Dramatic underestimation of wage inequality
Most people dramatically underestimate wage inequality – such as the pay gap between CEOs and the average full-time worker. Most would prefer much lower levels of inequality than they believe
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Media coverage of women in science
Media coverage can give scientists a powerful career boost but a new study finds that benefit goes disproportionately to men, potentially widening existing gender gaps, Indian independent science journalist Anirban
Only 19% of ICT specialists in EU are women
Only 35% of managerial roles in EU are held by women. In technology the gap is even wider: women make up just 19% of ICT specialists. Two-thirds of STEM graduates
Using AI to make the news understandable
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News media struggle to make young people read the news. A new survey indicates that making the news understandable is a major challenge. Younger users often use AI to navigate
Agentic AI access exceeding market demand
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Supply of agentic AI models, platforms and products already far exceeds demand which will result in consolidation and market correction. The losers of consolidation will be undifferentiated AI companies and
Advertising forecast upgraded
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Nine in ten dollars of ad market growth this year are going to online-only platforms. Growth forecasts for advertising spend have been upgraded this year (+1.2pp to +7.4%) to $1.17trn
Only 27% in European film industry are women
Just 27% of professionals in European film production are women. And gender balance is improving slowly. When comparing the periods 2015–2019 and 2020– 2024, the share of female professionals increased
AI spending booming but who’s using it
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Worldwide spending on AI will reach close to $1.5 trillion in 2025 and $2 trillion next year, led in large part by AI being integrated into products such as smartphones
More concern than excitement about AI use
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Artificial intelligence is estimated to offer huge possibilities and the biggest US companies have spent $155 billion on AI development. But a new survey shows that Americans are much more
Vast majority of European ad companies use AI tools
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85% of European advertising companies use AI tools for marketing, most commonly for targeting (64%) and content generation (61%). Around three-quarters also plan to maintain or increase their investment in