Mutei is one of more than 200,000 Kenyan gig drivers on the Little app. The app is emerging as a strong contender to Uber and ...

YouTube has partnered with Shopee to launch YouTube Shopping in Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam. It pits the Silicon Valley ...

There are only two local electric bus makers in Kenya: BasiGo and Roam. Roam predominantly makes EV bikes and only recently expanded into building buses. They’ve built four buses so far and sold two ...

The efforts of U.S. tech heavyweights to grow their businesses outside the West, and how they’re winning, losing, and ignoring consequences in emerging ...

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 ...

Shivika Sabharwal’s nerves kicked in the second she spotted the size of the crowd. It was mid-September, and Sabharwal was standing center stage inside a massive event space at Mumbai’s extravagant ...

Users will be able to use the platform in English, Filipino, Taglish, and soon, other local languages. The Philippines ranks first in the world in AI interest, but 20 million Filipinos have limited ...

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 ...

More than 20 influencers were elected into the Indonesian parliament this year. Influencers have the resources to contest polls, and are familiar to voters. Celebrities learn little about political ...

Russia’s Whoosh launched in Brazil last year, and plans to expand across the country by 2026.

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