refugee” moment fades

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By: Viola Zhou

14 April 2026 at 05:00

RedNote, one of China’s most popular social platforms, is trying to grow its social media and e-commerce businesses in the U.S. by hiring staff, hosting promotional events in universities, and...

Received — 13 April 2026 ⏭ Rest of World

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In its push to become Big Tech’s data center hub, India is overlooking local resistance 13 April 2026 at 05:00

In its push to become Big Tech’s data center hub, India is overlooking local resistance

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By: Ananya Bhattacharya

13 April 2026 at 05:00

India is aggressively courting U.S. big tech to set up data centers in the country. But this push is colliding with a very different reality on the ground. In February,...

Received — 10 April 2026 ⏭ Rest of World

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Chinese entrepreneurs should go global before they go viral 10 April 2026 at 07:20

Chinese entrepreneurs should go global before they go viral

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By: Viola Zhou

10 April 2026 at 07:20

The $2 billion Meta deal was supposed to be a crowning moment for Chinese AI startup Manus, but it’s quickly become a sharp warning. For Chinese founders, the message is...