2026-03-21 01:52:55
In the early hours of March 1, my screaming phone jolted me out of a Netflix binge in my Abu Dhabi apartment. The sound bypassed silent mode, overrode every setting,...
2026-03-20 18:00:00
Surveillance technology in Africa is increasingly being shaped by China. Eleven African countries have collectively spent over $2 billion on artificial intelligence-powered surveillance systems, according to a new study by...
2026-03-19 18:00:00
Earlier this month, nearly a thousand people lined up outside Tencent’s headquarters in Shenzhen to get a piece of software installed on their devices. The crowd — which included students,...
2026-03-18 18:00:00
Chinese cities are offering free apartments and converting idle data centers into incubators as they compete to attract “one-person companies,” or OPCs — startups run by a single founder with...
2026-03-17 18:00:00
From medieval monks who banned tools to weavers burning looms in the 17th century, people have long resisted technologies that they thought would take their jobs or otherwise hurt them....
2026-03-16 18:00:00
Can a $40 smartphone bring Africa online? On March 3, the GSMA, a global advocacy and lobby group for the mobile communications industry, announced partnerships to pilot $40 smartphones in...
