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WhatsApp vigilantes in India are converting Christians by force. In this episode, Rest of World explores how far-right Hindu nationalists use WhatsApp to target Christian families when they’re most vulnerable — by preventing them from burying their dead. Written by Parth MN. Additional reporting by Durga M Sengupta.
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Oct 24, 2024 · Test your knowledge of e-commerce startups, 17th-century markets, and everything in between. By Rest of World. Creator Economy 17 October 2024. The Catholic Church condemned Santa Muerte. TikTokers gave her a makeover. A growing number of Santa Muerte devotees are using social media to rebrand the controversial Mexican deity of death.
Inside TSMC’s Phoenix, Arizona expansion struggles - Rest of World
Apr 23, 2024 · TSMC did not respond to a detailed list of questions from Rest of World. TSMC’s glass-walled office building at the construction site on the outskirts of northern Phoenix in March 2024. TSMC’s facilities are located on the outskirts of northern Phoenix, surrounded by miles of desert hills and wide roads. A glass-walled office building sits ...
Digital Divinity - Rest of World
Sep 30, 2024 · Digital Divinity. Ancient traditions meet modern technology. Technology has transformed how we spend, study, live, eat — even how we sleep. And for the 6.75 billion people around the world who consider themselves religious, technology is also changing their faith. How people worship, pray, and commune with the divine is transforming from ...
How an African streaming service dethroned Netflix - Rest of World
Feb 14, 2024 · An eight-year-old South African streaming company has zoomed past Netflix to become Africa’s favorite. Showmax — which was spun out of Africa’s largest entertainment company, MultiChoice, in 2015 — had 2.1 million subscribers on the continent at the end of November 2023, as compared to 1.8 million for Netflix, according to market research firm Omdia.
Michael Beltran - Rest of World
Oct 8, 2024 · Michael Beltran. Email Michael LinkedIn. Michael Beltran is an independent journalist based in Manila, Philippines. He has reported on labor, migration, human rights, climate and geopolitics. He is on the editorial team of Taiwan's News Lens International. His first book, The Singing Detainee and the Librarian with One Book, essays documenting ...
Foxconn protests, Covid cases cause chaos inside China factory
Jan 31, 2023 · In 2022, recruitment began early. Apple requested that Foxconn start hiring months ahead of the iPhone 14’s release to avoid Covid-19 or supply chain-related setbacks, according to Taiwan’s Economic Daily News.. “The peak has arrived early,” said a poster on Foxconn’s WeChat channel in July, illustrated with a sack of gold coins. It promised 10,000 yuan ($1,474) in bonuses if workers ...
On Location - Rest of World
On Location. This photo was taken in Taipei. Tech Markets. Taiwan’s hottest devices are in one of its oldest malls. Every kind of tech part, from the obvious to the super rare, can be found in this space-age mall. By Meaghan Tobin and An Rong Xu.
ByteDance shuts down its WhatsApp clone in Africa
Mar 27, 2024 · Social media influencer Chukwuebuka Amuzie performs a comedic skit for his 3.7 million followers to promote LetsChat. In an email to Rest of World, a ByteDance i ByteDance ByteDance is a Chinese internet technology company that owns TikTok and Douyin, a Chinese version of TikTok with a successful e-commerce arm. READ MORE spokesperson said the company decided to shut down LetsChat’s ...
India shuts down the internet far more than any other country
Sep 27, 2024 · Between 2016 and 2023, India shut down the internet 771 times, Access Now’s data shows. Laura Kurtzberg for Rest of World. Myanmar and Ukraine ranked second on the list of internet shutdowns in 2023 and 2022, respectively. “These …
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