Italy’s productivity crisis is not only economic. It is also cultural — and that is why it is so hard to fix.
Since 2000, Italian real GDP per capita has barely moved. The country has suffered almost a quarter-century of stagnation.
But the deeper problem is not just debt, bureaucracy or low investment. It is a society structurally hostile to renewal.
Italy is the oldest country in the EU, with a median age close to 49. Its education base is also weak. Only 31.6% of Italians aged 25–34 had tertiary education in 2024.
Digital adoption is even worse. Only 45.8% of Italians have basic digital skills, compared with 55.6% in the EU.
Only 8% of Italian companies used AI in 2024, versus around 20% in Germany. In 2026, only 19.9% of Italians aged 16–74 had used AI tools, far below the European average of 32.7%.
This is not a normal productivity gap.
It is a structural inability to absorb technological change.
Italy still has world-class firms, extraordinary industrial clusters and some of Europe’s best manufacturing know-how. But the national system around them is too old, too fragmented, too undereducated and too defensive.
A country cannot become productive if its society does not reward scale, technology, ambition, competition and renewal.
We're giving you access to the exact same @Antigravity agent harness we use at Google.
Introducing Managed Agents in the Gemini API. In a single API call, you get the agent and a secure, hosted Linux environment — we handle the infrastructure so you can focus on the user experience.
#GoogleIO
We asked our agents to build a working operating system from scratch using @Antigravity 2.0 and Gemini 3.5 Flash.
It took:
⏱️ 12 hours
🤖 93 parallel sub-agents
🔄 15k+ model requests
🧠 2.6B tokens processed
💸 Less than $1K in API credits
To build a functioning OS from scratch.
#GoogleIO
Introducing Gemini Spark ✨
It’s your 24/7 personal AI agent that helps you navigate your digital life, taking action on your behalf, and under your direction.
🧠 It runs on Gemini 3.5 and is built on @Antigravity, so it can perform long-running tasks easily in the background.
⏱️ And because it runs on dedicated virtual machines on Google Cloud, you don’t even need to keep your laptop open.
🧰 Spark will integrate seamlessly with Google tools, and soon with third parties through MCP.
#GoogleIO
Introducing our brand new, intelligent Search box — totally reimagined with AI. This is the biggest upgrade to our Search box in 25 years and it’s starting to roll out today.
Designed to anticipate your intent, the new Search box helps you formulate your question with AI-powered suggestions that go beyond autocomplete. It will offer nuance that you might not have even thought to add — helping you ask the exact question on your mind with ease.
Plus, you’ll be able to search across modalities — with text, images, files, videos and even Chrome tabs.
#GoogleIO
Google Search lets you pick the sources you want to see more of. 📰
🌎 Preferred Sources is now available globally in all supported languages.
⭐Tailor your Search experience by highlighting the sources you rely on most
📈 So far, over 345,000 unique sources have been selected, and readers are more than 2x likely to click through to a site after selecting it as a preferred source.
🔍 We’re also making it easier to manage, find and add your sources.
@DAZN_HELP_ITA Ma anche no. Vi invio subito la disdetta. Altroché. Sto vedendo le partite nell'applicazione di iPad che va.Presto avrete mie notizie, solo per disdire.
State preparando tutto... Okkei. Per quale campionato? App @DAZN_IT in crash totale su @Google Tv. Da un'ora. Il tutto durante le partite decisive dell' anno in @SerieA. #Calcio
Dall'inizio delle partite delle 12 la app per #Google TV di @DAZN_IT è in crash. Un disastro completo e del quale non sono sorpreso. Vogliamo fare qualcosa? Questo uno dei motivi per cui faccio abbonamento a questa m.... solo sotto i 20 euro/mese (e sono già troppi)
@WhatsApp appears to be is working on a “No Ads” subscription
The App Store shows two tiers for 4 accounts and 5 accounts, but it's not clear what this means.
Pricing: £11.99 - £14.99 a month.
Today at the @Android Show (I/O edition) we announced Gemini Intelligence - bringing the best of Gemini to our most advanced devices.
Automate multi-step tasks across apps and Chrome, fill out forms in a single tap, turn spoken thoughts into polished text with Rambler, build custom widgets & loads more.
Introducing Googlebook, the first laptop designed for Gemini Intelligence. It’s crafted for heavyweight performance, built with Gemini at the core and perfectly synced with your Android phone. Coming this fall. 💻✨
#TheAndroidShow