International

  • Jun 17, 2019
  • 7 min read

High US student debt aids GDP overall but raises risks

College costs and student debts are rising faster than wages, but higher pay more than covers the cost for most students

International
  • Jun 14, 2019
  • 7 min read

Future of mining is Africa’s for the taking

Mining offers an opportunity to leapfrog traditional development paths, but only if it leads to green industrialisation

Africa
  • Jun 13, 2019
  • 7 min read

Rising use of GNSS will test domestic regulators

The growing ease of collecting and analysing location data is conferring new capabilities but also creating new risks

International
  • Jun 12, 2019
  • 7 min read

AI risks being misunderstood in the workplace

Understanding the effects and limits of new forms of workplace AI is key to increasing and monitoring its development

International
  • Jun 12, 2019
  • 13 min read

Rising emissions worsen global disaster risks

Global warming appears to be exacerbating the frequency and intensity of natural disasters

International
  • Jun 11, 2019
  • 7 min read

Encryption ecosystem's proliferation tests regulators

The UK government’s ‘ghost proposal’ for accessing encrypted communications has been heavily criticised

International
  • Jun 10, 2019
  • 7 min read

Regulation on artificial intelligence is long way off

Policy on AI technologies is largely voluntary and in the form of guidelines, not rules

International
  • Jun 7, 2019
  • 7 min read

Trade and tech uncertainty will boost ‘safer’ assets

Investors will favour bonds over equities before a Trump-Xi meeting on June 29, amid trade and global growth worries

International