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I went to China to see a different AI future. It looked familiar

2026-08-28 21:00:00

Gordon Saft is the Publisher of Rest of World. Last week, he returned to New York from a trip to China with a delegation of leaders from across media, technology,...

India’s data center boom is leaving the people it displaces with nothing

2026-08-27 18:00:00

When Osama Manzar started the nonprofit Digital Empowerment Foundation in 2002, just 1.2% of India’s population was online. Now, more than 70% is. But Manzar’s mission statement — helping poor...

Why the global push to break free from Big Tech keeps falling short

2026-08-26 18:00:00

In mid-2024, a cybersecurity partner’s mistake led to a global Microsoft Windows outage. It affected 8.5 million Windows devices. Although this represents less than 1% of all Windows machines, it...

America’s immigration policy is driving away future AI leaders

2026-08-25 18:00:00

The Trump administration has proposed a new fee for H-1B visas, while weighing a $100,000 fee on Optional Practical Training, the program that allows international graduates to work in the...

The UAE is fighting AI hackers with AI of its own

2026-08-24 18:00:00

Missiles crossed the Gulf in February, and hackers armed with artificial intelligence followed. The United Arab Emirates has detected and contained coordinated cyberattacks on the aviation, energy, and education sectors...

A dumpling shop becomes a poster child of AI adoption in China

2026-08-21 21:00:00

If you have an AI agent, you can tell it to build a website, make a slideshow, or get you a table at a popular dumpling shop in Beijing.  The...