Rest of World - Reporting Global Tech Stories
WEBAmid a life of upheaval and poverty, Jeffter Wekesa tried and failed to found three churches in Kenya. Then he started preaching on TikTok, and his fortunes changed. In this episode, Rest of World takes you inside the emerging virtual-preaching economy in internet-obsessed Kenya. Livestream churches — backed by viewer donations — are ...
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WEBSep 9, 2024 · How Bangladesh’s tech industry navigated an unprecedented political crisis. July’s internet blackout and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s sudden exit is estimated to have cost the industry $300 million. By Faisal Mahmud and Nayem Shaan. Silicon Valley in Rest of World 30 August 2024.
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WEBSep 11, 2024 · By Rest of World Staff. Silicon Valley in Rest of World 20 August 2024. Microsoft is building a data center in a tiny Indian village. Locals allege it’s dumping industrial waste. “These big companies think they can enter small villages like ours, take our land, and destroy it.”. By Almaas Masood and Ananya Bhattacharya.
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WEBIndonesia has introduced measures to limit sales of cheap imports on e-commerce platforms such as Shopee, Lazada and TikTok Shop that are hurting local firms. Elon Musk said he’d eliminate bots from X. Instead, election influence campaigns are running wild. In a year of global elections, X is making it easy to meddle.
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WEBDec 26, 2023 · 39 photographers, 31 cities, 22 countries. This is what global tech looked like this year.
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WEBMission. Rest of World is a nonprofit publication that challenges expectations about whose experiences with technology matter. We connect the dots across a rapidly evolving digital world, through on-the-ground reporting in places typically overlooked and underestimated.
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WEBFrom an investigative deep dive into Google and Meta’s subsea cable connecting Africa, to a stunning illustrated guide to billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s business universe, in 2022, Rest of World published 450 articles from more than 50 countries. These stories — written and reported by our ever-growing team of contributors — reflect how technology is changing our lives far beyond the ...
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WEBAug 7, 2024 · Rest of World receives $200,000 from Luminate to expand coverage of AI technology. By Rest of World. The sponsorship resources will be used to report on stories, create an AI election tracker, and hold a live event. 4 Apr 2024.
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WEBThe data collection app at the heart of the BJP’s Indian election campaign. Rest of World’s reporting shows the extent to which Narendra Modi’s ruling party is using its Saral app to strategize ahead of the general election. He was a tech rebel. Then he joined the government. Bosun Tijani was a rock star in the Nigerian startup scene, but ...
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WEBFeb 13, 2024 · Ideas. Our home for arguments, opinions, and essays. We prioritize local voices — entrepreneurs, workers, activists, politicians, regulators, end users — to highlight local ideas with global implications. The Rise of AI 6 May 2024.