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• Rina Chandran

Why state-owned AI won’t solve inequality

Why state-owned AI won’t solve inequality

Government ownership of AI companies may promise shared wealth, but it risks weakening oversight and accountability.

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• Emily Fishbein and Jauman Naw

The hidden cost of Myanmar’s rare earth mines

The hidden cost of Myanmar’s rare earth mines

As the U.S. races to bypass China, the global hunger for critical minerals is financing warlords and poisoning Myanmar's borderlands.

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• Rina Chandran

Fed up with Big Tech, communities turn to data collectives for control

Fed up with Big Tech, communities turn to data collectives for control

Data collectives and cooperatives, which let creators control the collection and distribution of their data, are emerging as preferred alternatives to big tech companies.

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• Paul Triolo

The U.S. wants to contain China’s AI. Silicon Valley keeps using it

The U.S. wants to contain China’s AI. Silicon Valley keeps using it

As Apple, Thinking Machines, and developers worldwide embrace Chinese AI models such as Kimi K3, U.S. policymakers are struggling to protect the AI lead.

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• Kinling Lo

China’s AI talent race is starting in high school

China’s AI talent race is starting in high school

As demand for elite AI engineers outpaces supply, companies are recruiting teenagers through camps, research programs, and guaranteed job pipelines.

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• Kaya Genç

AI is shrinking video game development teams to one

AI is shrinking video game development teams to one

AI is helping solo developers thrive in Turkey’s gaming industry, but writers, artists, and junior programmers are being left behind.

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• Indranil Ghosh

Can AI beat a goldfish at calling the World Cup?

Can AI beat a goldfish at calling the World Cup?

As chatbots compete to forecast the tournament, an unlikely rival from a Toronto fish tank continues to outperform them.

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• Hera Hussain

The problem AI content moderation cannot solve

The problem AI content moderation cannot solve

Meta and other big tech companies are increasingly using AI for content moderation, but as the backlash to Muse Image shows, it cannot protect users because it does not account for consent.

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• Daniella Fernández and Andrea Paola Hernández

AI powers citizen-led disaster relief from afar for Venezuela

AI powers citizen-led disaster relief from afar for Venezuela

After the earthquakes, developers and citizens used AI to build websites and apps to help locate missing persons and coordinate relief efforts amid a slow government response.

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• Indranil Ghosh

The Gulf has billions to spend on AI. It still needs Nvidia

The Gulf has billions to spend on AI. It still needs Nvidia

Saudi Arabia and the UAE are trying to diversify their AI supply chains, but geopolitical constraints and Nvidia's technological lead leave them with few viable alternatives.

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• Ananya Bhattacharya

India’s crackdown on a new WhatsApp feature risks setting a global precedent

India’s crackdown on a new WhatsApp feature risks setting a global precedent

If Meta complies or modifies its app for India, it risks creating a “slippery slope” that emboldens governments worldwide to demand changes to encrypted messaging apps.

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• Viola Zhou

Older adults know AI is slop. They just like it

Older adults know AI is slop. They just like it

AI-generated singers, children, and even virtual lovers are providing seniors with comfort and companionship.

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• Michael Beltran and Jonathan Feakins

Your next nurse may monitor you from the Philippines

Your next nurse may monitor you from the Philippines

U.S. hospitals are increasingly hiring Filipino nurses for remote roles to fill staffing gaps and for cost savings, but the practice may be aggravating shortages in the Philippines.

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• Nasiphi Moya

Data centers should benefit the cities that power them

Data centers should benefit the cities that power them

Cities in Asia, Africa, and Latin America must ensure AI infrastructure development benefits local communities and leads to sustainable economic growth.

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• Lin Zhang

China’s AI boom is creating a different kind of entrepreneur

China’s AI boom is creating a different kind of entrepreneur

Backed by the state, Chinese workers are using AI to deal with limited resources and drive innovation to compete with Silicon Valley.

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• Viola Zhou

China’s web novel platforms embraced AI. Now they are fighting it

China’s web novel platforms embraced AI. Now they are fighting it

Sites from Tencent, ByteDance, and Baidu set curbs like daily word limits for authors and stricter standards to combat poor-quality automated fiction.

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• Ananya Bhattacharya

India is testing an alternative to Silicon Valley’s AI playbook

India is testing an alternative to Silicon Valley’s AI playbook

A new hackathon invites developers to build offline, multilingual AI tools, challenging the idea that cutting-edge innovation belongs only to a handful of Western companies.

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• Indranil Ghosh

China’s EV makers are taking over the European factories Ford and Nissan can’t fill

China’s EV makers are taking over the European factories Ford and Nissan can’t fill

What seems like a rescue could prove to be a retreat, as Chery leads its rivals into the heart of Europe’s car industry.

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• Ananya Bhattacharya

America’s immigrant tech workers are paying an uncertainty tax

America’s immigrant tech workers are paying an uncertainty tax

A court struck down Donald Trump’s $100,000 H-1B fee. But many foreign workers say years of shifting immigration rules have already pushed them to consider Canada, the U.K., and the Gulf.

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• Itika Sharma Punit

I went to the Maldives. Everyone wanted to talk about Temu

I went to the Maldives. Everyone wanted to talk about Temu

The Chinese shopping app has become so popular that even a government surcharge couldn't slow demand.

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• Ananya Bhattacharya

What happened to China’s overseas EV factory boom?

What happened to China’s overseas EV factory boom?

Three charts show China’s promised overseas production hasn’t materialized — yet.

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• Indranil Ghosh

China and the West are taking opposite paths on EV battery recycling

China and the West are taking opposite paths on EV battery recycling

China has 85% of the world’s recycling capacity and a mandate to shred old packs. The U.S. has another plan: Use them to save the power grid first.

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• Rina Chandran and Michael Beltran

The AI-powered World Cup runs on thousands of data workers

The AI-powered World Cup runs on thousands of data workers

Human annotators in Brazil, Cambodia, and the Philippines are tracking every movement in the football tournament for teams, broadcasters, and the betting industry.

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• Kinling Lo

Chinese universities are cutting language majors to make way for AI

Chinese universities are cutting language majors to make way for AI

Universities are dropping programs in translation and foreign languages while adding degrees in embodied intelligence, AI, and robotics.