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Gig workers in South Asia are suffering health impacts from …

WEBRest of World spoke to 25 gig workers in Lahore, New Delhi, and Dhaka, all of whom reported symptoms that health experts believe are the consequence of routine …

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Samsung allegedly exposed workers to toxic chemicals, says

WEBBy Special Correspondent. A whistleblower claims that Samsung Electronics flouted safety and environmental guidelines in Vietnam, exposing workers to toxic …

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The CEO adopting AI to build a DNA-based health care system

WEBAloysius Liang is the founder and CEO of Asa Ren, Indonesia’s first AI-powered clinicogenomics enterprise. Asa Ren, a Jakarta-based digital biobank founded …

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Instagram impacts teen mental health in the West. What about …

WEBIn September, the Wall Street Journal published a lengthy report on the impact of Instagram on the mental health of teenagers, based on a cache of leaked …

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Swiggy takes away health insurance when workers don’t meet …

WEBIn October 2023, a Mumbai Swiggy delivery rider, who had worked with the company for seven years, filed an insurance claim worth 23,000 rupees ($275) for his …

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Summer reading list: 12 books from global tech leaders

WEBHere are 12 books that you should put on your reading list this year. Memoir. The Worlds I See: Curiosity, Exploration, and Discovery at the Dawn of AI. By Fei-Fei Li. …

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Rappi does healthcare with one slight difference: Workers have …

WEBBy Daniela Dib and Tamlin Magee. 23 May 2022 • Mexico City, Mexico. Donning a medical robe and a helmet, one nurse working through last-mile app Rappi’s …

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Inflation and unemployment are forcing older Pakistanis into gig …

WEBTheir bodies are literally starting to get worn out.”. Escalating inflation, rising poverty levels, and widespread unemployment are pushing Pakistan’s older population …

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To survive, China’s biggest gay dating app became a pharmacy

WEBBlueCity’s latest health offering is an app called He Health. Launched in 2019, it’s designed to help men in China with health issues they may want treated more …

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Chinese period tracker app transformed into a social network

WEBThe app Meet You — pronounced as “meiyou” in Chinese, which means “beautiful pomelo” — identified a very specific need: Chinese women wanted to talk …

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Sri Lanka’s brain drain problem

WEBSri Lanka’s economic meltdown has prompted a mass exodus of skilled tech workers relocating to the European Union, the U.S., and Australia. The island nation of 22 …

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Who’s actually using Threads

WEBA 32-year-old bar owner in Taipei, Yuan has been lurking on Threads since Meta launched the Instagram-linked alternative to X last year. He posted on the app for …

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China shut down health platform Dingxiangyuan for challenging

WEBDXY and other doctor-turned-influencers have made TikTok-style videos on common illnesses and health hacks. Public health issues have been further politicized …

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