Every story in this issue with a short summary, so you can decide what to read before leaving the site. Summaries are written by AI (Claude) only from each publisher's own description and checked by Jev for anything not in that description. They are not full translations. Follow "Read the original" for the full story.
The UK AI minister now concedes the estimated figure is less than a third of the original. Researchers blame the country's slow rate of adoption.
Read the original →Hong Kong recorded its strongest economic performance in five years across the first nine months of the year. Official data showed the growth was powered by booming technology exports and steady domestic spending.
Read the original →Productivity improvement is the leading value realized from AI investments, according to 84 per cent of executives worldwide in a Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) survey. The study is titled 'TCS Enterprise AI Study: Intelligence that is Real'.
Read the original →Every bank and insurer has the same technology available, including the same models, vendors and use cases. Yet the results differ widely.
Read the original →Online design and publishing platform Canva is cutting jobs and relocating workers. The company faces challenges from artificial intelligence.
Read the original →Imaging volumes are growing and there is an ongoing radiologist shortage. The author suggests that more active involvement by radiologists in creating and developing AI models could help.
Read the original →While management is responsible for deploying AI, boards remain responsible for overseeing whether the organization and its people are prepared to realize its full value.
Read the original →The World Bank has highlighted the need for governments to strengthen education, healthcare and workforce skills. The aim is for young people to benefit from new technologies rather than struggle to compete in changing labour markets.
Read the original →The US 10-year Treasury yield fell 19 basis points on Thursday, its biggest single-day drop since early 2023. The 2-year yield fell 18 basis points.
Read the original →The Bank of Japan's Niigata branch said in its November report, released on the 4th, that the prefecture's economy is recovering despite the impact of higher raw material costs, unchanged from the previous month. Rising raw material prices weigh on the economy, while strong AI-related demand provides support. Personal consumption is recovering despite some weakness.
Read the original →Incoming British Ambassador to Japan Robertson told a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on the 4th that Japan and the UK face economic challenges amid technological advances such as AI. He named AI and semiconductors as areas for stronger cooperation. He said the focus would be on jointly nurturing future industries and linking them to economic growth.
Read the original →The article is part of a series on the FY2026 Labor Economy Analysis. The previous part analyzed squeezed profits and rising bankruptcies at small and medium-sized firms despite strong overall corporate results. Part 3 covers a labor market with a 2.5% unemployment rate and structural labor shortages.
Read the original →