Digital divide stories
Canada's decade-long drive to make 50/10 Mbps broadband a universal basic service nears 2030 goals, but remote regions remain hard to reach.
Direct use is boosting trust in conversational AI, with 82% of active users reporting measurable value and many still wary of deployment costs.
The world may face faster job losses and cyber risks than many expect as OpenAI urges governments to debate AI rules before decisions turn urgent.
AI agents may find fewer websites blocking them as residential IP routing helps avoid CAPTCHA checks, rate limits and bans.
Wider use of medical AI will stall without faster networks, as surgeons and emergency teams need near-real-time links to work safely.
Britain’s seventh-place finish reflects weaker search interest in home protection, even as its smart security infrastructure score remained high.
Mobile money transactions topped USD $2 trillion in 2025 as global use surged, led by Sub-Saharan Africa but with growth across all regions.
A new GSMA report says legacy systems and skills gaps are still slowing Japan’s digital economy, despite strengths in 5G, AI and 6G.
Stronger safeguards and faster rollout could help Japan turn advanced connectivity into wider economic gains as scams and exclusion persist.
Many fear losing access to news, learning and friendships online, even as 47% of young Australians back tighter under-16 social media rules.
Schools, households and agencies face uneven access and safety online as TUANZ urges a national rethink over AI, curriculum and mobile coverage.
Nearly half of UK workers expect to job hunt within a year, as poor internal communication is eroding retention and productivity.
New Zealand charities will gain donated AI training places as businesses buy academyEX licences, widening access beyond the corporate sector.
The spending aims to add skilled jobs and local AI access as Thailand races to become South East Asia’s digital hub.
The five-year spend will fund cloud and AI infrastructure, while 200,000 Singapore students get free access to Microsoft 365 Premium with Copilot.
A UK survey suggests connectivity now outranks heating for many households, with 32% willing to go cold for a week to stay online.
Poor communication is undermining retention across North American workplaces, with many engaged staff still planning to quit within a year.
Free data, donated devices and rural coverage have helped one million digitally excluded people in the UK get online, Virgin Media O2 said.
The free two-year service will give young people at Bentswood Hub faster access to homework help, digital skills and online support.
A new satellite link could keep mobile service alive in remote Irish areas and during outages, using ordinary smartphones without special kit.