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New data shows the number of new mobile internet users is stalling

2024-11-20 19:00:00

What happened to the “next billion” internet users? They’re already online.

Chinese startups supported by Microsoft and Google incubator programs worked with police

2024-11-19 19:00:00

Documents reviewed by Rest of World show several companies backed by U.S. tech giants provided policing or censorship tools to Chinese law enforcement.

Mexico’s women gig workers are making a dangerous job safer

2024-11-19 19:00:00

Women delivery workers are pushing for protection from gender-based violence, creating safe meeting spots and WhatsApp support groups, and fighting for legal protections.

Nigeria’s Ogun State wants to lead the country’s EV revolution

2024-11-18 19:00:00

But experts fear long-term success may not follow as Nigeria lags other African countries when it comes to EV adoption.

The U.S. Chinese immigrants running Temu shipping centers from their homes

2024-11-15 19:00:00

To speed up delivery and dodge a crackdown on shipments from China, e-commerce companies are turning to so-called “family warehouses.”

Door-to-door saleswomen are fueling Shein’s rise in Mexico

2024-11-14 19:00:00

A large community of catalog saleswomen are selling items from the Chinese platform.

Grab built its own map in Southeast Asia, and is now going after Google  

2024-11-13 19:00:00

The super-app uses its own drivers and cameras to create hyperlocal maps in eight countries.

Phony X accounts are meddling in Ghana’s election

2024-11-12 19:00:00

A network of 171 bot accounts is using AI to write political posts.

Amazon and Walmart couldn’t kill India’s mom-and-pop stores. But rapid delivery might

2024-11-12 19:00:00

Services like Blinkit and Zepto are estimated to put more than 25% of India’s neighborhood kirana stores out of business by 2030.

Argentina’s banks accuse MercadoLibre of monopolizing the market

2024-11-07 19:00:05

The rivalry between the giant Argentine e-commerce company and a group of banks has turned into a heated legal showdown.

Malaysia’s new data centers create thousands of jobs — and worries about power and water shortages

2024-11-06 19:00:27

Data centers for companies like Google, Amazon, and Nvidia are transforming Johor state, with locals bracing for higher real estate costs and resource shortages.

India’s ambitious lithium dreams have stalled

2024-11-05 19:00:00

Last year, India touted the discovery of a huge reserve of valuable lithium in Kashmir. Experts say optimism around the discovery was overblown.