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Rule Breakers review – rousingly feelgood real life story of Afghan girls’ robotics team
This story of emancipated young women escaping draconian social strictures brims with enthusiasm and features …
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China removes two popular gay dating apps from Apple and Android stores
Withdrawal of Blued and Finka raises fears of further crackdowns on LGBT rights amid growing restrictionsTwo o…
- Artificial intelligence (AI), Bollywood, Computing, Deepfake, Digital media, Global development, India, Instagram, Life and style, Media, Social media, Society, South and Central Asia, Technology, Women, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
‘The chilling effect’: how fear of ‘nudify’ apps and AI deepfakes is keeping Indian women off the internet
Widespread adoption of artificial intelligence has been accompanied by new ways to harass women onlineGaatha S…
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What are rare earths and critical minerals – explained in 30 seconds
Rare earths are a specific category of critical minerals crucial for defence, auto and electronic industries t…
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‘Your basis to live is checked at each and every step’: India’s ID system divides opinion
Keir Starmer is considering Aadhaar as model for UK, but detractors warn of ‘digital coercion’ and security br…
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‘Your basis to live is checked at each and every step’: India’s ID system divides opinion
Keir Starmer is considering Aadhaar as model for UK, but detractors warn of ‘digital coercion’ and security br…
- Asia Pacific, Elon Musk, Myanmar, Satellites, South and Central Asia, Technology, US Congress, US politics
US Congress committee investigating Musk-owned Starlink over Myanmar scam centres
Provision of internet access to scam centres being investigated as Starlink swiftly becomes Myanmar’s biggest …
- Asia Pacific, Elon Musk, Myanmar, Satellites, South and Central Asia, Technology, US Congress, US politics
US Congress committee investigating Musk-owned Starlink over Myanmar scam centres
Provision of internet access to scam centres being investigated as Starlink swiftly becomes Myanmar’s biggest …
- Asia Pacific, Blogging, China, Digital media, Donald Trump, Hong Kong, Media, Newspapers & magazines, Technology, US news, US politics, World news, Xi Jinping, YouTube
‘Americans are democracy’s equivalent of second-generation wealth’: a Chinese journalist on the US under Trump
Once a stalwart of Hong Kong’s journalism scene, Wang Jian has found a new audience on YouTube, dissecting glo…
- Asia Pacific, Blogging, China, Digital media, Donald Trump, Hong Kong, Media, Newspapers & magazines, Technology, US news, US politics, World news, Xi Jinping, YouTube
‘Americans are democracy’s equivalent of second-generation wealth’: a Chinese journalist on the US under Trump
Once a stalwart of Hong Kong’s journalism scene, Wang Jian has found a new audience on YouTube, dissecting glo…
- Asia Pacific, Business, China, International trade, Mining, Mobile phones, Smartphones, Technology, US news, Weapons technology, World news
China steps up control of rare-earth exports citing ‘national security’ concerns
Tightened grip on minerals used in smartphones and fighter jets coincides with tense US-China trade talksBusin…
- Asia Pacific, Digital media, Health, Health & wellbeing, Internet, Japan, Mental health, Smartphones, Social media, Technology, Young people
‘It made my day more meaningful’: the Japanese gen Zers attempting a two-hour limit on smartphone use
Authorities in Japan are taking action against excessive phone time – but what is it like to restrict scrollin…
- Afghanistan, Business, Censorship, Freedom of speech, Internet, Mobile phones, South and Central Asia, Taliban, Technology, Telecommunications industry, Telecoms, World news
‘It felt like we had gone back centuries’: Afghans express relief after internet restored
For 48 hours Afghanistan had been cut off from mobile and internet services in a Taliban-imposed shutdownJust …
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South Korea raises cyber threat level after huge data centre fire sparks hacking fears
National cyber security centre raises alert level to ‘caution’ as technicians race to restore government syste…
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Afghanistan hit by communications blackout after Taliban shuts internet
Telecoms disrupted nationwide after authorities cut fibre-optic connections in several provinces to prevent ‘v…