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Meta's WhatsApp Pay has struggled to gain traction in India in part due to regulators delaying its full launch as well as minimal product upgrades and marketing (Ananya Bhattacharya/Rest of World)
https://restofworld.org/2025/whatsapp-pay-download-india/

Meta’s grand WhatsApp fintech experiment in India has fizzled
Despite having 500 million users in India, WhatsApp couldn’t crack the country’s $3 trillion fintech market.

'Some are forged into poets during hostilities' — Medic, former POW, and poet on how war is shaping Ukraine's writers: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/08/some-are-forged-into-poets.html

"What works in #India will scale better everywhere else. Naturally, the country is a battleground for #AI search."
This is fishing for data and the next #enshittification to roll ou…

Everything always has been and always will be crab #crabs

Are humans destined to evolve into crabs? | Aeon Essays
‘Everything becomes crab’ is more than an absurd meme. The crab is a deep symbol of our devil’s bargain with technology

A look at the impact of AI voice cloning on India's dubbing and voiceover sector, as artists demand consent, credit, and fair pay amid a lack of laws for AI use (Zico Ghosh/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/m

AI Is Replacing Voice Artists in India — and There Are No Local Laws to Stop It
As AI voice cloning in films becomes a reality, India’s dubbing artists are demanding consent, credit and fair pay: "You must understand that your voice is your intellectual property."

🌵 Climate models reveal how human activity may be locking the Southwest into permanent drought
https://theconversation.com/climate-models-reveal-how-human-activity-may-be-locking-the-southwest-into-permanent-drou…

Climate models reveal how human activity may be locking the Southwest into permanent drought
The drought has been linked to the Pacific Decadal Oscillation, a natural climate pattern. A new study finds global warming is now influencing that natural phenomenon.

Ranking all 32 RB1s heading into 2025 NFL season: Omarion Hampton above fellow rookie Ashton Jeanty https://www.nfl.com/news/ranking-all-32-rb1s-heading-into-2025-nfl-season-omarion-hampton-above-fellow-rookie-ashton-jeant…

"Jag upplever att grunden står svagare än den gjorde när jag började", säger FN:s avgående flyktingchef Filippo Grandi.
"Att utkräva ansvar för brott mot de mänskliga rättigheterna är väldigt svårt att vidmakthålla ... men om det inte sker så försvagas hela systemet mer och mer." https://www.

FN-toppen: Säkerhetsrådet fungerar inte
Rasande krig och flagranta krigsbrott skakar FN i dess grundvalar. Något smulas sönder när principer politiseras och ingen förmår sätta ned foten, säger FN:s avgående flyktingchef Filippo Grandi till TT:

A look at the impact of AI voice cloning on India's dubbing and voiceover sector, as artists demand consent, credit, and fair pay amid a lack of laws for AI use (Zico Ghosh/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/m

AI Is Replacing Voice Artists in India — and There Are No Local Laws to Stop It
As AI voice cloning in films becomes a reality, India’s dubbing artists are demanding consent, credit and fair pay: "You must understand that your voice is your intellectual property."

Broncos QB Bo Nix feels 'a lot better' understanding Denver's offense heading into Year 2 https://www.nfl.com/news/broncos-qb-bo-nix-feels-a-lot-better-understanding-denver-s-offense-heading-into-year-2