Updates

17 Dec 2025

UN member states adopt WSIS+20 outcome document

Adopted at the UN General Assembly, the WSIS+20 outcome document makes the Internet Governance Forum permanent and reinforces commitments to close persistent digital divides.

17 Dec 2025

AI governance talks deepen as BRICS aligns national approaches

Russia says BRICS is coordinating on AI while rejecting premature common standards.

17 Dec 2025

UN reviews global digital progress at WSIS+20

Global debates at the UN revealed growing urgency over how rapidly advancing digital technologies could either widen existing inequalities or reshape international cooperation in the years ahead.

17 Dec 2025

WSIS+20 highlights deep gaps in global digital access

Global leaders warned that rapid digital progress is masking more profound inequalities and new risks, raising urgent questions about who truly benefits from connectivity and emerging technologies in today’s digital world.

17 Dec 2025

Generative AI use grows across the EU

AI adoption is rising among younger Europeans, highlighting the growing role of intelligent technologies in daily life and work.

17 Dec 2025

OpenAI’s GPT-5 shows a breakthrough in wet lab biology

New OpenAI findings suggest advanced AI models may support faster and cheaper wet lab research by proposing novel experimental mechanisms validated through real laboratory testing.

17 Dec 2025

Denmark pushes digital identity beyond authentication

As realistic AI-generated media scales, identity systems must verify not only access but also content provenance, turning trust from visual judgement into evidence.

17 Dec 2025

AI and crypto reshape holiday shopping this year

Gen Z shoppers are driving digital-first commerce, embracing biometrics, social platforms, crypto payments and digital wallets at higher rates than other generations.

17 Dec 2025

OpenAI upgrades ChatGPT with faster AI images

ChatGPT now supports advanced image creation and editing through GPT Images 1.5, offering users faster visuals, photo uploads and intuitive text prompts across web and mobile.

17 Dec 2025

Customer trust at risk as retail cyberattacks grow

As AI personalisation expands, retailers must balance innovation with data protection, strengthening cybersecurity to defend customer trust against escalating fraud and privacy risks.