Global Scans · Technology · Weekly Summary

• [New] 65% of retail jobs could be automated by 2025, creating significant organizational challenges beyond pure technology implementation. Acticsledge
• AI technology threatens to automate nearly 50% of entry-level white-collar jobs in the US. Economic Times
• Impact: By 2040, the quantum technology sector is expected to create thousands of highly skilled jobs. Eversheds Sutherland
• Upwork, Fiverr, and several other platforms afford the skilled person an opportunity to be connected to clients from the rest of the world, and local tech startups are creating their own jobs with app development, blockchain technology, and online financial services. Asaase Radio
• Self-driving cars could bring jobs, investment, and the opportunity for the UK to be among the world-leaders in new technology. GOV.UK
• Only one in 1,000 Australian jobs will likely remain untouched by technology and artificial intelligence, marking the most comprehensive workforce transformation in modern history. SBS News

Last updated: 20 October 2025