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A new device unveiled in India shows how AI systems can run locally, support diverse languages, and reduce dependence on proprietary models.

In his new book, “Computing in the Age of Decolonization: India’s Lost Technological Revolution,” researcher Dwaipayan Banerjee argues that a focus on technical solutions has made the country dependent on big tech firms and failed to solve fundamental social problems.

The region sold itself as a safe harbor for the world’s data. Amazon’s burning data center in the UAE has upended that pitch.

Washington’s move to lift export controls could turn Vietnam from a chip assembly hub into a manufacturing partner — and a strategic alternative to China.

AI can now generate lifelike images for film. Can it generate originality?

Scale, low-cost talent, and in-house manufacturing account for most of BYD’s cost gap with Tesla.

A digital safe allows workers to speak up about concerns even in places without strong whistleblower protections, Mary Inman, a founding board member of Psst, said in an interview.

The city has signed major deals for tunnels, self-driving pods, and flying taxis — but whether unproven systems can ease real congestion remains an open question.

Experts warn the move could shift critical infrastructure beyond national laws — deepening digital dependence for much of the developing world.

Data labelers for the company Appen say they have little insight about how their work is used.

Washington to send volunteers abroad to promote American AI models as Chinese open-weight models are proving popular.

It’s time to move the burden of safety from parents to platforms.

As countries start enforcing new age-limit laws, platforms like Roblox use facial technology — but critics warn of privacy leaks and surveillance.

There is growing demand for recreating dead and absent family members for events using AI.

As leaders meet in New Delhi, the bigger AI question is: Who controls the stack?

And Indonesian creators are leading the charge.

AI companies wield enormous economic, political, and cultural power globally, with states reluctant to regulate them, potentially leading to risks and greater inequity.

Western automakers are chasing rare earth-free motors but China’s cost advantage remains difficult to crack.

Nearly a year after launching a nationwide crypto payment system for tourists, merchants say hardly anyone is using it — raising questions about who the experiment really serves.

The crypto-based prediction platform is hiring Mandarin-speaking staff and adding Lunar New Year bets, even as it remains blocked in China.

For reassurance, experimentation, and low-pressure decisions, AI agents can feel helpful. For bigger choices, I still trust myself more.

American companies are staging boxing matches with VR-controlled Chinese humanoids to enthusiastic fans. A researcher says it is just robot theater.

The ChatGPT maker says the Chinese firm may be distilling its models, underscoring rising tech tensions between Washington and Beijing.

In his new book “Silicon Elsewhere: Nairobi, Global China, and the Promise of Techno-Capital,” writer Andrea Pollio charts the growth of Chinese investment and companies in the Kenyan capital.

The AI Impact Summit in India, the first in a developing country, proposes an option that focuses on public good and development. But can it deliver without capitulating to Big Tech?

A new 21-language data set gives African institutions ownership and control in a field long dominated by Big Tech.

Persistent racism and sexism in the venture capital industry are denying immigrant women founders an opportunity to participate in the AI boom.

Morocco’s Minister of Digital Transition on governing AI when the rules keep changing, building language models for Africa, and why regulation can coexist with innovation.

As chipmakers rush to serve AI data centers, consumer electronics are left in short supply.

Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and other U.S. tech giants are ramping up India hiring.

A consolidation among Chinese carmakers is flooding markets from São Paulo to Dubai.

We report from Doha, where themes swirl around “a third voice” alternative to the U.S. and China.

As agentic AI automates the man-day billing model, the $300 billion outsourcing industry faces a brutal pivot.

Alibaba, Tencent, and Baidu pledge millions and race to release new models before the holiday—fearing a new "DeepSeek shock" might steal the spotlight.

Online traders are betting millions on war, airstrikes, and political unrest.

Chinese companies control 90% of the humanoid robot market, dominating the technology that will reshape manufacturing and labor. The West is barely competing.