Tokyo, April 15, 2026 (AFP) - AI-driven chip shortage slowing efforts to get world online: GSMA

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A memory chip crunch fuelled by the artificial intelligence boom is hindering efforts to bring more people online worldwide, the head of the GSMA telecoms industry association told AFP. An estimated 2.2 billion people -- around a quarter of the global population -- were not connected to the internet at all in 2025, according to the United Nations. Yet only four percent of people live in mobile internet connectivity blackspots, according to the GS......

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