Michael Zelenko
@mvzelenks
Executive Editor, @restofworld. Previously at @ozm/@medium, @verge.
after years of waivers, nigeria told the likes of google and aws to set a concrete date to meet the country’s data sovereignty requirements, including keeping data within its shores. more nations are asking this of big tech. read my latest story on this restofworld.org/2025/big-tech-…
Sharing my interview with @restofworld in which I argue that the future of AI will not be shaped by who builds the bigger model but by small systems designed to resolve real-world problems. restofworld.org/2025/nandan-ni…
The EV revolution has sparked a dangerous boom in illegal lithium mining in countries like Zimbabwe. @restofworld's latest feature is about a deadly example of one such case. Read it here: restofworld.org/2025/zimbabwe-…
Really fantastic, immersive work from @khadijaalam_ Check it out!
ICYMI: I spent the last few months gathering, analyzing, and visualizing a whole bunch of data related to the booming satellite internet industry. scroll through this @restofworld visual story to better understand this gold rush restofworld.org/2025/satellite…
ICYMI: I spent the last few months gathering, analyzing, and visualizing a whole bunch of data related to the booming satellite internet industry. scroll through this @restofworld visual story to better understand this gold rush restofworld.org/2025/satellite…
For @restofworld , I reported on the most sci-fi-like AI vs. AI arms race unfolding during China’s graduation season. restofworld.org/2025/ai-detect…
Billions of $$$ of investment and thousands of satellites: what does the emerging internet satellite industry look like on the Earth and in space Very cool story by @khadijaalam_ restofworld.org/2025/satellite… @restofworld
I’m so, so honored and thrilled to be a recipient of a SOPA award this year. Riders in the Smog was a team effort and wouldn’t have been possible without our incredible editors, @the_bongrel and @VickiTurk, as well as @CengizYar and the visuals team at @restofworld.
🏆 Reporting on the Environment - Award for Excellence - Regional/Local group goes to @restofworld! Ground-level take on climate change—tracking gig workers navigating some of the world’s most polluted cities. Congratulations! #SOPAwards2025 📰 restofworld.org/2024/riders-in…
Huge congratulations to the remarkable team behind this story! Great to see this well-deserved recognition!
Massive congratulations to the incredible reporters on this story @SiddiquiZuha, @faisal_reports, @Samriddhi0809 It was an absolute honour to edit this alongside @VickiTurk Some great team work across editorial, product, photo, audience, and ops at @restofworld as always ♥️
Very excited that our @restofworld story about battery maker Gotion and American manufacturing turned into a Planet Money episode — a fascinating listen! Got to speak on the show, along with folks from Michigan and Illinois 🏭 npr.org/2025/06/06/125…
Awesome to see (hear!) @violazhouyi's @restofworld Gotion feature turned into a @planetmoney episode! Read the story: restofworld.org/2025/gotion-ev… And then listen to the segment! npr.org/2025/06/06/125…
In case you're wondering what a modern genocide looks like, we have pictures like this that will haunt us for a long time to come. One day, everyone will have always been against this.
Taiwan’s semiconductor plants run on migrant workers. Job brokers run their lives restofworld.org/2025/taiwan-se…
Great read about the rise and fall of Indian edtech startup Byju’s: a charismatic teacher, maths classes in stadiums, pumped-up valuation.. And the reporter got to ride in a Cadillac with the now-disgraced founder restofworld.org/2025/byjus-own… via @restofworld
How to scam millions of gullible Indians, hide in Dubai ,and continue making tall empty promises ! #Byju's Masterclass restofworld.org/2025/byjus-own…
A profile of Byju's CEO Byju Raveendran, who refuses to take responsibility for the edtech company's implosion and is accused of hiding $533M from US lenders (@yudhijit / Rest of World) restofworld.org/2025/byjus-own… techmeme.com/250528/p8#a250…
I wrote a piece in @restofworld about BYJU’S - the embattled company founded by a math tutor from Kerala now accused of fraud.
BYJU’s was one of the world’s top ed-tech companies — until it was rocked by staggering allegations of fraud. Can its enigmatic founder rebuild his empire? restofworld.org/2025/byjus-own…
A global ed-tech giant collapses, $500m goes missing, and an IHOP in Florida at the heart of it. This story has it ALL. Fantastic reporting from @yudhijit who flew to Dubai to ride around in a Cadillac with Byju himself restofworld.org/2025/byjus-own…
Fantastic to see @restofworld and @ContextNewsroom win a @tellyawards for our co-produced video series Gig Workers Rising. Congrats to everyone who contributed! tellyawards.com/winners/2025/o…