Rest of World - The Rise of AI https://restofworld.org Fri, 01 May 2026 10:01:16 +0000 Copyright 2026 Rest of World daily 2 Iranian strikes test the Gulf’s trillion-dollar AI dream https://restofworld.org/2026/amazon-uae-data-center-fire-iran-strike/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Mon, 02 Mar 2026 16:46:09 +0000 Indranil Ghosh https://restofworld.org/2026/amazon-uae-data-center-fire-iran-strike/ Ryan Lim / AFP via Getty Images A plume of smoke rises from the Zayed Port following a reported Iranian strike in Abu Dhabi on March 1, 2026. Death of an Indian tech worker https://restofworld.org/2026/india-tech-workers-crisis-suicide/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Tue, 27 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Parth MN https://restofworld.org/2026/india-tech-workers-crisis-suicide/ Sameer Raichur for Rest of World Nikhil Somwanshi's parents home on 30th October, 2025 in Balad, Maharashtra, India. Photographer : Sameer Raichur for Rest of World What will tech jobs look like in 2026? https://restofworld.org/2026/tech-jobs-2026-ai-layoffs-hybrid-work/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Thu, 22 Jan 2026 08:17:26 +0000 Itika Sharma Punit https://restofworld.org/2026/tech-jobs-2026-ai-layoffs-hybrid-work/ Munira Mutaher/Rest of World Chinese AI unicorns beat Silicon Valley giants in race to go public https://restofworld.org/2026/zhipu-ai-minimax-ipo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Tue, 06 Jan 2026 11:11:04 +0000 Kinling Lo https://restofworld.org/2026/zhipu-ai-minimax-ipo/ Getty Images The Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Big bets and broken unicorns: Tiger Global’s rise and reckoning https://restofworld.org/2025/tiger-global-unicorn-investment-crash/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Tue, 16 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000 Issie Lapowsky https://restofworld.org/2025/tiger-global-unicorn-investment-crash/ Nicolas Ortega for Rest of World ChatGPT is huge in India. These locally focused startups found a way to compete https://restofworld.org/2025/chatgpt-india-alternative-ai-llms/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Mon, 17 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0000 Tauseef Ahmad and Sajid Raina https://restofworld.org/2025/chatgpt-india-alternative-ai-llms/ Gaurav Sharma for Rest of World AI-powered textbooks fail to make the grade in South Korea https://restofworld.org/2025/south-korea-ai-textbook/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Wed, 15 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000 Junhyup Kwon https://restofworld.org/2025/south-korea-ai-textbook/ Kotryna Zukauskaite for Rest of World The AI dilemma: To compete with China, the U.S. needs Chinese talent https://restofworld.org/2025/chinese-talent-ai-race/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Mon, 13 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000 Mehran Gul https://restofworld.org/2025/chinese-talent-ai-race/ Alex Nabaum for Rest of World AI is reshaping childhood in China https://restofworld.org/2025/ai-china-childhood/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Wed, 01 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000 Viola Zhou https://restofworld.org/2025/ai-china-childhood/ Allison Vu for Rest of World Banned in the U.S. and Europe, Huawei aims for the developing world’s AI https://restofworld.org/2025/huawei-us-ban-ai-cloud/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Thu, 18 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000 Viola Zhou https://restofworld.org/2025/huawei-us-ban-ai-cloud/ Cheng Xin/Getty Images A view of a Huawei retail store shows the company's logo and a large advertisement featuring a foldable smartphone on September 9, 2025, in Chongqing, China. The myth of sovereign AI: Countries rely on U.S. and Chinese tech https://restofworld.org/2025/chinese-us-tech-foreign-ai-dependence/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Fri, 12 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000 John Popko https://restofworld.org/2025/chinese-us-tech-foreign-ai-dependence/ Kotynski for Rest of World Indigenous group in Brazil takes TikTok to court over planned data center https://restofworld.org/2025/brazil-indigenous-group-sues-tiktok-data-center/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Mon, 08 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000 Laís Martins https://restofworld.org/2025/brazil-indigenous-group-sues-tiktok-data-center/ Iago Barreto Soares Part of the Anacé from the traditional land hold up a banner in protest against the data center that reads "we are not a data center backyard".