‘iPhones are made in hell’: 3 months inside China’s iPhone city

Workers describe a peak production season marred by labor protests and Covid-19 chaos, right as Apple reconsiders its China supply chain.

By Viola Zhou

Uber dodges responsibility for its workers in Chile

To keep its third-party contractor model, Uber is flexing its legal game.

As traditional VC funding slows, revenue-based financing is becoming popular

Direct-to-consumer brands have been the primary driver for revenue-based financing, which is estimated to be a $100 billion opportunity in India by 2025.

‘iPhones are made in hell’: 3 months inside China’s iPhone city

Workers describe a peak production season marred by labor protests and Covid-19 chaos, right as Apple reconsiders its China supply chain.

Why is the Modi documentary so hard to find? Some blame lies with the BBC

Copyright claims by the BBC are making a bad situation worse.

U.S. and European markets are “very hard to please”: VinFast’s CEO on its global ambitions

Lê Thị Thu Thủy on why Vietnam's Vingroup went from making instant noodles to EVs.

Foreign currency shortages are cutting Nigerians off from Apple Music, AliExpress, and more

As Nigeria pushes its naira, startups and creators are getting locked out of international tech platforms.

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Reports

The end of free returns is coming

Across India, e-commerce giants like Myntra and Flipkart are canceling free returns to boost profits.

By Nilesh Christopher

Reports

Indians find easy workarounds to watch BBC’s banned documentary on Modi

Links to the video are being shared on Telegram, Reddit and public file-hosting sites.

By Adnan Bhat

A customer talks to a vendor at a mobile phone money agent booth in Lilongwe, Malawi.

Reports

Scammers steal $117,000 using mobile money transfers every month in Malawi

Malawians have more mobile wallets than bank accounts, but security lapses allow for identity theft and other fraud.

By Kelvin Tembo

Reports

India’s tech unions see an opening amid a layoff tsunami

Indian tech workers have so far stayed away from unions, as they see them as blue-collar entities; they also fear backlash from employers.

By Adnan Bhat

Reports

Relatives abroad are driving Cuba’s e-commerce boom

Most local residents can’t afford to shop online, owing to limited internet connectivity and a devalued Cuban peso.

By Daniela Dib

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Reports

This social network paid users for posts. What could go wrong?

Wildly popular in the Philippines, Lyka collapsed and left users with stores of tokens worth nothing. Now the CEO is plotting a comeback.

By Andrew Deck and Aie Balagtas See

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Customers are seen shopping at the street stalls, outside Sham Shui Po station exit.

Tech Markets

Inside the world’s biggest tech bazaars

You can tell a lot about a big city from its electronics district(s) — its technological peaks and troughs, consumer culture, demographic quirks, entrepreneurial spirit.

By Cengiz Yar, Sarah Hilton, Anna Rasshivkina, Katherine Lee, Jane O'Donoghue, Lily Lou and Munira Mutaher