Michael Zelenko

New York

Executive Editor at Rest of World

Executive Editor, @restofworld. Previously at @ozm/@medium, @verge.

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Articles

Microsoft is shutting down Skype. Readers say it changed their lives

1 month ago | restofworld.org | Isra Fejzullaj |Rina Chandran |Michael Zelenko

Skype, the online video-calling service, is shutting down in May after more than two decades of service. For those of a certain generation, Skype changed everything. Before it launched in 2003, making international calls 📱 was prohibitively expensive and few viable digital alternatives existed. Skype offered users a cheap and easy way to call anyone in the world, skirting the draconian landline industry.
What we learned from tracking AI use in global elections

2 months ago | restofworld.org | Khadija Alam |Michael Zelenko

2024 marked a big year for democracy, with elections held in over 70 countries representing nearly half the world’s population. It was also dubbed the year of the “AI election” as experts warned of the havoc that AI-generated disinformation could wreak.
Rest of World welcomes Saad Mohseni to our Board of Directors

Dec 4, 2024 | restofworld.org | Michael Zelenko

We are thrilled to share that visionary media pioneer Saad Mohseni is joining our Board of Directors. Saad brings unparalleled expertise in building media businesses in complex frontier markets. As CEO, chairman and co-founder of Afghanistan’s largest media company, Moby Media Group, Saad led a transformation in television and radio for Afghanistan and Central Asia.
Rest of World welcomes Niki Christoff to our Board of Directors

Dec 3, 2024 | restofworld.org | Michael Zelenko |Anup Kaphle

It is with great pleasure that we can share Niki Christoff is joining Rest of World’s Board of Directors. Niki is a Silicon Valley veteran, leading public policy and communications work at companies like Salesforce, Uber and Google before founding Christoff & Co, a Washington D.C.-based boutique consultancy. She is the Executive Director of a nonprofit focused on emerging technology and hosts a weekly podcast, Tech’ed Up, that breaks down what’s happening on the frontlines of tech.
Rest of World welcomes Duncan Clark to our Board of Directors

Dec 2, 2024 | restofworld.org | Michael Zelenko |Anup Kaphle

We are thrilled to announce that Duncan Clark has joined the Rest of World Board of Directors. Duncan is the Chairman of BDA, an investment advisory firm he founded in 1994. After four years at Morgan Stanley, Duncan has spent thirty years experience advising Western investors in the fastest-growing and most innovative technology firms in Asia. He wrote the essential book, “Alibaba: The House that Jack Ma Built,” after working closely with China’s internet pioneers.
Kinling Lo joins Rest of World as China Reporter

Nov 21, 2024 | restofworld.org | Michael Zelenko |Anup Kaphle |Gabriel Boylan

Rest of World is thrilled to announce that Kinling Lo will be joining Rest of World as a China Reporter. Lo will be working on our China desk, which includes Senior Reporter Viola Zhou and China Editor Joanna Chiu. Kinling was previously a correspondent covering diplomacy, macroeconomy, and tech policies for the South China Morning Post from Beijing. Kinling has spent most of her time in Hong Kong, where she was born and raised.
The global growth rate for mobile internet subscribers has stalled - Rest of World

Nov 20, 2024 | restofworld.org | Khadija Alam |Russell Brandom |Michael Zelenko

4.6 billion people across the globe are connected to mobile internet, roughly 57% of the world’s population, but the rate of new mobile internet subscriber growth is slowing.
Rina Chandran promoted to Rest of World deputy editor

Nov 4, 2024 | restofworld.org | Michael Zelenko |Jane O'Donoghue

We are excited to share that Rina Chandran, a stellar newsroom leader and veteran journalist, is named a deputy editor at Rest of World. She will start her new role on Jan. 1, 2025. Rina has distinguished herself since joining Rest of World earlier this year as our Southeast Asia Editor. Rina’s talent for elevating stories, mentoring reporters, and delivering dynamic coverage makes her the ideal candidate to take on an even larger portfolio.
The World’s Last Internet Cafes

Jul 24, 2023 | flipboard.com | Michael Zelenko |Cengiz Yar

13 hours agoA cryptocurrency project described as being "dystopian" has been launched by AI entrepreneur Sam Altman. Worldcoin gives people digital coins in exchange for a scan of their eyeballs. In sites around the world thousands of people queued to gaze into silver orbs on day one of the project's full launch. …