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Playing both sides of the U.S.-China AI “Cold War”

2026-09-16 18:00:00

Saudi Arabia celebrated the launch of what it calls the world’s most advanced Arabic-language AI model earlier this month. The technology behind it came from China even as the kingdom...

Where in the world is the iPhone cheapest?

2026-09-15 18:00:00

The buzz around Apple’s new phone launches is global, but the best deals haven’t made their way outside the U.S. The iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max will cost...

The real AI economy is being built by ordinary people

2026-09-14 18:00:31

Rest of World visited workers across Asia and Africa who are using AI to solve daily problems, make a living, and create new possibilities in their everyday lives.  These profiles...

The AI talent war is coming for Big Tech’s Asia executives

2026-09-11 18:00:00

Silicon Valley’s artificial intelligence talent wars are now playing out in Asia. OpenAI and Anthropic are poaching top talent from U.S. tech giants including Google, Microsoft, and Amazon to build...

Google Earth’s AI experiment lasted 24 hours. The damage to trust will linger

2026-09-10 18:00:00

Since Israel and the U.S. launched strikes against Iran in February, plunging the Gulf region into conflict, the countries have also been waging an information war using tools powered by...

Now it’s China’s experts who are gig workers training AI

2026-09-09 18:00:00

As a Shenzhen-based architect in her 40s, Cuicui has vast experience designing public stadiums, schools, and hospitals at an architecture firm. But over the past five years, declining government infrastructure...