Tech Giants 10 September 2025 Is Apple’s iPhone 17 launch a win for India? We asked experts All U.S.-bound iPhones will reportedly be produced in India, showing how U.S.-China tensions are reshaping global supply chains. By Mehboob Jeelani
Tech Giants 9 September 2025 How a movement against corruption on Nepali social media triggered unrest and death In what has come to be known as the “Gen Z protest,” thousands of demonstrators took to the streets and 19 were reportedly killed. By Rest of World Staff
Tech Giants 18 August 2025 Big Tech’s “AI for good” spending increases in Africa. So does skepticism While Google, Microsoft, and Meta provide AI for social good, some advocates say projects exploit the continent for data, erode local control. By Damilare Dosunmu
Tech Giants 31 July 2025 U.S. targets Brazil’s payments platform Pix in trade spat Big Tech has struggled to compete against Brazil’s beloved digital payments system, with the U.S. government now investigating the country’s “unfair trade practices.” By Laura Martins
Tech Giants 9 July 2025 Why Big Tech is threatened by a global push for data sovereignty Countries are forcing tech giants to store citizen data locally, challenging the standard business model of harvesting data abroad while keeping profits at home. By Damilare Dosunmu
Tech Giants 7 July 2025 Meta’s grand WhatsApp fintech experiment in India has fizzled Despite having 500 million users in India, WhatsApp couldn’t crack the country’s $3 trillion fintech market. By Ananya Bhattacharya
Tech Giants 27 June 2025 Brazil rules that social media platforms are responsible for users’ posts A new regulation from the Supreme Court holds Meta, X, and other online platforms accountable for content and user safety, setting Brazil on a collision course with the Trump administration. By Jorge C. Carrasco
Tech Giants 25 June 2025 Who is most at risk from the billions of leaked Facebook and Google passwords? CyberNews researchers flag breach as “blueprint for mass exploitation.” By Damilare Dosunmu
Tech Giants 26 May 2025 The real cost of AI is being paid in deserts far from Silicon Valley In Empire of AI, journalist Karen Hao writes about the rise of OpenAI and the impacts of AI around the world. Below is an extract from the book on the effects on Chile's mineral reserves and water resources. By Karen Hao
Tech Giants 15 May 2025 How Trump’s Gulf trip turned oil kingdoms into tech superpowers Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE have pledged trillions of dollars in return for access to cutting-edge chips for AI development. By Indranil Ghosh
Tech Giants 13 May 2025 Why Apple can’t just quit China Patrick McGee, author of the new book Apple in China, on the too-close-to-break relationship between the world’s second-most valuable company and its biggest geopolitical rival. By Viola Zhou
Tech Giants 7 May 2025 Will India’s new satellite internet rules impact Starlink’s ambitions? We asked five experts Amid rising regional tensions, India's new regulations for satellite internet providers prioritize real-time tracking and border surveillance. By Ananya Bhattacharya