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Nonprofit reporting on technology beyond the Western world.
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How WhatsApp ate the world
According to Meta, one billion users now message with a business each week across its products; WhatsApp is the world’s most widely used messaging app.
Issie Lapowsky
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TSMC’s debacle in the American desert
Viola Zhou
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Taiwan’s six-year hunt for China’s undercover chip labs
Kinling Lo
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Taiwan’s six-year hunt for China’s undercover chip labs
Kinling Lo
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September 2026
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How WhatsApp ate the world
Issie Lapowsky
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December 2024
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The hidden cost of Myanmar’s rare earth mines
Emily Fishbein
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Jauman Naw
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The hidden cost of Myanmar’s rare earth mines
Emily Fishbein
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Jauman Naw
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July 2026
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The Chinese whiz kids of Silicon Valley
Viola Zhou
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May 2026
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Technology
A Mexican surveillance giant you’ve never heard of is now watching the U.S. border
José Olivares
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April 2026
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Technology
Death of an Indian tech worker
Parth MN
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January 2026
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Technology
Big bets and broken unicorns: Tiger Global’s rise and reckoning
Issie Lapowsky
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December 2025
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Technology
When Musk joined Trump, countries rolled out the red carpet for Starlink
Georgia Gee
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Mehedi Marof
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Tanbirul Miraj Ripon
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December 2025
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Technology
The bombing of Gaza Sky Geeks
Mohammed R. Mhawish
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Aseel Mousa
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November 2025
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Business
TSMC’s debacle in the American desert
Viola Zhou
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Rest of World
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April 2024
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Technology
Taiwan’s six-year hunt for China’s undercover chip labs
Kinling Lo
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Rest of World
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September 2026
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War
The hidden cost of Myanmar’s rare earth mines
Emily Fishbein
&
Jauman Naw
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Rest of World
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July 2026
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Technology
The Chinese whiz kids of Silicon Valley
Viola Zhou
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Rest of World
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May 2026
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Technology
A Mexican surveillance giant you’ve never heard of is now watching the U.S. border
José Olivares
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Rest of World
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April 2026
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Technology
Death of an Indian tech worker
Parth MN
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Rest of World
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January 2026
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Health
My mom and Dr. DeepSeek
Viola Zhou
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Rest of World
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September 2025
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Technology
Big bets and broken unicorns: Tiger Global’s rise and reckoning
Issie Lapowsky
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Rest of World
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December 2025
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Technology
When Musk joined Trump, countries rolled out the red carpet for Starlink
Georgia Gee
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Mehedi Marof
&
Tanbirul Miraj Ripon
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Rest of World
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December 2025
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Technology
The bombing of Gaza Sky Geeks
Mohammed R. Mhawish
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Aseel Mousa
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Rest of World
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November 2025
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Technology
The world needs more spaceports. Oman wants to help
Laura Jedeed
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Rest of World
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October 2025
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Technology
The Chinese migrant workers powering the deadly EV nickel boom
Wufei Yu
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Rest of World
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October 2025
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Technology
Syria’s quest to build its own Silicon Valley
Emily Wither
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September 2025
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