Michael Zelenko
Executive Editor at Rest of World
Executive Editor, @restofworld. Previously at @ozm/@medium, @verge.
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2 months 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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