Latin America Newsletter 3 August 2022 Integrating Latin America through tech A self-proclaimed pioneering sector must lead the way to growth in the region. By Alex González Ormerod
Ideas 2 August 2022 Ride-hailing startups bring organized chaos to Uganda’s motorbike culture startups like SafeBoda and Easy Matatu are changing the semi-informal transport ecosystems. But can the platform effect bring order and healthy profits to a chaotic commuter system? By Yinka Adegoke
News 28 July 2022 Why drivers for Gojek, Grab, and Shopee tried to sew their lips shut in Indonesia The protest comes amidst dropping wages, rising inflation, and an investment crunch in the region. By Antonia Timmerman
Reports 28 July 2022 Inside the virtual influencer industry: Vox Akuma, A-Soul and the VTubers battling overwork Hidden behind the perfect faces of China's $16 billion virtual celebrity industry is an angry, overworked labor force. By Meaghan Tobin and Viola Zhou
Reports 21 July 2022 For Japanese Uber delivery drivers, gig work is working Platform work has freed people from oppressive workplace culture. For now. By Kaoruko Ishibushi
In Frame 20 July 2022 Fleeing Putin, Russian tech workers find a home in Armenia “If Russia wins, everything in Russia will be bad. If Russia loses, everything will still be bad. I see no sense in returning there.” By Masha Borak and Anush Babajanyan
Reports 18 July 2022 “We’re just fucking illegal”: Uber Files reveal a pattern of shady behavior around the world Documents leaked by a former executive show the dubious methods the ride-hailing company employed to enter markets outside the West. By Andrew Deck
Features 12 July 2022 The dream is over for China’s tech workers A government crackdown and economic downturn have led to massive layoffs, but some are relieved to exit the grueling ‘996’ work life. By Viola Zhou
Reports 6 July 2022 Startups are rebelling against South Korea’s toxic work culture Young people are doubting the Korean dream – but the tech companies that offer them a way out might be in their own, progressive bubble. By Arian Khameneh
Reports 6 July 2022 How tech rescued Sri Lanka’s tanking tourism industry The country's economic crisis left around 400,000 people jobless in Sri Lanka. Tech is increasingly filling the void. By Zinara Rathnayake
South Asia Newsletter 28 June 2022 Amid layoffs, not all hope is lost for Indian job seekers yet Over 10,000 tech workers have been laid off in India in 2022, but there are pockets of sustained demand for jobs. By Nilesh Christopher
News 28 June 2022 Argentina’s Supreme Court backs Google, says “right to be forgotten” can infringe on freedom of information The court said that content involving Natalia Denegri, a former socialite trapped in the orbit of football superstar Diego Maradona, fell within the public interest. By Leo Schwartz and Lucía Cholakian Herrera
