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The Philippines is creating a ChatGPT rival that speaks Filipino and Taglish

2024-12-23 19:00:02

ChatGPT impressed millions of internet users when it was first launched in December 2022. To Filipino Elmer Peramo, though, it felt familiar. After typing in some prompts and seeing the...

After Mexico’s top streamer — the president — left office, YouTube creators hustle for views

2024-12-19 19:00:00

In 2019, Carlos Pozos began lining up outside Mexico City’s National Palace at dawn for a seat at then-President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s daily morning media briefings — hourslong events...

Why so many influencers are running for election in Indonesia

2024-12-18 19:00:00

The social media feed of Indonesian singer and content creator Vicky Shu generally features her clothes, makeup, and family. But when she decided to run for the regional elections in...

China’s AI elite rethink their Silicon Valley dream jobs

2024-12-17 19:00:30

China’s elite AI tech workers are at a crossroads. “It’s simple. Chinese professionals who specialize in AI, if given the chance, definitely [prefer to] come to the U.S. to work...

Pakistan’s mass transit is failing. BusCaro thinks it has the solution

2024-12-16 19:00:00

The day mass transit startup Swvl announced its decision to downsize operations in Pakistan in June 2022, its country general manager Maha Shahzad fully grasped the dire circumstances that female...

Demand for Starlink in Zimbabwe is overwhelming capacity

2024-12-13 19:00:00

When Alois Kachere decided to order a Starlink kit after the company’s launch in Zimbabwe in September, he hoped to be the first person in his neighborhood to get the...