Bot-ched advice – ‘disturbing’ results in AI study
British Medical Association, 10 July 2025
Chatbots do quite well in diagnosing conditions, but only in other chatbots, new research has found.
Meta’s Record-Breaking Undersea Cable, AI That Saves Diabetic Feet & Tinder’s Double Dating
Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast, 09 July 2025
Meta’s Project Waterworth isn’t just another undersea cable - it’s an 18,000 mile behemoth set to link continents, with India’s data centres as a key hub. Anniki Mikelsaar from the OII breaks down its geopolitical stakes.
Are startup founders different?
The Economist, 30 June 2025
The best entrepreneurs ask themselves a particular question about work, and tend to be more adventurous and open to novelty than the population at large.
Consequences of home office – now the change in the housing market is becoming apparent
Die Welt, 08 July 2025
Many companies are currently ordering on-site work again. The trend toward hybrid working has significantly changed the housing market, according to a study using Vienna as an example.
Housing market and the pandemic
Radio Wien, 06 July 2025
Dr Fabian Brasemann speaks to Radio Wien about his latest study.
Pandemic has changed the housing market
ORF, 06 July 2025
The Covid-19 pandemic and its impact on life and work have also changed the housing market in Vienna.
Rent shock 2025: How to protect yourself from being displaced from your neighbourhood
Focus Online, 04 July 2025
Rents are rising everywhere – from Berlin to Tokyo. Data researcher Fabian Braesemann analyzes why this is the case and what a study from Vienna reveals about the pandemic and the housing market.
Water For Data
Al Jazeera, 03 July 2025
"What’s the environmental cost of our increasing data usage?" asks Al Jazeera, in a new documentary featuring an interview with the OII's Dr Ana Valdivia.
We want to live differently, but we can’t – the hidden price drivers on the housing market
Die Presse, 04 July 2025
Housing needs have changed dramatically since the coronavirus pandemic. But supply isn't keeping pace. As a result, certain apartments are becoming more expensive.
Call centres could be a gold mine for Africa
The Economist, 26 July 2025
Forget factories. There is a better answer to the continent’s jobs crisis
‘Always On,’ How Workers Are Suffering From ‘Infinite’ Work
Newsweek, 23 June 2025
Though "Infinite Workday," might sound like the title of a sci-fi film, it's a reality for many Americans, according to a recent report from Microsoft.
Wake up call for AI: computer-vision research increasingly used for surveillance
Nature, 25 June 2025
Imaging research in the popular field of computer vision almost always involves analysing humans and their environments, and most of the subsequent patents can be used in surveillance technologies, a study has found.