The report finds that countries investing early in digital infrastructure, AI skills training, and government-led adoption continue to lead global usage. The United Arab Emirates ranked first globally, with 64% of its working-age population using AI by the end of 2025, placing it more than three percentage points ahead of Singapore, the world’s second-richest country…
BEIJING, Jan 21 — Before DeepSeek shook up the tech world and put Chinese artificial intelligence on the map, Wu Chenglin’s own startup had nearly folded three times—but in the past year it has raised $30 million. The January 2025 release of a low-cost generative AI model from DeepSeek that performed at a similar level to…
AI adoption is delivering mixed results for businesses, with clear evidence showing the gap between hype and measurable return. According to a recent MIT “State of AI in Business 2025” study, only about 5% of enterprise generative AI pilots achieve rapid revenue acceleration, while roughly 95% fail to deliver meaningful business impact. This sobering statistic…
AI Adoption Is Accelerating Globally Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a niche experiment – it has rapidly entered the mainstream of business. Recent surveys show that nearly nine in ten organizations now use AI in at least one business function, up from around 78% just a year before[1]. This surge is fueled in part…
Agentic AI is gaining ground as leaders balance opportunity, risk and FOMO New research released today by Capgemini indicates that enterprise leaders are looking beyond the hype surrounding AI and are taking a more pragmatic approach to its use. However, leaders remain shy about disclosing publicly its use in decision making. The research, “The multi-year…
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) today announced a strategic collaboration with AMD to help enterprises scale AI adoption from pilots to production, modernise legacy environments, and build secure, high performance digital workplaces. Under the collaboration, TCS and AMD will jointly develop industry-specific AI and generative AI solutions by combining TCS’s domain expertise and systems integration capabilities with…
South Africa leads Africa in generative AI use, Microsoft reports 21.19% of South Africans used generative AI tools in 2025 Adoption gap widens between digital North and global South South Africa is the leading African nation for the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) solutions, according to a report published on…
If it feels like everyone in Dubai is using ChatGPT to write their emails or plan their weekends, it’s because they probably are. A new report released in January 2026 by the Microsoft AI Economy Institute confirms the UAE has maintained its position as the global leader in AI adoption. In the second half of…
There are some great ways to get generative AI exposure, including some that aren’t quite so obvious. There’s no question that generative AI is one of the biggest investment opportunities of our time. Fortunately, even if you aren’t comfortable with choosing individual stocks, there are plenty of excellent ETFs that can allow you to benefit…
The Microsoft AI Economy Institute released its AI Diffusion Report 2025 on January 8, 2026, tracking the use of generative AI tools worldwide. The study measures AI adoption as the share of consumers who used a generative AI product during the reported period. This metric is based on aggregated and anonymized Microsoft telemetry data, adjusted…
