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• The arrival of a global player like Starlink could potentially destabilize local ISPs and telecom providers, which have built infrastructure and services under stringent regulatory scrutiny and public accountability, contributing jobs and taxes to the national economy. Research Analysis 1
• The media and telecoms company plans to close three of its 10 UK customer service centers, putting 2,000 jobs at risk. BBC News
• Telecoms giant BT plans to replace 10,000 employees with AI as part of a larger reduction of 55,000 jobs by the end of the decade. Insurance Business
• AI is likely to become a significant force in disrupting the healthcare system and will be a heavyweight influencing factor in the development of biopharmaceuticals over the next 10 years. TechNode
• Economic Opportunities: Investing in hydrogen technologies creates opportunities for economic growth, job creation, and technological innovation in India's clean energy sector. EDUREV.IN
• The current regulatory apparatus is slow to adapt to emerging technologies and poses a threat to the UK's tech superpower ambitions, researchers found, with future jobs and the potential for economic growth in jeopardy. CityAM
• Over the next decade, restaurant companies will likely employ automated technologies, including some forms of AI, across a broad range of job roles. Restaurant Dive
• An estimate done by the World Economic Forum's Future of Jobs Report predicts artificial technology will create 97 million jobs, which may eventually lead to the creation of new majors in colleges. The | Corsair

Last updated: 08 December 2025