| https://restofworld.org sounds like what you're looking for - its mission is basically to report tech news from the non-West. Some good reads to get a taste of what they do (note: often fairly long): https://restofworld.org/2024/riders-in-the-smog-gig-workers-..., about air pollution. https://restofworld.org/2023/ai-image-stereotypes/. They analyzed 3,000 images generated by Midjourney and found strong biases in them. https://restofworld.org/series/china-shopping-cart/. A series on China and how it influences shopping globally. https://restofworld.org/2023/internet-most-used-languages/. The most used languages online vs in the real world. Most of the overused ones aren't surprising (eg, English, German, French) but some are (eg, Persian, Indonesian, Vietnamese) https://restofworld.org/2023/chatgpt-problems-global-languag.... Basically, ChatGPT does really, really, badly at a lot of languages. https://restofworld.org/2022/welcome-to-the-ambaniverse/. An exploration of how one guy, Mukesh Ambani, influences the life of many Indians. Not just through tech, but through shoes, mattresses, gas for their car, and a cricket team. https://restofworld.org/2022/blackouts/. Internet censorship globally. |