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The global struggle over how to regulate AI Read our new feature from @katiemcque, @_ananyaaa, @lais_fmartins, and @carienduplessis
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In Argentina, Amazon is struggling against tough competition from MercadoLibre and a network of smugglers
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Indonesia is struggling to make good on the promise of its massive nickel deposits
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U.S. companies routinely hire Chinese interns to work on AI projects, said one Chinese AI researcher at a leading U.S. tech company. “What has surprised me is many Chinese students are not that interested in full-time jobs in America,” the researcher added
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Google Maps errors have been blamed for a series of fatal accidents in India. But some mapping experts say the real problems are with Indian roads, which
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In the midst of a drought, U.S. tech giants are building water-guzzling data centers in Chile. Locals are fighting back
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Amazon and Walmart couldn’t kill India’s mom-and-pop stores. But rapid delivery might
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Call it the “Jennie effect”: After the Blackpink member posted pictures in a gray mini-skirt, mobs of fans tracked it down to a small Vietnamese fashion brand and nearly crashed its website with their orders
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DeepSeek’s rise highlights the appeal of China’s homegrown AI industry to domestic talent, offering lower living costs, proximity to family, and the opportunity to take on significant roles early in their careers
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U.S. tariffs on China can’t slow the impact of Chinese imports worldwide
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Chinese immigrants in the U.S. are turning their homes into shipping fulfillment centers for Temu, TikTok, and Amazon packages
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Weekend #longreads: How governments around the world are using facial recognition technology to crack down on dissent
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Errors on Google Maps have been blamed for several fatal accidents in India
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Over the past 10 years, the U.S. and China have been the world’s most frequent partners in AI research
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Our analysis shows where Starlink’s low prices and wide availability are poised to overtake traditional internet providers
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Drivers for the delivery app Grab complained that Google Maps couldn’t navigate Southeast Asia’s complex and unpredictable streets. So Grab enlisted its 5 million drivers to chart the streets as they worked, creating its own, more-accurate map
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“We were in the middle of nowhere. The nearest bazaar was a 10-minute rickshaw ride away, and one of my colleagues thought the place was haunted.” Bangladesh’s “cyber capital” was built for 100,000 workers. It’s a ghost town
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Indonesia is home to nearly half of the world’s production of nickel, a key mineral in manufacturing batteries. But the country is falling short of its goal to become an EV battery powerhouse
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Young engineers have skipped Silicon Valley job offers to join small Chinese AI companies like DeekSeek
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