Rest of World - Tech Giants https://restofworld.org 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 Fri, 01 May 2026 10:01:16 +0000 Copyright 2026 Rest of World daily 2 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 In its push to become Big Tech’s data center hub, India is overlooking local resistance https://restofworld.org/2026/india-data-center-tax-holiday-farmer-protests-ai/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Ananya Bhattacharya https://restofworld.org/2026/india-data-center-tax-holiday-farmer-protests-ai/ Munira Mutaher/Internet Archive/iStock “Data embassies” and safeguarding digital assets during wartime https://restofworld.org/2026/gulf-war-data-center-risks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Rina Chandran https://restofworld.org/2026/gulf-war-data-center-risks/ Giuseppe CACACE / AFP via Getty Images Guests look at a model of the largest data center in the UAE under construction in Abu Dhabi as the Stargate initiative, a joint venture between G42, Microsoft, and OpenAI. Amazon is betting on speed in a market that may not need it https://restofworld.org/2026/amazon-ultrafast-delivery-us-india-china/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Ananya Bhattacharya https://restofworld.org/2026/amazon-ultrafast-delivery-us-india-china/ Rest of World/iStock Meta, YouTube verdict can ripple through social media markets worldwide https://restofworld.org/2026/meta-youtube-verdict-can-ripple-through-social-media-markets-worldwide/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Wed, 25 Mar 2026 19:50:17 +0000 Rina Chandran https://restofworld.org/2026/meta-youtube-verdict-can-ripple-through-social-media-markets-worldwide/ Chesnot/Getty Images PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 15: The logo of the U.S. company created by Mark Zuckerberg, Meta is displayed during the Viva Technology conference at Parc des Expositions Porte de Versailles on June 15, 2023 in Paris, France. Viva Technology, the biggest tech show in Europe but also in a unique digital format, for 4 days of reconnection and relaunch thanks to innovation. The event brings together startups, CEOs, investors, tech leaders and all of the digital transformation players who are shaping the future of the Internet. The annual technology conference, also known as VivaTech, was founded in 2016 by Publicis Groupe and Groupe Les Echos and is dedicated to promoting innovation and startups. (Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images) The Gulf was Silicon Valley’s bet on the future. Trump has put it in the crosshairs https://restofworld.org/2026/gulf-war-aws-data-center-attack-ai-investment-risk/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Mon, 23 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Bobby Ghosh https://restofworld.org/2026/gulf-war-aws-data-center-attack-ai-investment-risk/ Rest of World/iStock The Gulf built oil pipelines to avoid Hormuz. It’s now doing the same for data https://restofworld.org/2026/gulf-overland-data-cables-europe-war/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Indranil Ghosh https://restofworld.org/2026/gulf-overland-data-cables-europe-war/ Rest of World/iStock Meta failed to flag AI video during 2025 Israel-Iran war, Oversight Board says https://restofworld.org/2026/meta-oversight-board-israel-iran-ai-disinformation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Ananya Bhattacharya https://restofworld.org/2026/meta-oversight-board-israel-iran-ai-disinformation/ Rest of World/Shutterstock Iranian drone strikes at Amazon sites raise alarms over protecting data centers https://restofworld.org/2026/iran-amazon-data-center-strikes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Wed, 04 Mar 2026 18:17:19 +0000 Viola Zhou https://restofworld.org/2026/iran-amazon-data-center-strikes/ iStock/Rest of World Big Tech’s Gulf megaprojects are trapped between two war choke points https://restofworld.org/2026/us-iran-war-gulf-ai-submarine-cables/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:05:16 +0000 Indranil Ghosh https://restofworld.org/2026/us-iran-war-gulf-ai-submarine-cables/ Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via AP Smoke rises from an unknown location in Tehran, Iran, on March 4, 2026, after U.S.-Israeli attacks. Silicon Valley can’t import talent like before. So it’s exporting jobs https://restofworld.org/2026/h1b-visa-impact-india-tech-hiring-faamng/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Mon, 09 Feb 2026 09:09:28 +0000 Ananya Bhattacharya https://restofworld.org/2026/h1b-visa-impact-india-tech-hiring-faamng/ Rest of World/Shutterstock What it takes to get an H-1B visa in Trump’s America https://restofworld.org/2026/get-h-1b-visa-trump-america/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Mon, 02 Feb 2026 08:00:49 +0000 Ananya Bhattacharya https://restofworld.org/2026/get-h-1b-visa-trump-america/ Rest of World/iStock