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Viola Zhou

@violazhouyi
37 posts
2025-09-03
Not long after DeepSeek R1 launched, I discovered that my mother had started using the chatbot as her virtual doctor. I worried about her reliance on AI. But over time, I realized Dr. DeepSeek was offering something no human in her life could. https://restofworld.org/...
2025-09-03 View on X
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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...

In this personal essay (my first one for @restofworld), I explore patients' relationship with AI, why chatbots can't yet replace doctors, the caretaking burden on my one-child generation, and the tech industry that promises to ease our struggles. https://restofworld.org/...
2025-09-03 View on X
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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...

2025-05-28
Great read about the rise and fall of Indian edtech startup Byju's: a charismatic teacher, maths classes in stadiums, pumped-up valuation.. And the reporter got to ride in a Cadillac with the now-disgraced founder https://restofworld.org/... via @restofworld
2025-05-28 View on X
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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 ,...

2024-09-13
Despite a hostile political climate, Chinese tech firms are still setting eyes on the lucrative US market. In a Q&A with me, Kuo Zhang, head of Alibaba's B2B site, talked about globalization, Trump's tariffs, and why he is here wooing mom-and-pop shops. https://restofworld.org/...
2024-09-13 View on X
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Q&A with Alibaba.com president Kuo Zhang on the enduring importance of the US market, navigating geopolitical tensions, competing with Shein and Temu, and more

Viola Zhou / Rest of World :

2024-05-27
During the ongoing protests, young Taiwanese are getting on Threads to call for participation and organize supplies. “My Threads page was like a wishing well,” a volunteer at a supply station told us. “We got everything we asked for.” https://restofworld.org/... via @restofworld
2024-05-27 View on X
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How Threads became a gathering space for young progressives in Taiwan, who now use the app to organize protests against pro-China opposition parties

https://restofworld.org/... X: @brianhioe : Nice piece by @violazhouyi on how Threads has taken on an unusual role in coordinating protests in Taiwan currently https://restofworld....

2024-05-26
During the ongoing protests, young Taiwanese are getting on Threads to call for participation and organize supplies. “My Threads page was like a wishing well,” a volunteer at a supply station told us. “We got everything we asked for.” https://restofworld.org/... via @restofworld
2024-05-26 View on X
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How Threads became a gathering space for young progressives in Taiwan, who now use the app to organize protests against pro-China opposition parties

Despite Meta's promise to crack down on political content in the app, Taiwanese activists are using it to organize. Threads: @violatypes and @russellbrandom . Mastodon: @rakyat@hac...

2024-04-24
During training in Taiwan, U.S. engineers experienced long hours, lots of PowerPoints, managers' shaming - all too familiar to local engineers. They read production materials with Google Translate. They were confused by the bikini model calendars Taiwanese guys had put up.
2024-04-24 View on X
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Interviews with 20+ current and former TSMC staff at its Arizona plant finds struggles over bridging Taiwanese and US norms, rigid hierarchies, and other issues

the company's new chip plant allegedly plagued by worker abuses Charlesarthur / The Overspill : Start Up No.2207: TSMC's Arizona culture clash, Apple preps new iPads, Vision Pro fo...

TSMC makes the world's most advanced chips in Taiwan. Geopolitical shifts are pushing it to set up a new factory in the American desert. It needs to bring its cutting-edge tech but also a notoriously harsh, military-style work culture to the U.S. 🧵 https://restofworld.org/...
2024-04-24 View on X
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Interviews with 20+ current and former TSMC staff at its Arizona plant finds struggles over bridging Taiwanese and US norms, rigid hierarchies, and other issues

the company's new chip plant allegedly plagued by worker abuses Charlesarthur / The Overspill : Start Up No.2207: TSMC's Arizona culture clash, Apple preps new iPads, Vision Pro fo...

2023-11-29
I have never seen an iPhone, one woman told @NilChristopher, but I have seen it in parts. Like China's 90s factory girls, they are sleep-deprived, often miss periods and, sometimes, collapse at work. The air-conditioning is too cold. The targets are overwhelming.
2023-11-29 View on X
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A look at Foxconn's struggles to manufacture the iPhone 15 in India, contending with language barriers, labor disputes, regulatory hurdles, and more

Chinese engineers are flying to India to train the next generation of iPhone builders.  —  • SUNGUVARCHATRAM, INDIA

This summer, @NilChristopher and I traveled to Sunguvarchatram, India, to find out how Foxconn prepared for the upcoming launch of iPhone 15. This supply chain shift brought Chinese and Indian workers together in an unlikely way 🧵 https://restofworld.org/... via @restofworld
2023-11-29 View on X
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A look at Foxconn's struggles to manufacture the iPhone 15 in India, contending with language barriers, labor disputes, regulatory hurdles, and more

Chinese engineers are flying to India to train the next generation of iPhone builders.  —  • SUNGUVARCHATRAM, INDIA

We met engineers from rural China, who were carrying a passport, taking a flight, and traveling abroad for the very first time. We also met young, Indian women who were migrating to the city for the first time. They are ferried into the factory every day to assemble iPhones. [video]
2023-11-29 View on X
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A look at Foxconn's struggles to manufacture the iPhone 15 in India, contending with language barriers, labor disputes, regulatory hurdles, and more

Chinese engineers are flying to India to train the next generation of iPhone builders.  —  • SUNGUVARCHATRAM, INDIA

2023-11-15
Instead of only exporting cheap products, Chinese companies are now running e-commerce sites and exporting an ultra-fast, addictive, entertaining way of online shopping. @restofworld has a fascinating project about how that's happening. https://restofworld.org/...
2023-11-15 View on X
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An in-depth look at how platforms like Shein, Pinduoduo-owned Temu, and TikTok Shop are heralding a new era of Chinese e-commerce targeting foreign customers

Through 6 different stories explore how Chinese E-commerce giants like Temu … Laís Martins : China has long been “the world's factory,” and the country has some of the world's bigg...

