There is a consensus that advanced data analytics and AI are crucial to pay-TV providers’ ability to innovate, providing the insights required to identify new opportunities for investment...

Jacques-Edouard Guillemot 16 Nov 2018

Emerging Technologies

Deep fakes could threaten democracy. What are they and what can be done?

With the tools to create photorealistic videos of people without their consent now readily available, governments and tech giants must consider how to fight this dangerous new frontier on...

Andrew Chakhoyan 16 Nov 2018

Media, Entertainment and Information

Cashless Sweden, the new Great Game and other top stories of the week

In this week's round-up, find out also about fake medicines, which are top risks for business by region and how Canada measures prosperity.

Adrian Monck 16 Nov 2018

France

French officials are going to work at Facebook for 6 months

President Macron's administration will embed several civil servants at Facebook for six months.

Gwénaëlle Barzic, Michel Rose, and Mathieu Rosemain · Reuters 16 Nov 2018

Media, Entertainment and Information

This is Stan Lee's billion-dollar legacy

Stan Lee - the influential comic book writer and head of Marvel Comics - has a legacy that extends far beyond comic books.

Tyler Rickabaugh · Statista 14 Nov 2018

Media, Entertainment and Information

Globalization 4.0, designer babies and other top stories of the week

Also in our round-up of stories you may have missed from the past seven days: underrated humans, National Jealousy Day and the rise of corpse hotels.

Adrian Monck 09 Nov 2018

Education and Skills

Is the English language too powerful?

Even in countries with a powerful home language, the weight of English can be strong. Is this good for the world?

Kai Chan 02 Nov 2018

Media, Entertainment and Information

Utopia from scratch, 60% of wildlife gone and other stories of the week

In this week's round-up, you can also read about alien asteroids, digital distrust and the AI that beat 20 lawyers.

Adrian Monck 02 Nov 2018

Education and Skills

Nearly 1 in 5 US teens can’t finish their homework because of the digital divide

A new analysis from Pew Research Center shows the challenges facing teenagers when they don't have reliable internet or computer access at home.

Monica Anderson and Andrew Perrin · Pew Research Center 30 Oct 2018

Media, Entertainment and Information

Electro-culture, the new science of obesity and other top stories of the week

Also this week: The US leaves a 144-year-old treaty, why a US-China cold war isn’t likely, the drone industry booms in Africa, and more

Adrian Monck 26 Oct 2018

Ageing

Younger Americans are better than their elders at separating fact and opinion

In a Pew Research survey, US adults were asked to categorize five factual statements and five not so factual - with younger respondents doing best.

Jeffrey Gottfried and Elizabeth Grieco · Pew Research Center 25 Oct 2018

Media, Entertainment and Information

Stephen Hawking’s final theory on black holes has been published, and you can read it for free

The late physicist and cosmologist’s colleagues have released the final chapter of his work on black holes.

Johnny Wood 22 Oct 2018

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