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Who gets to decide if AI is safe? Africa wants a say
Africa wants a say African companies race to adopt American and Chinese AI, with little attention paid to safety. African leaders called last week for a greater role in setting global standards for artificial…
Why Africa needs its own AI off switch
AI models cost more when you don’t use English
Big Tech’s thirst for water is sparking a global resistance
Western open-weight models still can’t beat China
What the West can learn from AI optimists in the rest of the world
BYD expands EV shipping fleet as wars upend freight costs and key trade routes
The UAE embraces AI for kindergartners

Awkward: Saudi Arabia’s new EV brand takes on the U.S. rival it already controls
EV Revolution Awkward: Saudi Arabia’s new EV brand takes on the U.S. rival it already controls The Saudi wealth fund’s…

AI companies want to embed safety evaluators, but countries need their own
Innovation AI companies want to embed safety evaluators, but countries need their own At a Rest of World event in New…

The open-source AI platforms vying to become China's Hugging Face
Innovation The open-source AI platforms vying to become China’s Hugging Face AI model platforms ModelScope and MoArk…

The open-source AI platforms vying to become China’s Hugging Face
Innovation The open-source AI platforms vying to become China’s Hugging Face AI model platforms ModelScope and MoArk…

South Korea’s AI chip giants are fighting for a bigger role in America’s AI boom
Innovation South Korea’s AI chip giants are fighting for a bigger role in America’s AI boom Samsung and SK Hynix…

China is excelling in health tech. That’s good news for the world
Innovation China is excelling in health tech. That’s good news for the world Ruby Wang, a physician and biotech…

Dario Amodei wants to slow AI. China isn’t taking orders
Earlier this month, Amodei called for the global AI industry to slow the development of its most powerful models,…

America is getting its AI race with China wrong
Ideas America is in the wrong AI race with China The U.S. is framing its rivalry with China as one of technical…

America is in the wrong AI race with China
Ideas America is in the wrong AI race with China The U.S. is framing its rivalry with China as one of technical…

Nvidia’s free AI model could push the UAE closer to the U.S.
Innovation Nvidia’s free AI model could push the UAE closer to the U.S. The Emirates owns the machines but rents the…

The case for a robot tax to redistribute wealth
Ideas The case for a robot tax to redistribute wealth In an excerpt from his book, “Innovate for Impact: A Roadmap to…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

The offline messaging apps challenging internet shutdowns
Innovation The offline messaging apps challenging internet shutdowns Jack Dorsey’s Bluetooth messaging app surged…

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:…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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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