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Rest of Worldby Indranil Ghosh1d ago
U.S. cloud giants are facing steep prices to secure backup internet routes around the Red Sea as fighting rages over the Red Sea strait that carries most data cables between Europe and Asia.
Rest of Worldby Steve Feldstein2d ago
While China is engaged in a fierce struggle with the U.S. for AI supremacy, it is accelerating its development of other future technologies.
Rest of Worldby Kinling Lo3d ago
The world’s cheapest smartphones are disappearing because AI infrastructure is absorbing the components.
Rest of Worldby Danai Nesta Kupemba6d ago
African leaders called last week for a greater role in setting global standards for artificial intelligence.
Rest of Worldby Indranil Ghosh7d ago
Saudi Arabia’s first homegrown electric-vehicle maker is set to take on a U.S. rival the kingdom already controls.
Rest of Worldby Rina Chandran8d ago
The growing number of instances of artificial intelligence agents hacking the websites of governments and other institutions is a warning to countries using American models to do their own safety...
Rest of Worldby Viola Zhou9d ago
For Beijing, managing AI requires walking a razor’s edge: seal off domestic internet users from foreign influence, but keep China’s top developers linked to the global cutting edge.
Rest of Worldby Ananya Bhattacharya10d ago
Two South Korean companies control 83% of the global memory chip market. Now they are racing each other to grab the top spot by tightening their ties to U.S. firms.
Rest of Worldby Viola Zhou14d ago
If you want to see a doctor in China, you’d first go to a mobile app. You can book an appointment at a hospital using the messaging app WeChat or payment app Alipay.
Rest of Worldby Kinling Lo15d ago
China is pushing back on Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s attempt to rewrite the rules of artificial intelligence.
Rest of Worldby Rumman Chowdhury and Konstantinos Komaitis16d ago
In the U.S., the “AI race” is understood as a distinctly anti-China battle, framing model performance as the deciding factor. U.S.
Rest of Worldby Indranil Ghosh17d ago
Nvidia’s chips are driving the United Arab Emirates’ rise as an artificial-intelligence power. Next on offer is free software, a model built to rival China’s best.
Rest of Worldby Alessandro Crimi20d ago
AI has the potential to revolutionize economies by opening up new avenues for innovation, production, education, and problem solving.
Rest of Worldby Danai Nesta Kupemba21d ago
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...
Rest of Worldby Kinling Lo22d ago
Saudi Arabia celebrated the launch of what it calls the world’s most advanced Arabic-language AI model earlier this month.
Rest of Worldby Ananya Bhattacharya23d ago
The buzz around Apple’s new phone launches is global, but the best deals haven’t made their way outside the U.S. The iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max will cost more than they do in the U.S.
Rest of Worldby Rest of World Staff24d ago
Rest of World visited workers across Asia and Africa who are using AI to solve daily problems, make a living, and create new possibilities in their everyday lives.
Rest of Worldby Ananya Bhattacharya27d ago
Silicon Valley’s artificial intelligence talent wars are now playing out in Asia. OpenAI and Anthropic are poaching top talent from U.S.
Rest of Worldby Mahsa Alimardani28d ago
Since Israel and the U.S. launched strikes against Iran in February, plunging the Gulf region into conflict, the countries have also been waging an information war using tools powered by artificial...
Rest of Worldby Viola Zhou29d ago
As a Shenzhen-based architect in her 40s, Cuicui has vast experience designing public stadiums, schools, and hospitals at an architecture firm.
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