Documents reviewed by Rest of World show several companies backed by U.S. tech giants provided policing or censorship tools to Chinese law enforcement. A network of 171 bot accounts is using AI to ...

YouTube has partnered with Shopee to launch YouTube Shopping in Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam. It pits the Silicon Valley ...

There are only two local electric bus makers in Kenya: BasiGo and Roam. Roam predominantly makes EV bikes and only recently expanded into building buses. They’ve built four buses so far and sold two ...

The project, iTanong, is like a local version of ChatGPT, Peramo told Rest of World. Through a web page, users can ask ...

Former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador was Latin America’s top Spanish-language livestreamer. His press conferences, viewed for 49 million hours in 2023 alone, allowed dozens of content creators ...

More than 20 influencers were elected into the Indonesian parliament this year. Influencers have the resources to contest polls, and are familiar to voters. Celebrities learn little about political ...

The U.S. and China are in an intensifying race for top tech workers, particularly in AI. Sanctions mean China’s elite workers covet U.S. jobs and access to the best AI technology. Experts say national ...

Rest of World is excited to share that Kate Bubacz will be our new Head of Visuals. Kate comes to us from the Wall Street Journal, where she served as the Lead Visual Content Editor. Kate impressed us ...

BusCaro’s business model sets it apart from other transit startups. Founder Maha Shahzad says the startup is on track to be profitable by early 2025. The day mass transit startup Swvl announced its ...

Starlink launched in Zimbabwe on September 7 and quickly sold out in urban areas. Zimbabweans are eager to switch to Starlink from local telecommunications providers Econet, TelOne, and NetOne. When ...