The Filipino AI chatbot launching in 2025 to support local …
Dec 23, 2024 · ChatGPT impressed millions of internet users when it was first launched in December 2022. To Filipino Elmer Peramo, though, it felt familiar. After typing in some …
How WhatsApp became an unstoppable global cultural force
Dec 10, 2024 · In Bangladesh, matchmaking is so popular on the platform that some have nicknamed it “Halal Hinge.”In India, WhatsApp has 400 million monthly active users; a 2022 …
Crunchyroll grows in India with a low monthly subscription price
Aug 15, 2024 · Ashwath Nair’s obsession with anime started in the early ’90s, when the anime show Robotech first aired on an Indian television channel. Over the years, he fell in love with …
China’s biggest AI model is challenging American dominance
Sep 23, 2024 · So far, the AI boom has been dominated by U.S. companies like OpenAI, Google, and Meta. In recent months, though, a new name has been popping up on benchmarking lists: …
Tech’s growing environmental impact in 2024 - Rest of World
Data centers and EV factories mean jobs for some, and environmental fears for others. Catch up on the stories shaping tech and the environment around the world this year.
Grab challenges Google Maps in Southeast Asia with hyperlocal …
Nov 13, 2024 · GrabMaps coverage in Jakarta over a year between 2019 and 2020. Grab. The data from drivers, consumers, and merchants in more than 500 cities in Southeast Asia has …
EV battery swapping gains momentum in China - Rest of World
Apr 3, 2024 · China is combating EV infrastructural issues like long wait times for charging and sparse chargers in rural areas with battery swapping. EV maker Nio is leading the battery …
2024’s must-read EV stories - Rest of World
DIY EV conversions, e-rickshaws, African e-bike giants: The world of electric vehicles is way more than just Tesla and BYD. Get plugged in on the year’s biggest EV stories.
Rest of World - Reporting Global Tech Stories
How WhatsApp ate the world > WhatsApp is already the world’s most widely used messaging app. Meta wants it to be a lot more. WhatsApp is the world’s most widely used messaging app, …
2024 in photos about global technology - Rest of World
A global vision of the surprising, poignant, and dramatic ways technology affected our lives in 2024.