Articles from restofworld.org

Articles from restofworld.org

The White Helmets, UNHCR, UNRWA, and other volunteer organizations describe how apps like WhatsApp have transformed communication in conflict and disaster zones (restofworld.org)
2024-12-15 WhatsApp

Mexico's Yucatán state says AI-powered app MeMind contributed to a 9% drop in suicides over the past two years by connecting 10,000 at-risk people to treatment (restofworld.org)
2024-12-15 Mexico AI

How niche communities globally are repurposing WhatsApp, including broadcasting news and shows, matchmaking, organizing prayers, and finding blood donors (restofworld.org)
2024-12-11 WhatsApp

How WhatsApp has evolved from a messaging app into a comprehensive business platform, aggressively luring businesses to its suite of paid messaging products (restofworld.org)
2024-12-10 WhatsApp

A look at Uber Shuttle, the shared bus service that has rolled out in over 20 cities and completed ~30M trips globally, as Uber awaits approval in Bengaluru (restofworld.org)
2024-12-7 Uber

Call center workers in the Philippines, where an estimated 86% of white-collar workers already use AI, say generative AI tools have made work more demanding (restofworld.org)
2024-11-28 AI Philippines

Singapore, which has clear AV guidelines, is deploying self-driving buses and more as a way to overcome labor shortages and use its scarce land more efficiently (restofworld.org)
2024-11-27 Singapore

GSMA: 4.6B people are now connected to mobile internet, or 57% of the world; mobile subscriber growth fell to 160M in 2024, down from 200M per year in 2015-2021 (restofworld.org)
2024-11-21 Mobile

Research center Bitácora Social estimates that six out of 10 catalog sellers in Mexico now sell products from online platforms, including Shein and Temu (restofworld.org)
2024-11-18 Mexico

How Grab built GrabMaps by using data from drivers, users, and merchants in 500+ Southeast Asian cities, adding 800,000+ km of missing roads to OpenStreetMap (restofworld.org)
2024-11-14 Southeast Asia

Indian mom-and-pop “kirana” stores are struggling to compete with quick commerce on discounts and delivery; ~200K kirana stores have closed in the past year (restofworld.org)
2024-11-14 India

Malaysia's Johor state has drawn ~50 data center projects in the last three years, creating 40,000 jobs but raising concerns about power and water shortages (restofworld.org)
2024-11-7 Malaysia

Support groups in the Philippines blame GCash, the country's most popular payment app with 90M+ active users, for a rise in gambling addiction in the country (restofworld.org)
2024-10-17 Philippines

Chinese state media has embraced the success of Black Myth: Wukong, a Chinese AAA game that has sold 20M+ copies globally, hailing it as a soft power export (restofworld.org)
2024-9-28 China

A look at GFWeb, which tracks millions of domains to uncover the Great Firewall's domain blocklists; GFWeb data reveals China blocked ChatGPT on March 2, 2023 (restofworld.org)
2024-9-21 China

Q&A with Alibaba.com president Kuo Zhang on the enduring importance of the US market, navigating geopolitical tensions, competing with Shein and Temu, and more (restofworld.org)
2024-9-13 Alibaba

Startups say Pakistan's new China-like firewall is making it harder for them to raise funds, amid complaints about censorship and internet speeds falling by 40% (restofworld.org)
2024-9-10 China Startup

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