Tag: OECD
Tech Digest daily roundup: Skilled professions at biggest risk from AI, warns OECD
Major economies are on the “cusp of an AI revolution” that could trigger job losses in skilled professions such as law, medicine and finance, according to an influential international organisation. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said the occupations at highest risk from AI-driven automation were highly skilled jobs and represented about 27%…
UK has 12th slowest broadband claims Uswitch study
New research reveals that the UK has the 12th slowest broadband among OECD countries, with average speeds of 61.69 Mbps. The study by the broadband experts at Uswitch analysed the median download speeds of each OECD country to reveal the countries home to the slowest (& fastest) broadband. The Countries with the Slowest…
Facebook paid £28.5m tax in UK from £1.65bn revenue
Facebook paid just £28.5 million in UK tax last year despite reporting growing revenue of £1.65 billion from advertising sales. The tech giant’s latest UK accounts reveal that pre-tax profits jumped by more than 50% from the year before, to £96.6 million. Its total tax bill for 2018 came in at £30.4 million, but this…
