There are only two local electric bus makers in Kenya: BasiGo and Roam. Roam predominantly makes EV bikes and only recently ...

The project, iTanong, is like a local version of ChatGPT, Peramo told Rest of World. Through a web page, users can ask ...

More influencers are joining political parties and contesting elections, raising concerns about the spread of misinformation ...

A slew of content creators built small social media empires off Andrés Manuel López Obrador, whose term ended in October.

In 2024, Rest of World covered some of the biggest shifts in the tech industry that have changed lives around the world: the rise of AI, Chinese companies expanding overseas, the widespread adoption ...

Wellness tracker company MeMind created a tailor-made version of its app for the state to curb a suicide epidemic. The app’s AI diagnostic tool detects small changes in behavior patterns. Over the ...

For this year’s Day of the Dead, a Mexican funeral home and a beer company used AI to create animated photos of deceased people. The use of AI on images of the dead is unregulated in the country.

The U.S. and China are in an intensifying race for top tech workers, particularly in AI. Sanctions mean China’s elite workers covet U.S. jobs and access to the best AI technology. Experts say national ...

Rest of World is excited to share that Kate Bubacz will be our new Head of Visuals. Kate comes to us from the Wall Street Journal, where she served as the Lead Visual Content Editor. Kate impressed us ...