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About half of Americans say they’re more concerned than excited about AI, and young adults’ concern is rising.

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Some of the biggest demographic differences in cryptocurrency use are by gender, age and income.

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Construction continues at a new Meta data center in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, on March 31. (Joe Timmerman/Wisconsin Watch via Getty Images)

Over 1,500 new data centers are in development nationwide. Most will be built in rural areas, particularly the South and Midwest, marking a shift from urban locations.

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reportMar 14, 2007

Latinos Online

Hispanics with lower levels of education and English proficiency remain largely disconnected from the internet.
reportMar 12, 2007

Internet ferment in China

In China, how three big issues — digital divides, internet cafes, and online games — are spilling into each other.
presentationJan 25, 2007

Demographic Realities & Consumer Behavior Online

The base of the internet is broadening to include more people with less education than ever before, while older Americans are still overwhelmingly offline. Internet users who have experienced spyware act differently online from those who have not….
reportNov 29, 2006

Teens, IM and Mark Foley

Now that the election is long past and the Mark Foley scandal is perhaps a slightly less inflammatory subject, we can address some of the inquiries that we’ve gotten about young people and instant messaging.
presentationNov 6, 2006

Internet Usage Trends – Through the Demographic Lens

One in five adults in this country are disconnected from the just-in-time information source that the internet has become for many people.
reportSep 24, 2006

The Future of the Internet II

A survey of technology thinkers and stakeholders shows they believe the internet will continue to spread in a “flattening” and improving world. There are many, though, who think major problems will accompany technology advances by 2020. A predictions…
reportAug 30, 2006

The Afterlife of Text Messages

A company bought 10 phones on eBay and then “resurrected” information on them.
reportAug 9, 2006

Warning Unwary Searchers

48% of internet users said they have stopped visiting certain Web sites that they fear might deposit unwanted programs – and that was before Google started warning people about wandering into unsafe territory.
presentationJul 28, 2006

The impact of the internet

This presentation covers many of the major findings from the Project about the social impact of the internet.
presentationJul 11, 2006

Teens and the Internet: Findings Submitted to the House Energy and Commerce Telecommunications Subcommittee

A summary document of Pew Internet Project data on youth and technology prepared in advance of testimony by Pew Internet staffer Amanda Lenhart at the House Telecom subcommittee hearings.

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Young adults in the U.S. are increasingly wary of AI, concerned it will take jobs

About 1 in 5 Americans have used crypto; Republicans’ use has ticked up

Most new data centers in the U.S. are coming to rural areas

Technology Policy Issues

Latinos Online

Internet ferment in China

Demographic Realities & Consumer Behavior Online

Teens, IM and Mark Foley

Internet Usage Trends – Through the Demographic Lens

The Future of the Internet II

The Afterlife of Text Messages

Warning Unwary Searchers

The impact of the internet

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