This story is adapted from writer Emily Wither’s recent Rest of World feature, Syria’s quest to build its own Silicon Valley. For the first time in a long time, Syrian...
Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has resigned following two days of protests against rampant corruption and inequality, exacerbated by the government’s recent decision to ban some social media platforms...
Demonstrators try to break through police barricades during a protest against corruption and the government's decision to block several social media platforms, in Kathmandu, Nepal, September 8, 2025. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
This article is adapted from Rest of World’s recent feature: Inside the collapse of Builder.ai What did Builder.ai actually do? Builder.ai was founded in 2016 by Sachin Dev Duggal, a...
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...
Since the launch of DeepSeek earlier this year, everyone from talk show hosts to heads of state has had a point of view on the so-called artificial intelligence race between...
This article is adapted from Rest of World’s recent feature: The math tutor and the missing $533 million Named for its founder, Byju Raveendran, the learning app Byju’s (sometimes stylized...
This article is adapted from Rest of World’s recent feature: Inside the spectacular rise and crash of India’s largest EV company Bhavish Aggarwal is the CEO of Ola Electric, India’s...
Update: As of April 9 at 2PM ET, President Trump has announced that the tariffs will be paused for 90 days and replaced with a near-universal 10%. This does not...
Workers sort out packages at a delivery company warehouse to be delivered to customers during "Singles' Day" -- the world's biggest 24-hour shopping event -- in Beijing on November 11, 2019. - Chinese consumers closed in on a new spending record November 11 during the annual "Singles' Day" frenzy, the world's biggest 24-hour shopping event, which kicked off this year with a glitzy show by US megastar Taylor Swift.
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...
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...
This report is adapted from Rest of World’s recent feature “The global struggle over how to regulate AI,” written by Katie McQue, Laís Martins, Ananya Bhattacharya, and Carien du Plessis. ...
This report is adapted from Rest of World’s recent feature “The global struggle over how to regulate AI,” written by Katie McQue, Laís Martins, Ananya Bhattacharya, and Carien du Plessis. ...
Supporters of Bharatiya Janata party cheer during a felicitation program organised for Gujarat State Chief Minister Bhupendrabhai Patel (not pictured) in Ahmedabad on December 8, 2022. - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party won by a crushing landslide in his home state, election results showed December 8, in a strong performance ahead of a national vote due in 2024.
Xiaohongshu, which translates to “little red book” in Chinese, is a lifestyle e-commerce and social media platform. Think Instagram meets Tiktok: an app whose feed offers an infinite scroll of...
In Mexico City, growing numbers of women earn their living as gig workers. As women bear the burden of care work, apps like Uber, Didi, and Rappi offer them flexible...
The internet has transformed the way the world shops, as fast fashion behemoths challenge traditional retailers and influencers supercharge new trends. Let’s see how well you know the global fashion...
South Africa has long been a hub for migrants and refugees, who come from neighboring countries seeking opportunities in Africa’s strongest economy. But the country is also notorious for high...
What you drive, or are driven in, depends on where in the world you are, and there’s seemingly never been such a profusion of flavors of how to get around...
Whether it’s dollars, pesos, rupees, or dinar, there’s no denying that money is a critical piece of Rest of World’s global coverage. Have you been keeping up? Take our new...
Just this month, northern Vietnam has been hit by super typhoon Yagi, the strongest in decades. Earlier this year, Ho Chi Minh City residents experienced the longest heat wave in...
News and information can be shared around the world in an instant. But what if the information superhighway didn’t exist? Test your knowledge of the world’s geography, using Rest of...
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