Ban on Chinese robots leaves U.S. startups stranded
…robotics startups say that meeting the threshold is nearly impossible, others hope it will protect them from cheaper Chinese competition in the long run. The U.S. government is forcing a rapid…
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When Americans choose Chinese AI
…Lindy, a San Francisco-based company that builds AI work assistants, recently made a switch from Anthropic models to DeepSeek, according to its founder Flo Crivello, who announced the move on X…
Workers around the world are not getting what they want from AI
…In these and other instances, the restructuring moved faster than any reskilling programme could. That pattern is not unique to India’s IT sector . It is becoming the norm, even as institutions…
The revolutionary chipmaker: Your guide to TSMC
…By the time former Premier Yu Kuo-hwa recruited Chang to move to Taiwan and lead a government-backed technology development project, the semiconductor industry was extremely competitive — and Taiwan didn’t…
The AI-powered World Cup runs on thousands of data workers
…As a player, the tasks also gave him a deeper understanding of the game, he said. “My work helps me notice tactical details and player movements that many people might miss,” he…
Lagos finally grows into its role as Africa’s Silicon Valley
…But the city’s most prominent startups are in fintech — perhaps no surprise, given that the task of moving money around is still the most important challenge within Africa. Tech startups in…
The global grassroots gatherings trying to humanize the AI boom
…truly want inclusive AI communities, they cannot simply globalize Silicon Valley’s conversations.” Worldwide, another movement is also growing: those opposed to AI’s impact , who want better safeguards, a bigger share…
Big bets and broken unicorns: Tiger Global’s rise and reckoning
…kind of pushed the whole system to move a lot quicker than it should have.” With so many companies getting funded at once, competition between upstart rivals became warped. “Everyone got pressure…
Meet the rising stars of India’s video apps
…When she dances on TikTok, she uses “light movements,” nothing too sexual. She no longer sings for her fans in person, though she has gotten some work acting in short Tamil films…
The crypto dons of Beirut
…Riad Salameh, the award-winning governor of the central bank since 1993, presided over a network of institutions that brought billions of dollars into the Lebanese economy by offering extremely competitive interest…