Sources detail how Tiger Global fueled the COVID-era unicorn bubble that burst ahead of the AI boom; the firm recently shared its $12.7B 2021 fund is now up 16%
many of them ultimately collapsing under the weight of their outsized valuations. As investors rush into AI, will history repeat itself? https://restofworld.org/... @restofworld : When billion-dollar ...
A reporter shares how her mother, a kidney transplant patient in a small Chinese city, bonded with DeepSeek's chatbot as her AI doctor, calling it “more humane”
In China and around the world, the sick and lonely turn to AI. — Every few months, my mother … X: @violazhouyi , @violazhouyi , and @kyleichan . Bluesky: @mvzelenko X: Viola Zhou / @violazhouyi : In...
An inside look at ex-unicorn Builder.ai's demise, which oversold its AI platform's abilities and frustrated customers with delivery delays and buggy products
In our new feature, we set out to find the truth. X: Varsha Bansal / @varshaabansal : Inside the collapse of London's hottest AI startup https://builder.ai/. This is a story about AI washing with the ...
A profile of Byju's CEO Byju Raveendran, who refuses to take responsibility for the edtech company's implosion and is accused of hiding $533M from US lenders
From Dubai, the enigmatic founder of Byju's recounts how he made his empire — and vows to rebuild it. X: @restofworld , @jeelanireports , @yudhijit , @rinachandran , @restofworld , @violazhouyi , and ...
How Uber-owned Careem went from Pakistan's ride-hailing leader to a distant third player after deprioritizing the country due to its unstable economy
Zuha Siddiqui / Rest of World : X: @restofworld , @restofworld , @restofworld , @mvzelenks , and @russellbrandom . LinkedIn: Sophie Schmidt X: @restofworld : Careem was once the main ride-hailing app...
How Uber-owned Careem went from Pakistan's ride-hailing leader to a distant third player after deprioritizing the country due to its unstable economy
After falling from dominance, Careem is experimenting — from corporate rides to price bidding — to maintain its presence in Pakistan. X: @restofworld , @restofworld , @russellbrandom , @restofworld , ...
An interview with Vinod Khosla on how AI will “free humanity from the need to work”, seeing the AI future early, OpenAI investment, AI and geopolitics, and more
At nearly 70, Vinod Khosla is an elder statesman in Silicon Valley but he's been on top of the most cutting-edge trends, including artificial intelligence. Tweets: @mvzelenks , @rachaelrad , @sarthakg...
A look at Meta's “spirit of the policy” exception that lets the company break its moderation rules in conflict zones and crises; critics want more transparency
An Oversight Board case from Sri Lanka shows the power of Facebook's “spirit of the policy” exception Tweets: @hkanji , @restofworld , @decka227 , and @mvzelenks Tweets: Hussein Kanji / @hkanji : A li...
A look at the Chinese social e-commerce app and women-friendly “lifestyle bible” Xiaohongshu, which has 200M MAUs and critics describe as a consumerist trap
Known as China's “lifestyle bible,” the social media platform is an aspirational living guide or a consumerist trap. Tweets: @restofworld , @mikeelgan , @violazhouyi , @openbarllc , @violazhouyi , @re...
After Pakistan banned dating apps Tinder, Grindr, and Skout in September 2020, Facebook matchmaking groups for Pakistanis gained tens of thousands of members
that these Facebook dating groups are an absolute revolution in a society like Pakistan: https://restofworld.org/... @restofworld : Facebook groups are a “hybrid version” of matchmaking for Pakistani ...