Archive - sixtyone

10 questions with an r/Kenya mod

Kenyan Redditors debate gender roles, politics, and the state of the nation in one of the fastest-growing sub-Reddits dedicated to an African country

Jun 15, 2023 •

March 2023

Dealing with regulators, watching a tech war bloom: How TikTok ended up where it is now.

Even if TikTok satisfies Thursday’s congressional committee, can it ever be just another social media platform?

Mar 23, 2023 •

July 2022

Why BNPLs fund the 'credit unworthy'

The credit scoring system was broken, BNPLs swept up the pieces and created an industry. Today's newsletter explores the 'credit unworthy' & fintech-run…

Jul 7, 2022 •

January 2022

China, Africa & Beyond: A 2022 global tech reading list

Fostering a global understanding of the tech industry

Jan 10, 2022 •

September 2021

So much more than Opay: Welcome to the Operaverse

Back in August 2020 I wrote a piece about the Operaverse. In this newsletter I discuss a few predictions from that very article in light of recent news…

Sep 13, 2021 •

August 2021

Short Video From China to Africa

An exploration of China's short video industry & the development of Transsion owned Vskit

Aug 16, 2021 •

Wapi Pay, Huawei, and the Digital Yuan

They're all literally (and figuratively) connected

Aug 9, 2021 •

The latest from African tech and the rest of the world

Welcome to sixtyone by me, Alexandria. I was a Beijing-based tech worker at a Tencent-invested tech company. Then I moved to Nairobi where I reported on…

Aug 4, 2021 •

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