The spread of COVID-19 has disrupted family life, causing many families to lean on devices to distract their children. This is how to manage the extra screen time.

Jackie Bischof · Quartz 27 Mar 2020

Future of Media, Entertainment and Culture

To beat deepfakes, we need to prove what is real. Here's how.

Deepfakes and other image manipulation techniques are eroding trust - but by verifying images' provenance, we can identify what is authentic. Here's how it works.

Mounir Ibrahim 23 Mar 2020

Here's how the US can get the best out of 5G

5G has huge economic potential - but unless the US changes its approach, it risks getting left behind.

Andrew S. Weinberg 18 Feb 2020

European Union

We're getting a phone charger that works across all devices - but not everyone is happy

Members of the European Parliament voted 582-40 in favour for a resolution urging the European Commission to enforce a universal mobile phone charger, in an effort to reduce waste and les...

Philip Blenkinsop · Reuters 04 Feb 2020

Youth Perspectives

I accidentally went viral on TikTok. I learned we failed our youngest generation.

The internet can be a toxic environment for teens – but are older generations to blame?

Anna Grajales 15 Jan 2020

Future of Economic Progress

Credit cycles used to drive the economy – now it's disruption

With disruption pushing the global economy forward, the challenge for businesses is to understand the forces driving it.

Simon Freakley 14 Jan 2020

Cybersecurity

Four key challenges for cybersecurity leaders

To be truly effective today, cybersecurity must be built into every product and system. To achieve this level of integration, we need to address four fundamental leadership challenges.

Ken Xie 13 Jan 2020

Digital Economy and Society

Chicken soup for the digital soul: how to bring community back online

How can online networks benefit from the empathy and caring nature of offline, real-world communities?

Dave McKay 18 Dec 2019

Future of Media, Entertainment and Culture

Video games are transforming how we communicate with each other - and they could fix a range of other global issues too

Video games can connect people of all backgrounds and beliefs. Their ability to build community could make them a larger force for social good.

Susanna Pollack and Stanley Pierre-Louis 10 Dec 2019

Digital Communications

What regulators misunderstand about consumer data and the future of the internet

Regulators dealing with the thorny issue of consumer data control and privacy may overlook that the vast majority of digital content is ad-funded.

Jeff Green 09 Dec 2019

Internet of Things

A billion people live in data poverty – but what does it mean?

The ability to exercise many of our most basic rights and privileges – from voting to travelling – requires standardized information to determine who is eligible for what. But, in the age...

Anne-Marie Slaughter and Yuliya Panfil · Project Syndicate 06 Dec 2019

Digital Communications

These are the countries where it's easiest to do digital business

Two business experts have ranked 42 countries by how easy it is for the most significant digital platforms to operate and thrive.

Bhaskar Chakravorti and Ravi Shankar Chaturvedi · Harvard Business Review 05 Dec 2019

Media, Entertainment and Information

The age of influence: why digital platforms must come clean about political ads

Targeted advertising on social media platforms is warping democracy – being transparent about where it comes from is the first step towards an even playing field.

Marcus Burke 29 Nov 2019

Digital Economy and Society

The digital world is a dark, dangerous place for children - here's how we can change that

How can children be safer online without losing access to the benefits of the digital world?

Joanna Rubinstein and Lina Fernandez 29 Nov 2019

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