Rest of World - Global https://restofworld.org Reporting Global Tech Stories Fri, 01 May 2026 10:01:16 +0000 Copyright 2026 Rest of World daily 2 Big Tech is moving data out of the Gulf through Iraqi oil pipelines https://restofworld.org/2026/iraq-big-tech-gulf-war-data/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Fri, 01 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Indranil Ghosh https://restofworld.org/2026/iraq-big-tech-gulf-war-data/ Mohammed Al Ali/Shutterstock Coupang probe tests the U.S.’s willingness to protect its tech giants abroad https://restofworld.org/2026/coupang-data-breach-us-congress-south-korea/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Thu, 30 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Ananya Bhattacharya https://restofworld.org/2026/coupang-data-breach-us-congress-south-korea/ Jung Yeon-je/AFP/Getty Images A general view shows the logo of South Korean online delivery service Coupang, at a building housing the headquarters of Coupang in Seoul on December 9, 2025. South Korean police raided the Seoul headquarters of e-commerce giant Coupang on December 9, over a recent data leak believed to have affected almost two-thirds of the country's population. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP via Getty Images) The quiet layoffs sweeping China’s tech giants https://restofworld.org/2026/china-tech-layoffs-alibaba-baidu-ai-pivot/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Kinling Lo https://restofworld.org/2026/china-tech-layoffs-alibaba-baidu-ai-pivot/ Rest of World/iStock I got stood up by an AI agent, and tracked down its human owner in China https://restofworld.org/2026/ai-agent-china-one-person-company/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Viola Zhou https://restofworld.org/2026/ai-agent-china-one-person-company/ iStock/Rest of World U.S. companies back Sam Altman’s World ID even as much of the world pushes back https://restofworld.org/2026/sam-altman-worldcoin-zoom-tinder-partnerships/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Ananya Bhattacharya https://restofworld.org/2026/sam-altman-worldcoin-zoom-tinder-partnerships/ Rest of World AI optimism surges in Asia, unlike in the U.S. https://restofworld.org/2026/ai-optimism-asia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000 Rina Chandran https://restofworld.org/2026/ai-optimism-asia/ Rest of World The global edtech boom is fading as investors look elsewhere https://restofworld.org/2026/edtech-funding-collapse-k12-startups-ai-workforce/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Thu, 23 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Ananya Bhattacharya https://restofworld.org/2026/edtech-funding-collapse-k12-startups-ai-workforce/ Munira Mutaher/Rest of World/iStock Deadly deepfakes: A survival guide for the age of algorithmic war https://restofworld.org/2026/deepfakes-ai-war-disinformation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Itika Sharma Punit https://restofworld.org/2026/deepfakes-ai-war-disinformation/ Munira Mutaher/Rest of World/Getty Images Netflix’s AI deal puts the global VFX workforce at risk https://restofworld.org/2026/netflix-interpositive-vfx-ai-automation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Indranil Ghosh https://restofworld.org/2026/netflix-interpositive-vfx-ai-automation/ Rest of World/Wikimedia AI is about to make the global e-waste crisis much worse https://restofworld.org/2026/global-ewaste-crisis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000 Ananya Bhattacharya https://restofworld.org/2026/global-ewaste-crisis/ Chinky Shukla for Rest of World Voice actors fight to save their livelihoods and local cultures from Hollywood’s AI push https://restofworld.org/2026/ai-voice-actors-hollywood-dubbing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Rina Chandran https://restofworld.org/2026/ai-voice-actors-hollywood-dubbing/ iStock/Rest of World RedNote chases U.S. expansion after its “TikTok refugee” moment fades https://restofworld.org/2026/rednote-china-us-expansion-ecommerce-launch/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Viola Zhou https://restofworld.org/2026/rednote-china-us-expansion-ecommerce-launch/ Rest of World/iStock