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restofworld. org > 2026 > motorola-india-lawsuit-social-media-defamation

Motorola's India lawsuit could make platforms police speech faster

1+ hour, 14+ min ago  (773+ words) The American phonemaker's Indian arm has named X, You Tube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, Google, and Meta in a lawsuit asking to take down existing and future "defamatory" content. Motorola wants social media platforms to take down "defamatory" reviews of its…...

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restofworld. org > 2026 > gulf-war-data-center-risks

Data embassies" and safeguarding digital assets during wartime

4+ week, 1+ hour ago  (732+ words) To avoid collateral damage, countries consider ditching giant server hubs for smaller, distributed ones'especially now that military and civilian data live side-by-side. None of these options is easy. Global data center capacity could reach 200 gigawatts by 2030, doubling capacity, to meet…...

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restofworld. org > 2026 > iran-amazon-data-center-strikes

Iranian drone strikes at Amazon sites raise alarms over protecting data centers

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (535+ words) Tech industry's past focus on cyberattacks and natural disasters overshadowed threats of physical attacks. The Iranian drone strikes that hit Amazon Web Services facilities in the Middle East have thrust a new question to the forefront of the tech industry:…...

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restofworld. org > 2026 > cloud-outages-2025-global-business-impact

The day the cloud went out

3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (1101+ words) Entrepreneurs and tech workers from around the world describe how they navigated the many cloud outages in 2025. November 18 was supposed to be a routine workday for Rwanda-based entrepreneur Derrick Ikenga. But it turned out to be a nightmare he wasn't…...

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restofworld. org > 2025 > web-beneath-waves-taiwan-underseas-cables

China, Taiwan, and the vulnerable web of undersea cables

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (256+ words) In his new book, The Web Beneath the Waves, writer Samanth Subramanian examines big tech's role in subsea cables and growing geopolitical tensions around them. This is an excerpt on the threats that Taiwan faces from China. Tsung directed me…...

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restofworld. org > 2025 > fake-job-ads-facebook-telegram-indonesia-tech-workers

How phony job ads on Facebook and Telegram lure tech workers to scam compounds

11+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1498+ words) Linda Yulisman is a Labor x Tech reporter based in Jakarta, Indonesia. She has over 15 years of experience covering the country's economy, politics, social affairs, and environment. She was previously the Indonesia correspondent for The Straits Times and deputy business…...