World Today.
Technology. World affairs. Clearly explained.
-
FEATURED EXPLAINER
What happens to the internet when an undersea cable breaks?
Read the story ↗: What happens to the internet when an undersea cable breaks?A damaged undersea cable does not automatically switch off the internet. Alternative routes, spare capacity and repair arrangements determine the impact.
The latest stories
Ideas worth understanding
-
Do more megapixels actually produce better photographs?
A higher megapixel count can capture more detail, but it does not automatically produce a better photograph. Light, lens quality, focus and image processing…
-
A new UN cybercrime convention is taking shape. What is at stake?
The UN cybercrime convention could speed up cross-border investigations. Its real test will be whether stronger cooperation also protects privacy and human rights.
-
AI needs electricity. Why data centres are becoming an energy issue
AI runs on physical infrastructure. The coming growth in data-centre electricity use will make grid capacity, location and energy policy central to the AI…
-
The High Seas Treaty is now in force. What changes?
A new UN agreement now offers a shared framework for protecting ocean areas beyond national borders. What it changes—and what still depends on countries…
-
Bab el-Mandeb: how Houthi advances could disrupt global trade
Houthi advances near Bab el-Mandeb have raised the risk to a trade route linking the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. What is…
-
Why the Suez Canal matters—even when ships can sail around Africa
Why the Suez Canal remains important to global trade, how detours around Africa affect shipping, and what that means for everyday prices.
World Today.
Make sense of a changing world.
Worldtoday.com 