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Nigeria is spending big to train 3 million tech workers by 2027, part of an effort to become an outsourcing hub like India. But AI and immigration restrictions are quickly reshaping the industry, report @tarykuh @StephanyWangari for @restofworld restofworld.org/2025/nigeria-o…

Ride-hailing apps promised big EV fleets, but are not there yet. Adoption is slow in developing countries, with high vehicle costs and poor infrastructure making it difficult for drivers already making do with small margins: @_ananyaaa for @restofworld restofworld.org/2025/ride-hail…

Developing countries are pushing back on Big Tech’s control of user data. These countries want tech giants to store their citizens’ data locally instead of overseas, to reclaim digital sovereignty and have more control, reports @tarykuh for @restofworld restofworld.org/2025/big-tech-…

Taiwan is developing offshore wind to fuel its semiconductor factories, creating a challenging but highly paid job market for engineers, reports @liuhsiuwen for @restofworld . restofworld.org/2025/taiwan-of…

Great idea! Japan’s dwindling population is shuttering hundreds of its rural schools. Many of them are being turned into tourist guesthouses. bbc.com/travel/article…

While all eyes were on BYD overtaking Tesla, smaller Chinese EV makers quietly slipped into the global top 10. Chinese automakers now control 70% of global EV production, reports @_ananyaaa for @restofworld restofworld.org/2025/chinese-e…

The future of AI will not be determined by who builds the biggest LLMs, but by small systems designed to resolve real-world problems, @NandanNilekani tells @ItikaSPunit @JeelaniReports @restofworld restofworld.org/2025/nandan-ni…

Afghans being forced out of Iran are grappling with an uncertain future in Afghanistan, where widespread poverty and severe restrictions on women and girls await. nytimes.com/2025/07/16/wor…

The Velvet Sundown released two albums before admitting their music, images and backstory were created by AI. The band got 1 mln plays on Spotify, which is under no legal obligation to identify AI-generated music. Consumer beware? theguardian.com/technology/202…

Dozens of organizations in Latin America have come together to develop a large language model that better understands the region's cultural and linguistic nuances compared to ChatGPT or Llama or others built by Silicon Valley firms. Read on @restofworld restofworld.org/2025/chatgpt-l…

As TikTok considers options to comply with U.S. laws, an experiment in Indonesia where it merged with local giant Tokopedia, is unraveling, reports Michelle Anindya for @restofworld restofworld.org/2025/tiktok-in…

As competition at home intensifies, more Chinese EV makers are expanding abroad. But they are doing so before they’re financially stable, and that's causing trouble and making consumers in these markets wary, reports @kinlinglo for @restofworld. restofworld.org/2025/chinese-e…

Bangladesh’s telemedicine program overcame spotty internet and other barriers to connect rural residents to city doctors until this year. Now, budget cuts have shuttered many clinics that were a lifeline to many, reports @jesminpapri for @restofworld restofworld.org/2025/usaid-cut…

The EV boom has brought Chinese investment in Zimbabwe lithium mines. But locals feel left out, and some have turned to stealing, risking death from falls and cave-ins, as well as violent encounters with guards: @tawakarombo @KimberlyMutandi @restofworld restofworld.org/2025/zimbabwe-…

Despite having 500 million users in India, WhatsApp couldn’t crack the country’s $3 trillion fintech market, reports @_ananyaaa for @restofworld restofworld.org/2025/whatsapp-…

Need a good summer read? Check out these six books on Meta, Nvidia, Apple, OpenAI, Huawei, and the AI Con by @stephenwitt @_KarenHao @PatrickMcGee_ @evadou @alexhanna @emilymbender and Sarah-Wynn Williams restofworld.org/2025/summer-re…

Brazil is pitching itself as a sustainable data center hub, despite worries that these investments will wreak havoc on the country's fragile ecosystem, @JorgeCCarrasco reports for @restofworld restofworld.org/2025/brazil-da…

Call it clickwork, crowdwork, data labor, or ghost work - they are all poorly-paid, precarious and traumatic jobs that make AI possible. Read an excerpt from The AI Con by @alexhanna and @emilymbender on @restofworld . restofworld.org/2025/the-ai-co…

Space-based internet is remaking Earth’s orbit — and fueling a gold rush, @khadijaalam_ reports for @restofworld restofworld.org/2025/satellite…

Huge congratulations to my brilliant colleagues @restofworld for winning a @sopasia award for reporting on the environment! x.com/sopasia/status…