After watching Coco, the Disney-Pixar film that depicts the Day of the Dead festival in Mexico, Zhang Xin was inspired to do something to help people in China pay their...
When Aravind first saw the 3.5-meter-tall elephant waving its trunk at the Irinjadappilly Sree Krishna Temple in Thrissur, Kerala, he couldn’t believe that he was looking at a robot. “He...
In a popular video on her TikTok account, Şule Kayatürk, a Turkish influencer and beauty store owner, promises to hand out gold to employees who repent for their sins and...
Meera Krishnan says that the QR codes at her local temple in Chennai, Tamil Nadu’s capital city, have made her life easier. The QR codes allow visitors to buy entry...
When Ayşe Yılmaz discovered the Zikirmatik Pro app during Ramadan last year, she said she appreciated the discipline and calm that it brought to her day. The app reminded her...
With a wide smile on her face, Josefina Cattaneo, 28, attempts to do the cumbia dance TikTok challenge with a friend. It’s winter in Argentina, and she’s wearing a Gap...
Do blessings exist in the metaverse? That’s a question that Adnan Maqbool has posed to many people. He’s the project director at Labbaik VR, a Pakistani company that has created...
JainGPT, a chatbot launched in 2023, is a tool designed for followers of Jainism as well as non-Jains to learn more about Jainism, the ancient religion founded around the 7th...
Earlier this year, Alfia Gitani, who runs a food stall in Depok, Indonesia, was looking for inspiration. The 26-year-old was tired of making the same food over and over. That’s...
Siddipet, a district in India’s southern state of Telangana, is home to ancient historical landmarks and temples dating back to the 9th century. But since November 24, 2023, it is...
As a devout Muslim, Junaid never misses the five daily prayers, no matter where he is. The owner of a car rental business in Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia, he occasionally...
“If you put too much milk into coffee, it will become bac xiu,” Vietnamese monk Giac Minh Luat says in a TikTok clip, referring to a popular local beverage that...
On September 10, when the northeast Indian state of Manipur announced a five-day internet shutdown in response to student-led protests, citizens were livid — but not surprised. India has been...
Divyank Turakhia is a tech entrepreneur and investor based in Dubai. He has launched and sold a number of innovative companies, of which the most well-known is Media.net, which he...
Dr. Bosun Tijani is a familiar name for anyone who follows tech in Nigeria. Even before being appointed Minister for Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy last year, he was an...
Move over, pandas. Chinese state media and policymakers have crowned a new cultural “magic weapon,” a soft power export that’s being received enthusiastically around the world. This magic weapon? It’s...
A landmark law for gig workers in Singapore would compensate them in case of injury, and give them greater retirement benefits. But food delivery rider Kan, who barely makes ends meet...
So far, the AI boom has been dominated by U.S. companies like OpenAI, Google, and Meta. In recent months, though, a new name has been popping up on benchmarking lists:...
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In December 2023, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed attendees of the Kashi Tamil Sangamam in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, in Hindi. But the audience heard the speech in Tamil in...
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