Ultra-cheap meals from China’s delivery giant Meituan are hugely popular, but delivery drivers bear the costs as they’re working longer for less pay ( restofworld.org )
- China’s food delivery giant, Meituan, is attracting lower-income consumers by offering discounted meals if multiple people order from the same restaurant....
U.S tech giants are building dozens of data centers in Chile. Locals are fighting back ( restofworld.org )
Multiple groups are working to keep Amazon, Google, and Microsoft from doubling the number of centers in the country, fearing environmental devastation....
U.S tech giants are building dozens of data centers in Chile. Locals are fighting back ( restofworld.org )
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Meet the “digital parents” giving millions in China a vision of family love they never had ( restofworld.org )
Women are leading the charge for gig worker rights in Thailand ( restofworld.org )
Argentines are recruiting friends, strangers into Worldcoin’s cash-for-eyeballs scheme ( restofworld.org )
Inside TSMC’s struggle to build a chip factory in the U.S. suburbs ( restofworld.org )
Why IBM employees in Brazil are suing to be classified as tech workers. The company registered itself as a sales company, making the employees work 4 more hours a week and get paid less. ( restofworld.org )
IBM registered itself (in Brazil) as a sales company....
Why IBM employees in Brazil are suing to be classified as tech workers ( restofworld.org )
IBM is registered as a sales company in Brazil, making its employees ineligible for benefits granted to tech workers....
TSMC’s debacle in the American desert ( restofworld.org )
The startup offering free toilets and coffee for delivery workers — in exchange for their data ( restofworld.org )
This delivery app takes away health insurance when workers don’t meet quotas ( restofworld.org )
China’s EV market has slowed down, leading to a price war that is killing brands and infuriating consumers ( restofworld.org )
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China’s EV market has slowed down, leading to a price war that is killing brands and infuriating consumers ( restofworld.org )
After years of rapid growth spurred by government support, the world’s biggest EV market is facing a slowdown as consumers cut spending in an uncertain post-pandemic economy. As carmakers slash prices further to sustain their sales, some car owners are seeing the value of their vehicles plummet months or even weeks after their...
How AI reduces the world to stereotypes ( restofworld.org )
Indonesia’s e-bike shops are building their own batteries ( restofworld.org )
This mobility firm COO says EV bikes are not fit to ferry passengers | Rest Of World ( restofworld.org )
Want to stop livestreaming? That’ll be $42,000 - Chinese livestream agencies promise influencers fame and money, but end up trapping them in multi-year contracts ( restofworld.org )
China’s multibillion-dollar livestreaming industry is driven, in part, by about 24,000 talent agencies, which provide training and equipment to livestreamers to help them gain followers and income. These agencies take commissions from the earnings of individual influencers, as they sing, dance, sell products, flirt with the...
How an African streaming service dethroned Netflix ( restofworld.org )
Showmax sits at the top of the market with a vast library of local content, partnerships with Comcast and HBO, and exclusive access to the biggest football leagues in the world....
How Spotify helped turn Afrobeats into a global phenomenon ( restofworld.org )
How different languages laugh online ( restofworld.org )
The end of anonymity on Chinese social media ( restofworld.org )
Chinese sextortion scammers are flooding Twitter ( restofworld.org )
Scammers are targeting Chinese-language users, harassing political dissidents and influential figures.