How new “bossware” startups are allowing companies to track employees through biometrics, timekeeping systems, productivity monitoring and other forms of surveillance
https://restofworld.org/2025/employee-surveillance-software-vc-funding/

“Tesla is for the West; Ola is for the rest.” Bhavish Aggarwal’s Musk-y ambition powered India’s biggest EV company — until a wave of crashes and complaints sent Ola Electric’s stock tumbling.

Read our new deep dive into the EV giant’s rise and fall:
https://restofworld.org/2025/bhavish-aggarwal-ola-ev-india/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=row-social

Years of restrictions on U.S. semiconductors have pushed China to invest billions into its domestic supply chain. Now Chinese companies are closing the gap on Nvidia and TSMC
https://restofworld.org/2025/china-chipmakers-nvidia-tsmc-gap/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=row-social

In a few weeks, Skype is going the way of other early internet icons like AOL Instant Messenger and Friendster. But before it shuts down, we asked Rest of World readers to share their favorite memories of using the video-calling service
https://restofworld.org/2025/skype-shutting-down/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=row-social

New data reveals just how many African workers are indirectly employed in the tech sector, doing outsourced jobs like content moderation, customer service, and data annotation for AI models
https://restofworld.org/2025/big-tech-ai-labor-supply-chain-african-workers?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=row-social

For years, Venezuelan migrants survived off clickwork — low-level digital jobs like tagging data, content moderation, or writing SEO content. Now AI is putting them out of work
https://restofworld.org/2025/generative-ai-clickwork-venezuela-migrants/?utm_source=mast&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=row-social

U.S. President Donald Trump announced sweeping new tariffs on nearly all imported goods — and the global fallout has been swift.

Rest of World breaks down the details, and looks at how countries and companies in the regions we cover are responding:
https://restofworld.org/2025/trump-tariffs-us-trade-crackdown-targets-global-imports/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=row-social

“Jensen doesn’t talk politics, not with me, not with anybody. He is probably the most powerful tech figure in America to not attend Donald Trump’s inauguration. Now, Jensen must deal with politics. The disruption to his business is too severe.”
https://restofworld.org/2025/nvidia-ai-chips-stephen-witt-jensen-huang-tariffs/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=row-social

The U.S. keeps expanding its chip bans for China. So how are Chinese companies still getting chips?

One answer: smuggling. The U.S. restrictions have fueled a black market smuggling network for the most advanced semiconductor chips. An estimated 12,500 chips enter China yearly through smuggling.

Get the full breakdown: https://restofworld.org/2025/chinese-companies-skirt-us-chip-bans/

The loss of auto manufacturing jobs and investment resulting from U.S. tariffs could have another dire consequence: strengthening the very same criminal organizations that President Trump is pressuring Mexico to suppress
https://restofworld.org/2025/trump-tariffs-threaten-growth-mexico-ev-hubs/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=row-social

We’re kicking off our monthly product update series, where we highlight changes to the Rest of World website.

Here's what's new:
https://restofworld.org/inside/march-product-updates-whats-new/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=row-social&utm_content=product

A former Facebook employee says the bridge-burning new Facebook memoir doesn’t go far enough
http://restofworld.org/2025/careless-people-book-review-facebook-global-policy?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=row-social

A Trump crackdown on skilled foreign workers could hit Big Tech hard: In 2024, five U.S. tech giants — Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Apple — were among the top 10 employers of H-1B recipients
https://restofworld.org/2025/trump-h1b-policy-big-tech-workers-amazon/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=row-social&utm_content=trump-immigration-h1b

The world is changing fast—and Rest of World is there to cover it all, connecting the dots between Big Tech, China, AI, and beyond. No paywalls, no censorship—just the facts.

Now we need your support. Become a monthly donor today and you could win a thank-you gift
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"I need to rethink my future. I will definitely relocate out of the U.S."

Tech workers who have immigrated to the U.S. share their concerns with Trump's rapidly shifting immigration policies
https://restofworld.org/2025/trump-immigration-policy-us-tech-talent-workforce/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=row-social&utm_content=trump-immigration

First BYD took Tesla’s EV crown. Now new Chinese rivals are leaving it in the dust.

Our story: https://restofworld.org/2025/tesla-loses-ground-chinese-ev-dominate-global-markets/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=row-social&utm_content=tesla

Ola Electric dominated India's EV sector for half a decade.

What went so wrong so fast: https://restofworld.org/2025/ola-electric-mobility-share-price-drops-charts/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=row-social&utm_content=ola-india-ev_

Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet is finally making its way into India. Here’s what to know about its partnership with Airtel, the country’s second-largest telecom firm https://restofworld.org/2025/airtel-starlink-india-deal-modi-musk?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=row-social&utm_content=airtel-starlink-india

“It is impossible to offer the same discount endlessly”
https://restofworld.org/2025/delivery-app-keeta-hungerstation-saudi-arabia/

One garment factory worker said her target has increased by 75% since a smart manufacturing tracker was installed on her sewing machine in 2022. She has stopped using the bathroom to keep up
https://restofworld.org/2025/bangladesh-garment-factories-automation-surveillance/?utm_source=mast