Obama warns technology has created a more splintered world

Obama warned that technology is creating a more splintered world, fuelling the disparities among wealthy and poorer nations, and people within countries. — AP

Former US President Barack Obama warned that technology is creating a more splintered world, fuelling the disparities among wealthy and poorer nations, and people within countries.

"The rise of extreme inequality both within nations and between nations that is being turbocharged by globalisation and technology” is one of the biggest risks for young people, Obama said Thursday at Salesforce.com Inc’s annual Dreamforce conference in San Francisco. "New technologies have allowed us reach. We have a global market. I can project my voice and you can take your technology to new markets. It has also amplified inequalities.”