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One garment factory worker said her target has increased by 75% since a smart manufacturing tracker was installed on her sewing machine in 2022. She has stopped using the bathroom to keep up

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As Bangladesh’s factories turn to surveillance and automation, garment workers feel the pressure

Facing competition from Vietnam and Cambodia, factories are using automation and surveillance to ramp up production and cut labor costs.

Cloud computing costs in Nigeria skyrocketed as the naira depreciated around 70% against the dollar between 2020 and 2024, while companies charged users in dollars. In response, Nigerians built their own affordable cloud platforms

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Nigerians are building affordable alternatives to AWS and Google Cloud

Local cloud startups offer data sovereignty at a time when the debate about who has access to a country’s data is heating up.

Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet is now cheaper than the leading internet provider in some African countries

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Starlink is now cheaper than leading internet provider in some African countries

In Ghana, Starlink is half the price of the local ISP.