Tech Giants

The efforts of U.S. tech heavyweights to grow their businesses outside the West, and how they’re winning, losing, and ignoring consequences in emerging markets

H1B visa cards in a pattern, featuring one card marked "APPROVED" with a glowing border and a silhouette of a person.

Tech Giants 2 February 2026

What it takes to get an H-1B visa in Trump’s America

An immigration lawyer explains the behind-the-scenes challenges of getting the coveted U.S. visa in 2026.

By Ananya Bhattacharya

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Tech Giants 26 January 2026

While politicians shape U.S.-China relations, their families turn to the stock market

Politicians' spouses and children are buying and selling stocks in TSMC, Alibaba, and Tencent.

By Hazel Gandhi

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Tech Giants 23 January 2026

Is AI a bubble? Davos leaders say no

From fears of a bubble to layoffs to humanoid robots, here’s all you need to know about the big tech conversations in Switzerland.

By Itika Sharma Punit

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Tech Giants 21 January 2026

Big Tech is racing to own Africa’s internet

Amazon has joined Starlink, Google, and Meta in the scramble to control how Africa goes online.

By Damilare Dosunmu

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Tech Giants 6 January 2026

Countries are outlawing online gambling ads. Meta is selling them anyway

A Rest of World analysis found Meta is disregarding local laws and the company’s own guidelines in at least 13 countries.

By Hazel Gandhi

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Tech Giants 5 January 2026

The day the cloud went out

Entrepreneurs and tech workers from around the world describe how they navigated the many cloud outages in 2025.

By Damilare Dosunmu

Elon Musk and Indian Prime Minister Modi seated face-to-face in a meeting, surrounded by flags of the USA and India.

Tech Giants 5 January 2026

India gives Musk 72 hours as X floods with obscene images generated using Grok

France and Malaysia have also launched probes into the viral Grok bikini trend.

By Ananya Bhattacharya

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Tech Giants 22 December 2025

The LinkedIn job scam is global. The hook is local

Scammers masterfully tailor tactics to specific cultural expectations and economic pressures.

By Damilare Dosunmu

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Tech Giants 19 December 2025

Governments welcomed data centers. Now they’re grappling with the fallout

The boom in AI data centers is colliding with weak power grids, soaring energy demand, and growing local pushback.

By Rest of World

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Tech Giants 24 September 2025

Why I left Silicon Valley: Chinese tech workers talk about returning home

Chinese-origin tech workers are abandoning the American dream and returning home, where state-led incentives and ambition are plentiful.

By Selina Cheng

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Tech Giants 23 September 2025

What Trump’s H-1B crackdown means for Big Tech workers

Companies like Amazon, Google, and Microsoft rely on skilled foreign workers. Experts say they’ll pay for the best — but the policy could redirect top talent elsewhere.

By Damilare Dosunmu

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Tech Giants 15 September 2025

Countries are struggling to meet the rising energy demands of data centers

Mexico's lagging energy grid is forcing companies, including Microsoft, to use generators.

By Daniela Dib and Pablo Jiménez Arandia