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Karachi's Quiet Data Brokers Are Fueling South Asia's AI Boom
Railway manifests and utility logs are worth more than gold when you're training regional AI.
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Living Safer in VPN Shadows Than Real Streets
My encryption stack feels more dependable than the neighborhoods I work in.
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Modular electric guitars are the future of the iconic instrument
We're coming up on the 100th anniversary of the electric guitar, and it's been fascinating to hear how this simple instrument has altered the landscape of music in that time. It's mostly just wire, wood, and a wee bit of electronics that doesn't even need power.Continue ReadingCategory: Music, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Guitar, Guitar Effects, Modular
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Lahore Tailors Are Training Their Own AI Stylists
Boutique shops feed decades of measurement notes into local models to upsell diaspora clients.
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Tea With a Rooftop Drone Pilot
Over Kashmiri chai, a freelance pilot described how WhatsApp contracts now redraw airspace.
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Funding notes, monetization, and growth wins.
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Hard Constraints: Is China's economic policy too cautious?
Beijing has embraced a measured economic strategy, focused on ‘high-quality development,’ stability, and risk management. But they must not be so cautious that they fail to address the imbalances that may become hard constraints on the economy's long-term prospects
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France Detains Indian Captain Of Suspected Shadow Fleet Tanker
MARSEILLE, France, Jan 25 (Reuters) – The captain of an oil tanker intercepted by the French navy has been detained under investigations into whether it was operating under a false flag, the Marseille prosecutor’s office...
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Dubai's Rooftops Are Becoming Airbnb Solar Farms
Landlords now rent panels like rooms, turning passive income into grid resilience.
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Istanbul's Drone Bazaar Is Running Tomorrow's Proxy Wars
Garage factories near Baykar are shipping swarms faster than defense treaties can respond.
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Jakarta’s Seaweed Farmers Are Becoming Battery Barons
Algae-based electrolytes now sell faster than export-grade nori.
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The Day My Laptop Turned Into a Border Crossing
Hauling dashboards through hot zones taught me that Git commits feel like passport stamps.
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The Night a Solar Generator Became Karachi's DJ
A blackout rave convinced me decentralized power will win hearts before policy papers do.
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Chile's Copper Coders Trade Ore for Software Licenses
Mining crews pay SaaS bills in refined copper, and vendors accept.
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