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"Mentioning Xi Jinping leads to a complete block of translation results": Microsoft Bing’s censorship in China is even “more extreme” than Chinese companies’ (restofworld.org)

Bing’s translation and search engine services in China censor more extensively than Chinese competitors’ services do, according to new research....

"Mentioning Xi Jinping leads to a complete block of translation results": Microsoft Bing’s censorship in China is even “more extreme” than Chinese companies’ (restofworld.org)

Bing’s translation and search engine services in China censor more extensively than Chinese competitors’ services do, according to new research....

Argentines are recruiting friends, strangers into Worldcoin’s cash-for-eyeballs scheme (restofworld.org)

Why IBM employees in Brazil are suing to be classified as tech workers (restofworld.org)

IBM is registered as a sales company in Brazil, making its employees ineligible for benefits granted to tech workers....

The startup offering free toilets and coffee for delivery workers — in exchange for their data (restofworld.org)

The biggest data protection fight you’ve never heard of: Big tech is lobbying around another international trade deal (restofworld.org)

One of the biggest negotiations in tech has been happening almost entirely behind the scenes. Organized as a side letter to the World Trade Organization, the Joint Statement Initiative (JSI) on E-commerce has been developing quietly for more than six years, picking up particular momentum in the last six months. The goal is to...

The Taliban’s curious love of SIM cards. (restofworld.org)

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Uber slashes fees in Bangladesh as drivers keep taking rides offline (restofworld.org)

Jitu Jisan is a Pathao bike-taxi driver in Dhaka. But, he said, taking bookings through the ride-hailing app is always the last resort for him. Typically, he uses the Pathao app only to find a customer, and once he meets them, he turns off the app, strikes a direct deal, and goes khep....

Singapore doubles down on lab-grown meat as Silicon Valley backs off (restofworld.org)

Global funding in the cultured meat industry dropped by 75% in the last year. Singapore sees its chance to become a world leader, backing local and international firms....