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Singapore plans to ban sales of new cars with internal combustion engines by 2030. Here's how it's facilitating the transition
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More than 100 African universities offer courses related to AI. But recruiters and academics told Rest of World that graduates from these courses are largely unemployable because the programs are not up-to-date with industry requirements

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Africa may not have the right skills to prepare for the Artificial Intelligence boom, but some AI startups are helping to bridge the skills gap. My latest story for Rest of World restofworld.org/2024/ai-skills…

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Unions representing IBM workers in Brazil are suing the company in an effort to be recognized as tech employees, giving them access to better wages, benefits and profit participation
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“Most days I just cough and cough the entire shift.”

We followed three gig workers spending their days outdoors in some of the world’s most polluted cities
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President Javier Milei has been courting U.S. companies and Elon Musk, claiming they’re “extremely interested” in Argentina’s lithium
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Taiwanese TSMC employees experienced culture shock in Arizona. “Everything is so big in America,” said one engineer. His wife’s impression of the US: “Great mountains, great rivers, and great boredom.”
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Rest of World spoke to seven companies in Nigeria, South Africa, and Kenya that have ditched Google for its lesser-known and more affordable competitor Zoho in the past year
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Weekend : Inside TSMC’s struggle to build a chip factory in the U.S. suburbs
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“An insult to labor laws”

Why IBM employees in Brazil are suing the company
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Last year, the relatively unknown brand Yc Electric Vehicle alone sold over 40,600 e-rickshaws in India; compare that to a total of 82,500 electric cars sold in the country
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“The TikTok ban isn’t just a matter of military or economic competition, but competition over the flow of ideas and information. It’s an ominous new direction, and the consequences are unlikely to stop with ByteDance.”
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For our new feature on TSMC’s Arizona plant, Rest of World spoke with more than 20 current and former employees of the Taiwanese chip giant. Workers from both countries describe delays and a company struggling to bridge Taiwanese and U.S. cultural norms
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