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How WhatsApp ate the world > WhatsApp is already the world’s most widely used messaging app. Meta wants it to be a lot more. WhatsApp is the world’s most widely used messaging app, …
Grab challenges Google Maps in Southeast Asia with hyperlocal …
Nov 13, 2024 · GrabMaps coverage in Jakarta over a year between 2019 and 2020. Grab. The data from drivers, consumers, and merchants in more than 500 cities in Southeast Asia has …
The India Story - Rest of World
The country had 771 blackouts between 2016 and 2023, and there have been 51 so far this year. We mapped the affected areas.
Behind SmartNews, the $2 billion unicorn trying to fix the news ...
Oct 14, 2021 · To prepare for his company’s launch in the U.S., Kaisei Hamamoto went for coffee. It was 2014, and SmartNews, the upstart news discovery app that Hamamoto had co-founded …
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 …
South Korean streamers struggle with Twitch’s sudden exit
Feb 29, 2024 · The Korean phrase for “Twitch funeral” trended on X, where users held virtual and in-person services in memory of the platform. The problem stems from a “sender pays” rule …
How people laugh online - Rest of World
Dec 18, 2023 · awdjyt . Antiguan and Barbudan Creole. Abbreviation of “a wah di joke yah tarl,” used when shocked or amused. ههههه . Arabic. هه sounds like “ha,” making this a close …
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 …
With Infinix and Tecno, Transsion is taking on Samsung in India
Mar 11, 2024 · In his roadside electronics store in Shahganj, a small town in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, Pankaj Kesari prominently displays boxes of popular phone brands like …
Data leaked by Anonymous hacktivists has put Sri Lankans at risk …
May 10, 2022 · As massive protests against Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa entered their eighth week, last month the hacktivist collective Anonymous stepped up to show support …