Nvidia’s free AI model could push the UAE closer to the U.S.

The Emirates owns the machines but rents the intelligence. Nvidia’s next free AI model could change that.

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The case for a robot tax to redistribute wealth

In an excerpt from his book, “Innovate for Impact: A Roadmap to Sustainable Technology Beyond AI,” Alessandro Crimi explains that a tax on automation is more effective than retraining labor.

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South Africa joins the global resistance against American data centers

“A massive data center is trying to jump the queue and take our land, water, and energy.”

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Playing both sides of the U.S.-China AI “Cold War”

From Latin America to Southeast Asia, countries are dividing their AI investments between the two superpowers rather than choosing one over the other.

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Where in the world is the iPhone cheapest?

Apple’s high-end models cost more in markets like India and Turkey owing to high taxes and import duties.

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The real AI economy is being built by ordinary people

Far from Silicon Valley pitch decks, workers across Asia and Africa are bypassing tech industry hype to quietly rewire their daily jobs — one prompt, workflow, and local problem at a time.

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The AI talent war is coming for Big Tech’s Asia executives

OpenAI and Anthropic are hiring leaders from Meta, Google, Microsoft, and other U.S. tech giants to win new markets across India and Southeast Asia.

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Google Earth’s AI experiment lasted 24 hours. The damage to trust will linger

A short-lived generative AI feature in Google Earth that allowed users to create fake satellite imagery shows the lasting effects of unvetted AI tools during a conflict.

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Now it’s China’s experts who are gig workers training AI

Squeezed by a stagnant economy and state directives, China's underemployed lawyers, architects, and engineers are taking cheap gig work to teach AI their exact trades — just to pay this month's mortgage.

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Think your EV holds its value? China has some bad news for you

Used car dealers in the world’s biggest EV market are turning away 5-year-old cars, exposing a battery anxiety problem heading for Western buyers next.

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