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Chip dreams: Young tech workers are flocking to Taiwan
When Hans Juliano was looking to go abroad for a master’s degree in semiconductors, the Indonesian...
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India’s electric rickshaws are leaving EVs in the dust
At a small factory just north of Delhi, a welder named Ram Baran spends several hours...
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China is betting on battery swaps to tackle EV chargers shortage
Alan Wu’s recent six-hour journey from Bengbu, in eastern China, to Shanghai in his electric vehicle...
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Catching a break: How gig workers find rest
Sophia Ibrahim Gedo, a Nairobi-based ride-hailing driver, had a customer in the back seat when she...
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Indonesia's e-bike shops are building their own batteries
Dharmawan Kusna Handoyo spends his workday in a 2-by-3-meter cubicle, soldering batteries. He has been building...
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Why African startups don't always need to expand across the continent
Odunayo Eweniyi is the co-founder and chief operating officer of PiggyVest, a Nigerian startup that operates...
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Chinese influencers pay fines to escape livestream contracts
Calligraphy teacher Liu Fengyang thought he was kick-starting his career in entertainment when a livestreaming talent...
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How an African streaming service dethroned Netflix
An eight-year-old South African streaming company has zoomed past Netflix to become Africa’s favorite. Showmax —...
