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Faster, cheaper: How ending the government monopoly improved Ethiopia's internet (restofworld.org)
2023-3-18

An in-depth look at tech's terrible 2022 in numbers: VC investment and IPOs falling globally, an 85% drop in new unicorns, layoffs impacting 280,000+, and more (restofworld.org)
2023-3-14 IPO Layoffs

Nepali developers build app to quell human-elephant conflict - Rest of World (restofworld.org)
2023-3-11

Japanese lawmakers try to shield manga artists from generative AI - Rest of World (restofworld.org)
2023-3-9 Japan AI

YouTube has created a multimillion-dollar dubbing economy (restofworld.org)
2023-3-7 YouTube

A look at Amazon India's miniTV, a free, ad-supported streaming service in its shopping app, aimed at those between 18 and 25 who can not afford a subscription (restofworld.org)
2023-2-23 India Amazon

Three months inside China's iPhone city: Workers describe peak production season marred by labor protests as Apple reconsiders its China supply chain (restofworld.org)
2023-2-21 China iPhone Apple

A profile of Flipkart and CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy, as losses mount, competition from Amazon and others intensifies, and Modi's government tightens regulations (restofworld.org)
2023-2-15 Amazon

Lagos-based Jumia, once hailed as the “Amazon of Africa”, has seen its stock drop ~70% since its 2019 IPO amid stalling customer growth and mounting losses (restofworld.org)
2023-2-12 Amazon IPO Africa

South Africa's poorest are staying up all night for cheaper internet rates (restofworld.org)
2023-2-9 Africa South Africa

Flipkart-owned Indian fashion retailer Myntra is penalizing users who return items too often; studies: 25% to 40% of clothes sold online in India are returned (restofworld.org)
2023-2-4 India

‘iPhones are made in hell': 3 months inside China's iPhone city - Workers describe a peak production season marred by labor protests and Covid-19 chaos, right as Apple reconsiders its China supply chain. (restofworld.org)
2023-2-4 China iPhone Apple

The sextortion scammers of rural India | Rest of World (restofworld.org)
2023-1-27 India

Creators from India's hinterland are going viral on YouTube Shorts and running into copyright issues for “fact channels” that add context to other users' videos (restofworld.org)
2023-1-22 India YouTube

U.S. tech firms are replacing workers with cheaper talent in Latin America (restofworld.org)
2023-1-17 U.S. Latin America

A look at China's global satellite internet ambitions in competition with Starlink, including homegrown startups that experts say will ultimately be state-owned (restofworld.org)
2023-1-14 China Startup

Mexico's subway drivers depend on WhatsApp to keep the trains running | Rest of World (restofworld.org)
2023-1-13 Mexico WhatsApp

Digital nomads now come first for Mexico City's gig workers (restofworld.org)
2023-1-10 Mexico

A profile of Shaik Salauddin, an Uber driver turned union leader, who has become a quasi-celebrity in India after fighting for gig worker rights in the country (restofworld.org)
2023-1-6 India Uber

An online black market for Covid-19 drugs is exploding in China (restofworld.org)
2023-1-6 China

Amazon finally authorized Pakistani sellers. A wave of scammers followed (restofworld.org)
2023-1-3 Amazon

Sources: Foxconn workers in Zhengzhou say they got COVID-19 at the plant in December and some were asked to keep working; one said he was dissuaded from testing (restofworld.org)
2022-12-21

Activists, publishers, and social media users criticize Indonesia's new, broad criminal code, set to take full effect in 2025, and its impact on online speech (restofworld.org)
2022-12-14 Indonesia

Some Chinese students are using remote access software to cheat on TOEFL, GRE, and other US college entry exams, fueled by the introduction of at-home testing (restofworld.org)
2022-12-14 China

How, in two years, JioMart grew to fulfill 600K grocery deliveries per day in 260 Indian cities, via WhatsApp integration and using Dunzo for last-mile delivery (restofworld.org)
2022-12-7 India WhatsApp

Elections in India's Gujarat have become a WhatsApp spam war, as the main political parties push content across thousands of groups to influence voters (restofworld.org)
2022-12-3 India WhatsApp

Graffiti, flyers, word of mouth: China's protesters embrace low-tech organizing to escape surveillance (restofworld.org)
2022-12-2 China

As annual inflation nears 100% in Argentina, a look at locals' use of Mercado Pago and other digital wallets to protect their pesos, amid scam and theft issues (restofworld.org)
2022-12-1

Welcome to the Ambaniverse: How one billionaire dominates every aspect of life in India (restofworld.org)
2022-11-26 India

Experts and employees detail Uber's struggles in Pakistan as it discontinues service in five cities, cuts spending, and faces increased competition from inDrive (restofworld.org)
2022-11-26 Uber

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