Articles from restofworld.org

Articles from restofworld.org

A look at China's push to integrate AI tools into children's lives, even as educators and researchers remain skeptical, warning the benefits are overstated (restofworld.org)
2025-10-2 China AI

Since 2019, Brazil's courts have developed or implemented over 140 AI projects that have helped make the country's overburdened judicial system more efficient (restofworld.org)
2025-9-29 AI Brazil

A look at UAE-based Khazna, a real estate company that builds and rents out data centers and controls 70% of the country's operational data center capacity (restofworld.org)
2025-9-22

An inside look at Léon Thévenin, the only undersea internet cable repair ship permanently stationed in Africa, operated by the French telecom company Orange (restofworld.org)
2025-9-21 France Africa

Some companies are turning to fossil fuels to power their data centers as countries around the world scramble to meet rising energy demands amid the AI boom (restofworld.org)
2025-9-21 Energy AI

How AI is upending the music industry in Latin America, as artists push back against a flood of AI-generated music on Spotify, Deezer, and YouTube Music (restofworld.org)
2025-9-10 U.S. AI YouTube Latin America Spotify

Taiwan's Hsinchu chip hub, where childcare perks and high salaries make raising children more viable, is the only place where its fertility rate is not falling (restofworld.org)
2025-9-4 Taiwan

A reporter details how her mother, a kidney transplant patient who lives in China, bonded with DeepSeek's chatbot as her AI doctor, calling it “more humane” (restofworld.org)
2025-9-3 China AI chatbot

How ChatGPT-powered companionship dolls from Hyodol are helping ease loneliness among older adults in South Korea, as the company aims for a US debut in 2026 (restofworld.org)
2025-8-28 Korea

Q&A with Francis Dufay, CEO of Jumia, Africa's largest e-commerce platform, on Temu and other rivals, adding Chinese sellers to stay competitive, AI, and more (restofworld.org)
2025-8-27 China AI Africa

Inside India's growing ~$1.5B e-waste recycling industry, about 95% of workers are employed informally, doing dangerous, toxic, and lawless work for meager pay (restofworld.org)
2025-8-27 India

A profile of Egune AI, a startup building LLMs for the Mongolian language, as it navigates geopolitics, a lack of resources, and the nascent local tech scene (restofworld.org)
2025-8-27 Startup AI

AI firms are striking partnerships and giving some users in Asia free access to AI tools, in pursuit of larger sources of real-world consumer data for training (restofworld.org)
2025-8-27 Asia AI

China's vision for its autonomous vehicle industry, backed by state support and infrastructure investment, is driving its lead in ADAS and robotaxi deployment (restofworld.org)
2025-8-13 China Autonomous Car

Western pharma giants have struck multibillion-dollar deals with Chinese biotech firms using AI, signaling confidence in China's AI drug discovery research (restofworld.org)
2025-8-11 China AI Biotech

The US-China trade war has spurred demand for Vietnamese companies that produce chip components like wafers, as Vietnam scales up its semiconductor ambitions (restofworld.org)
2025-7-30 China Vietnam

An inside look at ex-unicorn Builder.ai's demise, which oversold its AI platform's abilities and frustrated customers with delivery delays and buggy products (restofworld.org)
2025-7-30 AI

Q&A with SandboxAQ CEO Jack Hidary on the Alphabet spinoff's partnership with Aramco, how quantum AI can help turn captured CO2 into valuable products, and more (restofworld.org)
2025-7-28 AI Alphabet Quantum

A look at the Chile-led Latam-GPT project, which involves 30+ Latin American and Caribbean institutions collaborating to release an open-source LLM in September (restofworld.org)
2025-7-16 U.S. Chile Latin America

Tokopedia sellers say Tokopedia's strengths have eroded since its TikTok Shop merger in Indonesia, driving thousands of sellers to join rivals, including Toco (restofworld.org)
2025-7-16 Indonesia

Meta's WhatsApp Pay has struggled to gain traction in India in part due to regulators delaying its full launch as well as minimal product upgrades and marketing (restofworld.org)
2025-7-8 India WhatsApp

Some Chinese universities are using AI detection tools to screen papers, but false positives force students to “dumb down” content or pay for rewriting services (restofworld.org)
2025-7-3 China AI

Ten current and former Samsung semiconductor engineers say many are leaving for SK Hynix and other rivals due to long hours, heavy workloads, and lower bonuses (restofworld.org)
2025-6-18 Samsung

How an AI assistant developed by Brazilian nonprofit NoHarm is helping pharmacists in remote Amazon clinics process prescriptions more quickly and catch errors (restofworld.org)
2025-6-12 Amazon AI Brazil

A look at the intensifying race for super apps in the Gulf, as Careem, Talabat, Amazon, Botim, and Noon consolidate various services into single platforms (restofworld.org)
2025-6-8 Amazon

Filipino workers in Taiwan's chip industry report struggling with overwork and discrimination, citing overnight shifts of up to 16 hours and abusive treatment (restofworld.org)
2025-6-8 Taiwan

New apps are helping immigrants navigate Trump's deportation crackdown, including by alerting users to locations of ICE raids and informing them of their rights (restofworld.org)
2025-6-7 Trump Immigration

Dubai is emerging as a global hub for AI talent, attracting workers with its Golden Visa program, no taxes, attractive salaries, and ease of setting up business (restofworld.org)
2025-6-1 Tax AI Dubai

Brazil is piloting dWallet, a digital wallet program that allows users to monetize their data, the first nationwide initiative of its kind in the world (restofworld.org)
2025-5-31 Brazil

Migrant Filipino workers in Taiwan's chip industry say job brokers control everything from paychecks to dorm beds, leaving them feeling trapped and exploited (restofworld.org)
2025-5-29 Taiwan Immigration

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