Bargain shopping sites are hooking consumers, alarming regulators, and pushing sellers to accept lower margins. “It used to be Amazon, Taobao, and then Pinduoduo. Lately, a lot of people want to hop on the Temu train,” a Yiwu seller told @CaiweiC https://restofworld.org/...
2023-11-15 View on X
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An in-depth look at how platforms like Shein, Pinduoduo-owned Temu, and TikTok Shop are heralding a new era of Chinese e-commerce targeting foreign customers

Through 6 different stories explore how Chinese E-commerce giants like Temu … Laís Martins : China has long been “the world's factory,” and the country has some of the world's bigg...

2023-10-25
Blued is looking to compete with Grindr and others by offering social functions like livestreaming and voice chat rooms. In Thailand, for example, activist @PeteThitiwatt goes live on Blued to advocate for the rights of sexual minorities.
2023-10-25 View on X
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Blued, China's largest gay dating app, plans to expand to Southeast Asia and the US in a bid to take on Grindr, while facing censorship and competition in China

Rest of World : X: @violazhouyi , @violazhouyi , @violazhouyi , @violazhouyi , and @danreast X: Viola Zhou / @violazhouyi : Blued is looking to compete with Grindr and others by o...

Blued's China business is running into censorship, competition from trendier platforms like Douyin, and declining trust from users - after its gay founder was pushed out of the company. Newborn Town, which acquired Blued in this year, is seeking growth abroad.
2023-10-25 View on X
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Blued, China's largest gay dating app, plans to expand to Southeast Asia and the US in a bid to take on Grindr, while facing censorship and competition in China

Rest of World : X: @violazhouyi , @violazhouyi , @violazhouyi , @violazhouyi , and @danreast X: Viola Zhou / @violazhouyi : Blued is looking to compete with Grindr and others by o...

#Exclusive The new owner of China's leading gay dating app Blued wants to make it the world's biggest, starting with an expansion in Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, and the U.S. https://restofworld.org/... story w/ @decka227
2023-10-25 View on X
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Blued, China's largest gay dating app, plans to expand to Southeast Asia and the US in a bid to take on Grindr, while facing censorship and competition in China

Rest of World : X: @violazhouyi , @violazhouyi , @violazhouyi , @violazhouyi , and @danreast X: Viola Zhou / @violazhouyi : Blued is looking to compete with Grindr and others by o...

In America, Blued is trying to win users by organizing bar events and sponsoring RuPaul's DragCon. But it is facing a saturated market and greater security scrutiny. Read more https://restofworld.org/...
2023-10-25 View on X
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Blued, China's largest gay dating app, plans to expand to Southeast Asia and the US in a bid to take on Grindr, while facing censorship and competition in China

Rest of World : X: @violazhouyi , @violazhouyi , @violazhouyi , @violazhouyi , and @danreast X: Viola Zhou / @violazhouyi : Blued is looking to compete with Grindr and others by o...

2023-09-16
Tech companies like Baidu have established data annotation centers inside vocational schools. But researchers say such internships expose students, many of whom from lower-class or rural backgrounds, to labor exploitation and abuse. READ MORE https://restofworld.org/...
2023-09-16 View on X
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How some Chinese data labeling companies hired by Baidu, Alibaba, and JD.com to train AI are exploiting vocational school students via data labeling internships

the exploitation of cheap labour in the AI industry; often underpaid and overlooked critical roles 1/2 https://restofworld.org/... Viola Zhou / @violazhouyi : Tech companies like B...

2023-07-12
For @decka227's feature on the labor impact of generative AI, we also commissioned freelancers around the world to show us how AI has changed how they work. A marketing designer in Shenzhen is exploring using AI to replace human models and photographers. https://restofworld.org/... [image]
2023-07-12 View on X
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A look at the global freelancer labor force on sites like 99designs, some of whom are early generative AI adopters and are most at risk of being replaced by AI

The global labor force of outsourced and contract workers are early adopters of generative AI — and the most at risk.  —  R Bluesky: @sesmith.bsky.social and @anabrandusescu.bsky.s...

2023-05-24
Digital nomads are transforming neighorhoods around the world with pour-over coffee, luxury coworking hubs, and rent hikes. Really interesting @restofworld feature https://restofworld.org/...
2023-05-24 View on X
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An influx of digital nomads, mostly from the US, in Medellín, Mexico City, and other cities is boosting local economies, as locals complain of being priced out

Stephen Witt / Rest of World : Tweets: @adjwilson , @violazhouyi , @fbajak , @noahpasaran , @heejinsoulyves , @restofworld , @alexnpress , @spwells , @chaykak , @restofworld , @vi...