Report 20 October 2021 Tech workers supported mass protests against police violence in Nigeria. Then the government targeted them A year of arbitrary startup legislation following the #EndSARS protest has rattled the country’s tech industry. By Abubakar Idris
South Asia Newsletter 19 October 2021 Gig workers are worse off in South Asia. Here’s why The pay is relatively better, but poor working conditions and an uncertain future are forcing a third of the employees to quit within a year. Only new laws can make it better. By Nilesh Christopher
Report 18 October 2021 Cuban memers are using sarcasm to avoid jail time A new generation of Cubans is using memes to criticize the government under the shadow of a repressive anti-free speech law. By Lillian Perlmutter
Ideas 15 October 2021 All risk, no reward: Why Microsoft gutted LinkedIn in China Why deal with political risk when your product isn’t working anyway? By Rui Ma
List 15 October 2021 ⚠️ Caution! ⚠️ These emoji mean different things in different countries Find out what 💁, 🏩 and ✊ mean around the world By Alex González Ormerod
Report 14 October 2021 Behind SmartNews, the $2 billion unicorn trying to fix the news algorithm Two Japanese programmers, a horde of English teachers and a dose of idealism created a surprise hit. By Andrew Deck
Q & A 13 October 2021 “The internet wasn’t designed to breach national boundaries” British author Azeem Azhar on the evolution of the internet and the hard questions to ask about regulating the platforms. By Peter Guest
Ideas 12 October 2021 La mujer que está salvando 1,600 bicicletas que abandonó Uber en Ciudad de México Para lograrlo, debe convertir bicicletas eléctricas Jump de alta tecnología en bicis mecánicas. As told to Stephania Corpi Arnaud
3 Minutes With 12 October 2021 3 minutes with Tosin Faniro-Dada Managing director/CEO, Endeavor Nigeria 🇳🇬 By Yinka Adegoke
