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Playing both sides of the U.S.-China AI "Cold War"
Innovation Playing both sides of the U.S.-China AI “Cold War” From Latin America to Southeast Asia, countries are…
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South Africa joins the global resistance against American data centers
Civil rights groups in South Africa are protesting the expansion of data centers by American companies, marking one of the first coordinated attempts on the continent to slow AI infrastructure development. “What we are…
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Playing both sides of the U.S.-China AI “Cold War”
Innovation Playing both sides of the U.S.-China AI “Cold War” From Latin America to Southeast Asia, countries are…
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Where in the world is the iPhone cheapest?
Tech Giants Where in the world is the iPhone cheapest? Apple’s high-end models cost more in markets like India and…
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The real AI economy is being built by ordinary people
Innovation The real AI economy is being built by ordinary people Far from Silicon Valley pitch decks, workers across…
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The real AI economy is being built by ordinary people
Innovation The real AI economy is being built by ordinary people Far from Silicon Valley pitch decks, workers across…
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Beijing is forcing a mass breakup with AI lovers
Innovation Beijing is forcing a mass breakup with AI lovers Beijing is pioneering regulations that could shape how…
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Beijing is forcing a mass breakup with AI lovers
Innovation Beijing is forcing a mass breakup with AI lovers Beijing is pioneering regulations that could shape how…
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Arizona wants Taiwan’s investors to think beyond chips
Global Dispatch Arizona wants Taiwan’s investors to think beyond chips As Arizona’s economic fortunes have become…
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The offline messaging apps challenging internet shutdowns
Innovation The offline messaging apps challenging internet shutdowns Jack Dorsey’s Bluetooth messaging app surged…
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Growth without work: The human cost of the AI revolution
Innovation Growth without work: The human cost of the AI revolution In an excerpt from his book “The New Divide:…
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Anxious Chinese students are trusting AI to help pick colleges and majors
Chinese high school graduates are increasingly turning to free AI chatbots from major tech firms to navigate the…
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The global grassroots gatherings trying to humanize the AI boom
Innovation The global grassroots gatherings trying to humanize the AI boom Local tech groups in Kenya, India, and the…
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Why Silicon Valley is divided over China’s powerful, cheap AI models
Innovation Why Silicon Valley is divided over China’s powerful, cheap AI models Low-cost Chinese open-weight models…
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China's free Kimi K3 AI model shakes up global tech market
Innovation With Moonshot’s free Kimi K3, China changes the sovereign AI playbook Governments can now deploy top-tier…
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Can we train AI to choose safety over speed?
Global Dispatch Can we train AI to choose safety over speed? Delivery platforms use sophisticated weather algorithms…
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With Moonshot’s free Kimi K3, China changes the sovereign AI playbook
Innovation With Moonshot’s free Kimi K3, China changes the sovereign AI playbook Governments can now deploy top-tier…
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Anxious Chinese students are trusting AI to help pick colleges and majors
Innovation Anxious Chinese students are trusting AI to help pick colleges and majors Alibaba, ByteDance, Baidu, and…
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Indian EV makers beat Tesla and BYD on energy efficiency
EV Revolution Indian EV makers beat Tesla and BYD on energy efficiency Tata Motors and Mahindra topped a global…
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In China, people are renting out their faces to AI
Innovation In China, people are renting out their faces to AI New platforms are paying people to license their…
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In China, people are renting out their faces to AI
Innovation In China, people are renting out their faces to AI New platforms are paying people to license their…
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Why state-owned AI won’t solve inequality
Global Dispatch Why state-owned AI won’t solve inequality Government ownership of AI companies may promise shared…
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The hidden cost of Myanmar’s rare earth mines
Features The hidden cost of Myanmar’s rare earth mines As the U.S. races to bypass China, the global hunger for…
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The U.S. wants to contain China's AI. Silicon Valley keeps using it
The US is trying to contain China's AI development, but Silicon Valley companies continue to use Chinese AI models.…
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Older adults know AI is slop. They just like it
Global Dispatch Older adults know AI is slop. They just like it AI-generated singers, children, and even virtual…
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China is training a robot future — one folded shirt at a time
China is leveraging localized data collection to advance its robotics industry, focusing on training robots in…
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Pope’s encyclical raises questions on who gets to shape AI
Pope Leo XIV's encyclical, titled 'Magnifica Humanitas,' addresses the ethical implications of artificial…
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U.S. companies have an AI problem. Indian IT wants to be the solution
Indian IT companies are positioning themselves to address the AI deployment challenges faced by U.S. firms. With a…
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What AI race? China and U.S. AI are tightly connected
Despite geopolitical tensions, the AI industries of China and the U.S. are closely connected through collaboration and…
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The agentic divide: Why “good enough” AI isn’t enough to survive the new economy
The article discusses the growing divide in access to high-quality AI agents, which is contributing to economic…
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AI is minting new billionaires, and workers want their share
The rise of AI technology has led to significant profits for companies, prompting workers to demand a fair share of…
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AI is minting new billionaires, and workers want their share
The rise of AI has led to significant profits for companies, prompting workers to demand a fair share of these gains.…
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What AI race? China and U.S. AI worlds are tightly connected
Despite ongoing geopolitical tensions, the AI industries in China and the U.S. are closely connected through…
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Pushing back from Big Tech: Africa’s hard road to AI sovereignty
African nations are striving for greater control over their artificial intelligence futures as they currently rely…
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The UAE’s OPEC exit frees up oil wealth as it bets big on AI
The UAE's exit from OPEC allows it to unlock over $61 billion annually in oil revenue, which will be redirected…
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Silicon Valley keeps misreading China’s role in tech
Silicon Valley's perception of China's role in technology is often misaligned with the reality faced by major…
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The Chinese EV standard winning globally is banned in the U.S.
The U.S. has implemented a ban on vehicles using Chinese software, which could isolate American automakers from the…
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The Filipino virtual assistants behind LinkedIn’s “thought leadership” content mill
Filipino virtual assistants are increasingly producing LinkedIn content for Western executives using AI tools. This…
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I got stood up by an AI agent, and tracked down its human owner in China
A solo entrepreneur in China is utilizing AI agents to manage his side-hustle app, YiXiang, which offers traditional…
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The quiet layoffs sweeping China’s tech giants
Chinese tech giants are experiencing significant layoffs, mirroring trends seen in Silicon Valley. Companies like…
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Humanitarian aid turns to AI as crises outpace capacity
Humanitarian aid organizations are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence to address rising crises and the…
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