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UAE emerges as Middle East’s EV leader, driven by sales spike and climate goals

2 days ago | restofworld.org | Paromita Dey |Munira Mutaher

Once a land of gas-guzzling super-cars, the United Arab Emirates is rapidly emerging as the Middle East’s unexpected electric vehicle leader, signaling global energy transition has reached the heartlands of petroleum production. Ambitious climate targets, expanding charging infrastructure, and a growing range of vehicles at various price points are driving this EV revolution.
How do you compete with Chinese e-commerce giants? A Vietnamese company is deploying housewives

5 days ago | restofworld.org | Lam Le |Munira Mutaher

Vietnam’s e-commerce platform Sendo, once seen as a homegrown rival to deep-pocketed foreign competitors, shut down its core marketplace on April 15. While Sendo’s closure stemmed from the dominance of ShopeeiShopeeSingapore-based Shopee, a subsidiary of Sea Ltd., is a major e-commerce platform that operates across Southeast Asia.READ MORE, TikTok Shop, and Lazada, it’s not a full surrender yet.
Trump’s trade war slows AI humanoid robot production in China and U.S.

6 days ago | restofworld.org | Kinling Lo |Munira Mutaher

As viral clips of robots doing flips, kung-fu, and running a marathon rack up views online, U.S. and Chinese firms are locked in a more high-stakes race: deploying humanoid robots as workers in factories, elderly care, and domestic settings. Several companies are hoping to begin mass production as early as this year. But escalating trade tensions could derail those efforts.
Starlink’s satellite internet launch in India may be delayed

1 week ago | restofworld.org | Ananya Bhattacharya |Itika Sharma Punit

India has just made it harder for Starlink to enter the market. Around two months after Starlink announced retail partnerships with the country’s leading telecom operators, India — home to the world’s second-largest internet user base — introduced a new set of rules that satellite internet providers must comply with for permission to operate.
Millions of Nigerian users in the balance as Meta threatens exit

1 week ago | restofworld.org | Damilare Dosunmu |Indranil Ghosh

Meta is in trouble in Nigeria. Local authorities have fined Meta $290 million for regulatory breaches, prompting the social media giant to threaten pulling Facebook and Instagram from the country. The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) said on May 3 that quitting Nigeria won’t absolve Meta of its liability. The showdown is the latest development in a year-long regulatory battle between the social media behemoth and Africa’s most populous nation. Why is Meta being fined?
How China is gaining ground in the Middle East cloud computing race

1 week ago | restofworld.org | Andrea Benito |Indranil Ghosh

Chinese cloud companies are quietly gaining momentum in the battle with their U.S. counterparts for the Middle East’s digital infrastructure. Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Oracle spent years building regional tech ecosystems with data centers across the Gulf. In recent years, however, Huawei and Alibaba have outmaneuvered them by aligning more closely with local government priorities.
Uber and Ola are copying India’s fast-growing ride-hailing app

1 week ago | restofworld.org | Indulekha Aravind |Munira Mutaher

A 3-year-old homegrown startup has upended India’s ride-hailing sector. Namma Yatri, launched in 2022 as an auto-rickshaw aggregator, has changed how drivers earn from ride-hailing platforms. The app, developed in consultation with a drivers’ union in Bengaluru, discarded the dominant commission-based model and pioneered a subscription-based system where drivers pay the platform a nominal fee and get to keep the entire fare charged from customers.
Brazilian child influencers face legal battles over online fame

2 weeks ago | restofworld.org | Pedro Nakamura |Gayathri Vaidyanathan

The hum of midday traffic in Santa Rita do Sapucaí, Brazil, was a familiar soundtrack to Guilherme’s hustle. Fourteen, slight, and armed with a plastic box of colorful candies — Halls and Fini — he wove between cars stopped at a light near the city center. But it wasn’t so much the few reais from each sale that fueled his energy as the lens of a nearby iPhone capturing his every move. The true reward for the day’s labor rested with his online audience.
China’s chipmakers are catching up to Nvidia and TSMC. Here’s how they compare

2 weeks ago | restofworld.org | Kinling Lo |Munira Mutaher

Washington’s latest export restrictions on Nvidia’s H20 chips are likely to accelerate China’s shift toward domestic alternatives, as homegrown firms strive to close the gap with global rivals. Years of controls on U.S. chips have pushed the Chinese government to invest billions in its domestic supply chain for semiconductors that are key to the development of artificial intelligence.
India falls behind China in deep tech innovation

2 weeks ago | restofworld.org | Furquan Ameen |Mehboob Jeelani

China’s DeepSeek moment has triggered unease for the Indian government and tech industry. Earlier this month, India’s commerce minister, Piyush Goyal, rebuked the country’s entrepreneurs for their lack of innovation. “We are focused on food delivery apps, turning unemployed youth into cheap labor so that the rich can get their meals without moving out of their house. And against that, what does a Chinese startup do?