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  1. religion
    Upload Your Prayers to the Virgin of GuadalupeIn Mexico, the Basilica of Guadalupe offers a digital pilgrimage. It’s not the only holy site to do so.
    By Ellen Freeman
  2. global tech
    These ChatBots Help Zimbabweans Find Fuel During a ShortageZimbabwe is experiencing a major gas shortage. Social media platforms like WhatsApp are countering its worst effects.
    By Christine Ro
  3. global tech
    Kind Companion Robots Help Qatar’s Autistic Children SocializeResearchers at Qatar University in Doha are programming robots to make autistic children feel more comfortable around other people.
    By Morgan Sykes
  4. global tech
    This Article Is Brought to You Through Sea and MudThe internet lives in big rooms full of giant cables. Two towns, 10,000 miles apart, carry the web through the ocean.
    By Molly Schwartz
  5. environment
    These Nets Harness Water From FogAnd they’re helping a region of Morocco recover from drought.
    By Emma Grillo
  6. global tech
    The Pirate Cell Towers of Rural MexicoA small nonprofit is fighting Mexico’s big telecom companies and providing low-cost cell-phone service to the country’s indigenous groups.
    By Martha Pskowski
  7. environment
    Moringas Are Very Good TreesAlmost the entire moringa tree is edible (and it’s a “superfood”), it makes a great soap, and it thrives in the grim climates of the future.
    By Dan Nosowitz
  8. global tech
    4 Ways Tech Is Protecting Elephants From PoachersOver the last ten years, the population of African elephants has decreased by 24 percent, mostly due to poachers.
    By Dan Nosowitz
  9. global tech
    Afghanistan’s Real Internet Lives on Its StreetsOn the “Sneakernet,” files and media are sold, physically, by street vendors. It’s often more efficient than using 3G or a low-speed broadband.
    By Eileen Guo
  10. global tech
    To Woo Investors, German Start-ups Adopt Silicon Valley Mind-setsCultural stigma around failure has led many in Berlin’s tech industry to avoid risk-taking behavior. Now, they’re trying to adopt a new mind-set.
    By Lindsay Gellman
  11. global tech
    How Technology Is Transforming Rural ChinaA Q&A with scholar and programmer Xiaowei Wang on her upcoming book, Tech Goes Down to the Country.
    By Samantha Culp
  12. global tech
    Good ‘Smart Cities’ Actually Need People to Live in ThemThis is a surprisingly difficult thing for urban developers to do.
    By Gabriela Barkho
  13. global tech
    Solar-Powered Fridges Can Help Stop EpidemicsMuch of the world doesn’t have access to vaccines for one solvable reason: transportation logistics.
    By Christine Ro
  14. the internet is for porn
    How Smartphones Got a Conservative Nation Hooked on PornIn 2012, three Indian politicians were forced to step down after they were caught watching porn during a session of Parliament.
    By Ravi Agrawal
  15. environment
    Low-cost Sonar Kits Can Detect Rising Water and Send Out Flood AlertsTepmachcha is an open-source flood detector designed for Cambodia.
    By Dan Nosowitz
  16. global tech
    ‘How They Hit You Is Through Your Family": How Troll Farms Silence DemocracyIn Azerbaijan, government-sponsored harassment drives dissidents off the internet.
    By Mack DeGeurin
  17. global tech
    WhatsApp Says It’s Too Late to Stop Far-Right Fake News in BrazilFake news stories spread like wildfire on messaging service WhatsApp — and there’s no easy way to stop it.
    By Jake Swearingen
  18. environment
    ‘Garbage Soil’ Can Help Trees Grow in the DesertResearchers believe that sediment and silt from man-made lakes can turn deserts into forests.
    By Dan Nosowitz
  19. global tech
    All This Unused Solar Energy Can Power BangladeshWith more than 5 million solar-home systems, all Bangladeshis need is a shared power grid. SolShare helps redistribute the surplus energy.
    By Dan Nosowitz
  20. global tech
    Fake Pills, Long Waits: Start-ups Trying to Improve Health Care Around the WorldRural communities around the world face problems getting access to treatment. These companies think they can close the gaps.
    By Dan Nosowitz
  21. the panopticon
    A List of Every Animal That Humans Can Spy on With Facial RecognitionIt’s way more than you think.
    By Mack DeGeurin
  22. global tech
    These Digital Maps Help Women Find the Safest Routes HomeApps like SafeCity and #WalkFreely help users around the world report locations of abuse and harassment.
    By Sonia Weiser
  23. environment
    3-D Printing Might Save Coral ReefsRepairing ocean levels, rising temperatures, and pollution is another story.
    By Dan Nosowitz
  24. global tech
    What Motivates China’s Entrepreneurs? A Conversation With Kai-Fu LeeTechnologist and venture capitalist Kai-Fu Lee talks WeChat, AI, and how the Chinese government finally encouraged entrepreneurship.
    By Scott Malcomson
  25. global tech
    Pregnant Women Can’t Easily Get Checkups in Rural India. This App Helps.SaveMom is a new wearable app that helps expectant mothers in rural areas keep track of their and their baby’s health when doctors are far away.
    By Dan Nosowitz
  26. global tech
    Egypt’s ‘Fake News’ Laws Are Being Used to Silence Online DissentAt least two women have been arrested for accusing state officials of harassment.
    By Mack DeGeurin
  27. global tech
    Mobile Apps Are Helping Ghanaian Farmers Avoid Exploitative MiddlemenMost farms in Ghana are small operations, and middlemen often take advantage. AgroCenta is a mobile platform that helps farmers avoid exploitation.
    By Dan Nosowitz
  28. india
    These Drones Are Full of BloodAnd they deliver medical resources to poor and rural hospitals during one of India’s worst blood shortages.
    By Paris Martineau
  29. global tech
    Kenya’s Government Is Evicting Indigenous People. Tech Helps Them Fight Back.TIMBY is an encrypted app that helps Kenya’s Sengwer people report on escalating government violence.
    By Dan Nosowitz
  30. select all
    Hoo Boy, China May Have Hacked Apple, Amazon, and Dozens MoreTiny microchips implanted on motherboards used in servers by Apple, Amazon, and over 30 other companies are now under intense scrutiny.
    By Jake Swearingen
  31. nigeria
    Cell Phones Can Make Elections FairerElection monitors in more than 15 countries have used a text-messaging app to quickly and efficiently call out interference.
    By Mack DeGeurin
  32. renewable energy
    The Caribbean Should Be Leading the Electric Car RevolutionThe conditions are perfect. So why isn’t it?
    By Dan Nosowitz
  33. social media
    If You Charge People to Tweet, They’ll Revolt in the StreetUganda’s social media tax is just another way for the government to crack down on dissent. The country’s youth isn’t having any of it.
    By Molly Schwartz
  34. global tech
    In Internet-Bare Rural India, the Largest Social Network Is a Toll-Free HotlineCGNet Swara delivers local news over the phone to residents of central India, where only 3 percent of residents have internet.
    By Eileen Guo
  35. global tech
    This Digital Map Protects Indigenous Land From Being BulldozedTierras Indigenas gives Paraguayans the data over who rightfully owns land areas, and who has a claim to its use.
    By Dan Nosowitz
  36. hello world
    Introducing ‘Developing,’ a New Pop-up Blog About Global TechnologyOver the next month, we’ll be exploring stories about how technology is being used around the world to make the planet better.
    By Graham Starr