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Death of an Indian tech worker

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By: Parth MN
On a warm night last May, Nikhil Somwanshi sent his roommate a WhatsApp message asking him to tell his family that what was about to happen next was an accident....

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Nikhil Somwanshi's parents home on 30th October, 2025 in Balad, Maharashtra, India. Photographer : Sameer Raichur for Rest of World
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Is AI a bubble? Davos leaders say no

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By: Itika Sharma Punit
More than 84 world leaders, 800 CEOs, and thousands others gathered amid the Alps this week to attend the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Artificial intelligence —...

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Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., during the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. The annual Davos gathering of political leaders, top executives and celebrities runs from Jan. 19-23. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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Iran’s internet blackout may become permanent, with access for elites only

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By: Indranil Ghosh
Iran’s near-total communications blackout has entered its 16th day, but that’s just a live test. Following a repressive crackdown on protests, the government is now building a system that grants...

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An Iranian flag hangs on a wall of the Aqsa Mosque, which burns during anti-government protests in eastern Tehran, Iran, on January 21, 2026. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Data workers are being forced to work on-site during earthquakes and typhoons

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By: Anita Zhang
Kyle Enero, a call-center employee, was at work one night on the 11th floor of an office tower in the Philippine city of Cebu, when the building began to shake...

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TOPSHOT - People walk along a flooded street in Manila on July 24, 2024 amid heavy rains brought by Typhoon Gaemi. Relentless rain drenched the northern Philippines on July 24, triggering flooding in Manila and landslides in mountainous regions as Typhoon Gaemi intensified the seasonal monsoon. (Photo by Jam Sta Rosa / AFP) (Photo by JAM STA ROSA/AFP via Getty Images)
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Big Tech is racing to own Africa’s internet

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By: Damilare Dosunmu
American big tech companies want to become Africa’s next internet providers. Earlier this month, Amazon acquired an operating license to roll out its low-Earth orbit satellite broadband service, Amazon Leo...

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A technician installs a Starlink Inc satellite-internet communication system antenna on the roof of a home in Accra, Ghana.
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Is a billion dollars still cool?

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By: Rest of World
In the 2010 film “The Social Network,” early Facebook employees discuss the money-making potential of their new site. “A million dollars isn’t cool,” someone says to Mark Zuckerberg (played by...

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64% of UAE residents now use generative AI

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By: Hazel Gandhi
Artificial intelligence adoption has been on the rise globally, but new data shows some countries significantly outperforming others, while the gap between advanced nations and developing nations has widened. The...

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Uganda shuts down internet two days before election

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By: Damilare Dosunmu
Two days before its general elections, Uganda has turned off the internet across the country. The measure is necessary to mitigate the rapid spread of “misinformation, disinformation, electoral fraud, and...

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TOPSHOT - Residents travel past an electoral billboard supporting Uganda's incumbent president and National Resistance Movement (NRM) presidential candidate Yoweri Museveni, ahead of the 2026 Ugandan general elections, in Kampala on January 10, 2026. (Photo by Luis TATO / AFP via Getty Images)
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