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Inflation slows growth in global mobile connectivity

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Mobile internet connectivity continues to rise globally but inflation has slowed adoption rates

AI proliferation will have serious environmental costs

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Recent breakthroughs in AI will intensify the digital economy’s environmental footprint

Boom in metaverse services will fuel regulatory stress

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Major tech firms are building out the ‘metaverse’, a highly immersive and interactive 3D version of the internet

COVID connectivity boost leaves social gaps intact

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COVID-19 lockdowns incentivised 783 million new users to come online during 2020-21

Internet shutdowns fuel digital authoritarianism

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Internet shutdowns are returning to pre-pandemic levels across all major developing regions

Non-financial risks may spur the next financial crisis

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Asking 13,000 business leaders their top risks to doing business shows that non-financial fears are rising in importance

China’s cyberactivity draws spotlight as 5G spreads

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With its faster speed, lower latency and higher bandwidth, 5G holds the future of the Internet of Things

Big tech’s share of some finance segments will surge

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The network-to-activity loop lets ‘big tech’ firms gain market share quickly, but the loop may be vicious not virtuous

News on social media will fuel polarisation

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Public reliance on social media -- the least regulated and most distrusted source of news -- is rising

Insufficient infrastructure risks dampening global GDP

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The world needs to spend almost 100 trillion dollars on infrastructure by 2040, equivalent to five times US GDP