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News, essays and reports from the sources Yasmim follows, each with a summary and, when she has written it, her take. What each category means →
Geopolitics & CybersecurityNews
Conflict in the Red Sea is forcing cloud giants to find a new route for the internet
War around Yemen is pushing Google and Meta to reroute the subsea cables that carry the internet.
Geopolitics & CybersecurityEssay
Why Africa needs its own AI off switch
Locally controlled AI could protect infrastructure like mobile money from AI-driven cyberthreats.
Geopolitics & CybersecurityNews
Startups recalibrate Chinese AI for the West
Startups are adapting Chinese open-weight models for Western firms worried about censorship and security.
Geopolitics & CybersecurityNews
As U.S. blocks DJI, Insta360 races to win American creators
A smaller Chinese camera maker is using regulatory timing to grow its drone brand in the US.