Technology has transformed how we spend, study, live, eat — even how we sleep. And for the 6.75 billion people around the world who consider themselves religious, technology is also changing their faith. Earlier this year, Rest of World set out to document the myriad ways that religious believers are using new technologies in their daily practices. The result is our new storybook collection, Digital Divinity, featuring contributions from writers around the world and illustrations by Glenn Harvey. Start reading: https://lnkd.in/etsTa4Km
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With 2.3 million followers, Şule Kayatürk has become a Turkish TikTok star by making videos about being an observant Muslim who is also a high-powered businesswoman https://lnkd.in/e-HtRuBV
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As millions in China have moved away from their hometowns to bigger cities for better economic prospects, the tradition of physically sweeping ancestral tombs has become a challenge. Now virtual tomb-sweeping websites allow them to pay their respects from afar https://lnkd.in/eTV75WsY
Virtual tomb-sweeping keeps a Chinese tradition alive
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Dive into this week's biggest stories in tech from the regions that we cover. Featuring dispatches from Rina Chandran in Bangkok, Ananya Bhattacharya in Mumbai, dámiláre dòsùnmú in Lagos, and Karla Zabludovsky in Mexico City.
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#OpenAI is setting up an office in #Singapore, its second office in Asia after Tokyo. It's an affirmation of Singapore's position as a tech hub in the region. But Singapore's creative community is a bit skeptical about the plan for generative AI in the country. Writers had earlier pushed back against a plan by the government to train a regional LLM on published works. Read the Rest of World story on this unusually strong reaction: https://lnkd.in/gAJzPE4b
Writers and publishers in Singapore reject a government plan to train AI on their work
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This Hajj simulator offers users a 360º view of some of the holiest sites in Mecca and Medina. It’s created using 80,000 ultrahigh-res photos, making it possible to see even the smallest details, like the carvings on the pillars https://lnkd.in/eSs7_iVs
This Hajj VR simulator helps Muslims prepare for the holy pilgrimage
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Pakistanis are looking for certainty. Astrologers want to help https://lnkd.in/eiq3wZqv
Destined for clicks: YouTube is driving an astrology boom in Pakistan
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“When you encounter Muslims in video games or movies, there is a high chance that they are depicted as terrorists or people who are backward,” said the creator of Muslim 3D, a video game designed to fight ignorance and Islamophobia https://lnkd.in/dsGggmZz
Muslim 3D, a video game designed to fight Islamophobia
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In August, Adi Renaldi wrote for Rest of World about Indonesia's plan to protect local businesses from cheap online imports from China https://lnkd.in/gYuvR_qu Now the country has banned Temu https://lnkd.in/eU4N3J2S
Indonesia’s plan to fight cheap online imports from China
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