Bento 🍱 26 May 2022 Our international book list 2022: the best new fiction, non-fiction, memoirs, essays, sci-fi and photo books 24 books from around the world that you should put on your reading list. By Meaghan Tobin
Reports 24 May 2022 Faded pop stars are becoming e-commerce livestreaming stars on Douyin in China Forgotten pop stars, former Olympians, and washed-up tech entrepreneurs are all cashing in on China’s booming livestreaming scene. By Viola Zhou
News 19 May 2022 Attention Elon Musk: India’s Koo app already offers self-verification “Already doing what Elon Musk wants to do is such a high,” co-founder of Koo, Aprameya Radhakrishna, posted on Twitter. By Nilesh Christopher
Reports 18 May 2022 15-second shopping: TikTok’s e-commerce ambitions are rising As TikTok Shop expands across Southeast Asia, will users buy that it’s more than just entertainment? By Meaghan Tobin and Randy Mulyanto
Reports 16 May 2022 Cyber protests swelled around the Shanghai lockdown, then vanished thanks to China’s state censorship “Our anger rose like a massive wave. Then it just disappeared into the ocean.” By Viola Zhou and Meaghan Tobin
Ideas 12 May 2022 Japan once led global tech innovation. How did it fall so behind? For decades, the country's tech triumphs have disguised its seized-up digital systems. By Roland Kelts
Reports 10 May 2022 Tecnólogos de América Latina quieren que el español sea el idioma principal de la programación Los desarrolladores de software que no hablan inglés tienen más trabajo que nunca, pero el español solo puede ayudarlos hasta cierto punto. By Leo Schwartz
Reports 10 May 2022 Anonymous wanted to help Sri Lankans. Their hacks put many in grave danger Leaked data by the hacker collective has put regular Sri Lankans at severe risk of cybercrime. By Dimuthu Attanayake
Reports 6 May 2022 Where anonymity on Twitter is a matter of life or death Elon Musk’s desire to ‘authenticate all humans’ has users in countries like Myanmar and Saudi Arabia worried for their lives. By Andrew Deck, Emily Fishbein and Genevieve Glatsky
News 3 May 2022 ‘We just wanted to play chess’: Russia blocks access to Chess.com A government agency limited access after the chess platform condemned the Ukraine war. By Masha Borak
