Digital divide stories
Accessibility-focused app playgrounds won prizes as students used Apple’s Swift challenge to tackle tremors, floods, speaking and music barriers.
Extra capacity for airlines, ships and remote broadband users in Asia-Pacific is expected later this year after the satellite’s deployment and testing.
Rural fibre roll-outs could become cheaper and easier to manage as the new kit targets faults, deployment hurdles and system integration.
Businesses face higher operational and cybersecurity risks as Anthropic's agents let non-technical teams build software that can act across systems.
Cybersecurity and skills gaps are leaving many mid-sized firms unable to turn AI investment into stronger profits or revenue growth.
Local data hosting and a flat NZD $168 monthly fee could make classroom journals more affordable for primary schools across both markets.
British households pay less than many Western peers for fixed-line broadband, with the UK placed 70th in a 214-country price league.
The surge underscores how quickly AI use is spreading, while economists say official data still misses its impact on jobs and output.
The move gives US broadband operators local support, faster deliveries and a new base for CBNG's 5G fixed wireless rollout in Texas.
Charities could get training better suited to limited budgets and low digital confidence as AI reshapes service delivery.
Thousands of households could lose familiar phone service if they ignore BT’s notices before the UK’s analogue landline switch-off in 2027.
Yet most Australian mid-sized firms still lack the training and governance needed to turn AI use into broader revenue gains.
Technology leaders say the country risks falling further behind as AI adoption, cyber threats and rising costs outpace progress.
Only 16% of employees are seeing big productivity gains despite average UK company spending of GBP £235,000 on AI and emerging tech.
AI adoption is widening a gap among Australian SMEs, with users growing 2.8 times faster and many others still holding back.
The expansion follows early uptake of Microsoft’s previous pledge, as demand for AI training rises across business, schools and community groups.
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.
