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Malaysia’s new data centers create thousands of jobs — and worries about power and water shortages
Data centers for companies like Google, Amazon, and Nvidia are transforming Johor state, with locals bracing for higher real estate costs and resource shortages.
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Khadija Alam is a data reporting intern at Rest of World. She graduated from Columbia Journalism School, where she was a Toni Stabile Investigative Fellow. She has reported on money in politics for ...
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India’s ambitious lithium dreams have stalled
Last year, India touted the discovery of a huge reserve of valuable lithium in Kashmir. Experts say optimism around the ...
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This Indian state wants to be a tech hub. But the government keeps shutting down the internet
Manipur’s startup community is struggling to survive, with tech professionals moving to Bengaluru or Hyderabad.
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No Tesla dealership? No problem. Uruguayans import the EVs from China
Tesla’s only official dealership in South America is in Chile. Private car dealerships in Uruguay are importing Teslas from China, where half of the brand’s EVs are made. Uruguay’s small size and ...