Russell Brandom

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Articles

The evolution of the U.S. TikTok ban

Jan 17, 2025 | restofworld.org | Russell Brandom |Nilesh Christopher |Viola Zhou |Caiwei Chen

For years, efforts to ban TikTok have shaped global tech policy debates. India set the stage by banning the platform in 2020 and ramping up its crackdown on Chinese tech in 2022. The U.S. has followed India’s lead, leveraging app bans as a geopolitical tool. Meanwhile, Chinese tech firms have scrambled to rebrand and adapt to appear local. A TikTok ban was first floated by President Trump in 2020, and ultimately signed into law by President Biden in 2024.
US v. Apple: everything you need to know | The Verge

Nov 20, 2024 | theverge.com | Lauren Feiner |Chris Welch |Emma Roth |Gaby Del Valle |Sarah Jeong |Allison Johnson | +11 more

The US Department of Justice has filed an antitrust case against Apple over its locked-down iPhone ecosystem.
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.
The AI job interviewer will see you now

Jul 24, 2024 | msn.com | Russell Brandom |Viola Zhou |Sanghamitra Kar P

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The AI job interviewer will see you now - Rest of World

Jul 24, 2024 | restofworld.org | Russell Brandom |Viola Zhou

AI interview services say they’re eliminating bias — but not everyone agrees.
Hugging Face’s head of global policy Irene Solamain on AI’s early pitfalls - Rest of World

Jun 3, 2024 | restofworld.org | Russell Brandom

Irene Solaiman spoke with Rest of World about tackling racial bias in AI, low-resource languages, and why there are so many AI girlfriends.
China

Mar 24, 2024 | restofworld.org | Viola Zhou |Russell Brandom |Caiwei Chen |Nilesh Christopher

China China What the TikTok ban really means for U.S. companies.
The Slow Transformation Of Facebook In India| Countercurrents

Mar 2, 2024 | countercurrents.org | Y.S.Jagan Mohan Reddy |Russell Brandom |Ramzy Baroud |Phil Pasquini

As the general election approaches, there are few spaces where the opposition can be safe onlineIndia has been tightening its platform laws for years, but with next year’s general election approaching, the sheer number of government takedowns is starting to pile up. In the first six months of 2023, Facebook restricted more than 10,000 items in India, a tenfold jump from the previous six-month period.
Sequoia Capital’s and global investment shift - Rest of World

Aug 24, 2023 | restofworld.org | Russell Brandom

India-based VC firm Peak XV has signed 10 new term sheets and made three exits since it split with the U.S.-based Sequoia Capital in June.
Why are people lining up for Worldcoin eyeball scans? “Easy $50”

Jul 31, 2023 | restofworld.org | Russell Brandom |Viola Zhou |Nilesh Christopher |Martin Siele

At Nairobi’s Imaara shopping mall on a quiet Thursday, two dozen people stood in line to have their irises scanned. It was the fourth day after the official launch of Worldcoin, a global blockchain project championed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. The line was made up of a mix of college students, artists, and boda boda drivers — all registering their biometrics to the blockchain to participate in “the world’s largest identity and financial public network,” as the Worldcoin founders describe it.