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RedNote chases U.S. expansion after its “TikTok refugee” moment fades

2026-04-14 18:00:00

RedNote, one of China’s most popular social platforms, is trying to grow its social media and e-commerce businesses in the U.S. by hiring staff, hosting promotional events in universities, and...

In its push to become Big Tech’s data center hub, India is overlooking local resistance

2026-04-13 18:00:00

India is aggressively courting U.S. big tech to set up data centers in the country. But this push is colliding with a very different reality on the ground. In February,...

Chinese entrepreneurs should go global before they go viral

2026-04-10 20:20:10

The $2 billion Meta deal was supposed to be a crowning moment for Chinese AI startup Manus, but it’s quickly become a sharp warning. For Chinese founders, the message is...

War in the Gulf could tilt the cloud race toward China

2026-04-09 18:00:00

The U.S.-Israel war on Iran may be creating a narrow opening for Chinese tech companies in the Gulf. On March 16, China’s Huawei Cloud posted a message on X highlighting...

A Mexican surveillance giant you’ve never heard of is now watching the U.S. border

2026-04-08 18:00:00

This article was produced in partnership with Type Investigations. Inside a law enforcement command center in Ciudad Juárez, a police officer scrolled across a map on her touch-screen computer. As...

Winners of the 2026 Photo Contest

2026-04-07 19:24:00

Rest of World is pleased to announce the winners of the 2026 photo contest. We received over 300 entries from photographers in over 40 countries who captured everything from historic...