As COVID surges in India, online crowdsourcing and social media have become essential for sharing critical public health information, like ICU bed availability
With little state resources, citizen-led online initiatives are helping people find everything from oxygen to ICU beds. Tweets: @lmatsakis , @restofworld , @nilchristopher , @_meher , @restofworld , @...
A look at Unit 8200, an elite intelligence unit within the Israeli Defense Forces and a pipeline for the country's sprawling network of cybersecurity startups
The country's hacking software is recognized the world over. Not everyone thinks it's a good thing. Tweets: @restofworld , @leomschwartz , @cengizyar , @restofworld , and @_meher Tweets: @restofworld...
Interview with founder of Koo, a microblogging service for regional language speakers in India that recently passed 3M users, fueled in large part by Modi's BJP
Nilesh Christopher / Rest of World : Tweets: @restofworld , @evelyndouek , @ndcnn , @marklittlenews , @anupkaphle , @restofworld , @anupkaphle , @bibhasdn , @restofworld , @cengizyar , @leomschwartz ...
Interview with founder of Koo, a microblogging service for regional language speakers in India that recently passed 3M users, fueled in large part by Modi's BJP
Aprameya Radhakrishna made Koo for local-language speakers. Overnight, Hindu nationalists drove its success. — • BANGALORE, INDIA Tweets: @marklittlenews , @restofworld , @anupkaphle , @cengizyar ,...
The possible Grab-Gojek merger has alarmed SE Asian labor groups, who fear the merger will provide little incentive to improve the working conditions of drivers
Rest of World : Tweets: @ozmarshall , @_meher , and @findingsen Tweets: Marshall Hughes / @ozmarshall : The most likely source of reform in the #gigeconomy is customer activism, and there is no chanc...
A look at how Iranians are using satellite file-casting app Toosheh to bypass state internet blackouts as the country pushes its national intranet
and they're using them to circumvent the web during internet blackouts. @mehrnadeem3 reports for @restofworld https://restofworld.org/... https://twitter.com/... Mehr Nadeem / @mehrnadeem3 : Last Nove...
A look at how Iranians are using satellite file-casting app Toosheh to bypass state internet blackouts as the country pushes its national intranet
With the threat of another big internet blackout looming, companies are creating workarounds for Iranians using satellite dishes. — • LAHORE, PAKISTAN Tweets: @cengizyar , @mehrnadeem3 , @anupkaphle...
An in-depth look at facial recognition technology, with a primer on how it works, who is using it in the US, and how to avoid it online and in public
The controversial and nearly ever-present technology that could replace the fingerprint — From iPhones and Snapchat filters … Tweets: @calsunday , @joejerome , @calsunday , @calsunday , @privacyproj...