AI is reshaping call center work in the Philippines - Rest of World
2024年11月26日 · “Thank you for calling. … You’re speaking with Renzo. This call may be recorded for — uhm — this call may be re—” Renzo Bajala, a customer service agent for a U.S. credit card company, breaks his monologue.
Philippines set to gain from U.S. CHIPS Act amid automation …
2024年10月8日 · With help from U.S. CHIPS Act, the Philippines aims higher in semiconductors — 128,000 skilled workers by 2028 — but lower-skilled jobs will see cuts.
AI’s global impact in 2024 beyond Silicon Valley - Rest of World
AI isn’t coming. In Rest of World, it’s already here. Get caught up on how AI shaped lives in 2024, from grief-support bots in China to election tech and startup breakthroughs across the globe.
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How WhatsApp ate the world > WhatsApp is already the world’s most widely used messaging app. Meta wants it to be a lot more. WhatsApp is the world’s most widely used messaging app, with 2 billion daily users, who send 100 billion messages every day in …
Digital Divinity - Rest of World
2024年9月30日 · Technology has transformed how we spend, study, live, eat — even how we sleep. And for the 6.75 billion people around the world who consider themselves religious, technology is also changing their faith.
Black Myth: Wukong is shifting China’s global gaming strategy
2024年9月25日 · Black Myth: Wukong has sold more than 20 million copies to date. Game Science. Wukong is what’s known as an “AAA” title in the industry, the gaming equivalent of a blockbuster film: spectacular, big-budget affairs released for powerful gaming PCs and consoles like the PlayStation 5, not smartphones.
Inside TSMC’s Phoenix, Arizona expansion struggles - Rest of World
2024年4月23日 · Morris Chang, founder of TSMC, speaks at the company’s facility in Phoenix in 2022. Adriana Zehbrauskas/The New York Times/Redux. In the 1980s, companies like Intel and Texas Instruments designed and made their own chips.
EV battery swapping gains momentum in China - Rest of World
2024年4月3日 · China is combating EV infrastructural issues like long wait times for charging and sparse chargers in rural areas with battery swapping. EV maker Nio is leading the battery swap trend, but more Chinese EV companies and battery makers are joining in …
Grab challenges Google Maps in Southeast Asia with hyperlocal …
2024年11月13日 · GrabMaps coverage in Jakarta over a year between 2019 and 2020. Grab. The data from drivers, consumers, and merchants in more than 500 cities in Southeast Asia has helped add more than 800,000 kilometers of missing roads to OpenStreetMap, the open-source mapping platform, according to Grab. Grab drivers contribute about half a million map inputs …
Crunchyroll is trying to turn India into a nation of anime lovers
2024年8月15日 · Ashwath Nair’s obsession with anime started in the early ’90s, when the anime show Robotech first aired on an Indian television channel. Over the years, he fell in love with the diverse genres, complex storylines, cinematography, and the unique art style of anime.