Full Width [alt+shift+f] Shortcuts [alt+shift+k]
Sign Up [alt+shift+s] Log In [alt+shift+l]
64
Argentine startup Nippy aggregates data from gig workers and sells it to companies like Mastercard and Movistar, who in turn offer workers their services.
a year ago

Improve your reading experience

Logged in users get linked directly to articles resulting in a better reading experience. Please login for free, it takes less than 1 minute.

More from Rest of World - Global

India wants its own EV market, but needs China to get there

Despite tensions with China, India is avoiding U.S.-style restrictions, hoping for a bridge to domestic innovation.

6 hours ago 2 votes
Humanoid robots, astronauts, and huge lines: Photos from China’s pavilion at the World Expo

Chinese firms iFlytek and Hytera highlighted AI translation and public safety tech — sidestepping disputes over surveillance and trade secrets.

yesterday 2 votes
Samsung is desperate to compete on chips. Workers say it comes at a cost.

Scarred by long hours, low pay, and a hostile work culture, many chip workers are leaving for competitors, including American companies.

2 days ago 3 votes
The app going against Uber by putting people over algorithms

The founder of inDrive, the world's second most-downloaded ride-hailing app, is going beyond rides, and dreams of delivering education and healthcare through a super-app.

5 days ago 5 votes
The global stakes of the U.S.-China AI rivalry

A focus on “who’s winning the AI race” can overlook key concerns around safety, governance, and equity, experts tell Rest of World.

6 days ago 6 votes

More in startups

India wants its own EV market, but needs China to get there

Despite tensions with China, India is avoiding U.S.-style restrictions, hoping for a bridge to domestic innovation.

6 hours ago 2 votes
Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2025 – Lessons Learned Presentations

The videos and PowerPoints embedded in this post are best viewed on steveblank.com We just finished our 10th annual Hacking for Defense class at Stanford. What a year. Hacking for Defense, now in 70 universities, has teams of students working to understand and help solve national security problems. At Stanford this quarter the 8 teams […]

yesterday 4 votes
Progressives take their best shot at Abundance (but it falls short)

A review by Sandeep Vaheesan fails to discredit Abundance, but it points to what the movement could be doing better.

yesterday 3 votes
Humanoid robots, astronauts, and huge lines: Photos from China’s pavilion at the World Expo

Chinese firms iFlytek and Hytera highlighted AI translation and public safety tech — sidestepping disputes over surveillance and trade secrets.

yesterday 2 votes
Sincerity Wins The War

Hello Where’s Your Ed At Subscribers! I’ve started a premium version of this newsletter with a weekly Friday column where I go over the most meaningful news and give my views, which I guess is what you’d expect. Anyway, it’s $7 a

2 days ago 3 votes