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  1. JAN 22

    Nokia is back

    The once-dominant phone giant is now becoming known in other areas of media and tech. The post Nokia is back appeared first on The World from PRX.

  2. JAN 21

    In Kenya, there’s a quiet push for an electric car revolution

    In East Africa, the vast majority of cars are imported from other countries. But a group of engineers in Kenya is working to change that by developing the country’s first-ever locally-assembled electric vehicle. The post In Kenya, there’s a quiet push for an electric car revolution appeared first on The World from PRX.

  3. JAN 7

    Serbia tries to access its lithium reserves amid local opposition

    Guy De Launey, from our partners at DW, Deutsche Welle’s, program Inside Europe, reports on Serbia’s vast lithium reserves and the challenges facing companies trying to access them. The post Serbia tries to access its lithium reserves amid local opposition appeared first on The World from PRX.

  4. 12/23/2025

    A multi-million dollar AI data center is slated for Armenia

    Deutsche Welle’s Shant Shahrigian reports on a $500 million AI factory planned for Armenia in one of the latest projects from chip-making titan NVIDIA. The post A multi-million dollar AI data center is slated for Armenia appeared first on The World from PRX.

  5. 12/18/2025

    In China, the future of transportation is already here

    Self-driving cars and electric vehicles tend to dominate global headlines, but some of the most consequential innovations in transportation are happening in far humbler machines. In Shenzhen, China, driverless delivery vans, autonomous sanitation robots, surveillance drones and other experimental vehicles are already operating in public spaces, offering a view of how cities may function in the coming decades. The post In China, the future of transportation is already here appeared first on The World from PRX.

  6. 12/02/2025

    Lessons from the world’s most thriving megacity

    Forty years ago, Shenzhen, China, was little more than a cluster of villages, home to a few hundred thousand people. Today, it holds roughly 20 million residents and ranks among the world’s fastest-growing megacities. Yet, unlike other urban centers that have ballooned at similar speeds — Mumbai or Lagos, for example — Shenzhen has largely sidestepped the air pollution, overcrowding and failing infrastructure that often accompany rapid expansion. In the second of a five-part series, The World’s Jeremy Siegel explores how the city has been able to avoid the problems typically associated with megacities. The post Lessons from the world’s most thriving megacity appeared first on The World from PRX.

  7. 11/20/2025

    Saving the Uyghur internet

    Sean Powers, from the "Click Here" podcast, reports on the lone coder trying to bring back the Uyghur web. The post Saving the Uyghur internet appeared first on The World from PRX.

  8. 11/12/2025

    The disappearance of Ekpar Asat

    Dina Temple-Raston, the host of the “Click Here” podcast, reports on the erasure of Ekpar Asat, who wanted to build a digital space for his Uyghur community. The post The disappearance of Ekpar Asat appeared first on The World from PRX.

  9. 11/04/2025

    The curious case of UyghurEdit++

    Dina Temple-Raston, the host of the “Click Here” podcast, reports on the shift in China's surveillance tactics of its Uyghur population. The post The curious case of UyghurEdit++ appeared first on The World from PRX.

  10. 10/27/2025

    Nobel laureates sound the alarm over artificial superintelligence

    Last week, several Nobel laureates and high-profile celebrities cautioned that the threat of artificial intelligence is real, particularly regarding what’s known as artificial superintelligence. Max Tegmark, head of The Future of Life Institute and a professor doing AI research at MIT, spoke to The World’s Host Marco Werman about why experts — including him — are calling for urgent action. The post Nobel laureates sound the alarm over artificial superintelligence appeared first on The World from PRX.

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