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She built an AI bot of her mother to help her grieve

2026-01-22 19:00:00

‘When someone passes away, there are always regrets,’ said Roro, a young Chinese woman who is a content creator and currently studies in Melbourne, Australia. ‘Once she was gone,’ she...

What will tech jobs look like in 2026?

2026-01-22 16:17:26

The tech job market in 2026 is being built on contradictions. Companies are laying off staff, insisting artificial intelligence will “do more with less” — yet they haven’t found ways...

Data workers are being forced to work on-site during earthquakes and typhoons

2026-01-21 19:00:00

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...

Big Tech is racing to own Africa’s internet

2026-01-21 18:07:04

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...

China steers the Gulf’s driverless future as U.S. rivals stay home

2026-01-20 19:00:00

China is beating the United States in the race to control the Gulf’s driverless car market. The latest win came in October 2025 when Chinese company WeRide secured an exclusive...

Grok’s biggest danger isn’t what it says — it’s where it lives

2026-01-16 22:00:00

I was genuinely impressed the first time Grok replied to me. Elon Musk’s AI tool didn’t sound like a generic chatbot trying to be funny. It sounded like someone I...