Initiatives included restoring mining-damaged Appalachian forests, deploying an app that makes South African fisheries more sustainable and ensuring Mastercard’s facilities around the globe are climate resilient.

In 2024, human-centric tech initiatives were empowering people around the globe, wherever they are in their digital journey, driving lasting impact.

From an Arizona restaurant to a Virginia bookshop to a Montana taphouse, small business got a big boost from electronic payments, spending insights and social media.

These stories illustrate AI’s benefits and potential — and the importance of implementing it responsibly.

Our last In Tech column of the year looks at some of the biggest trends that influenced the industry.

Criminal tactics are always evolving, so stopping these schemes has become an arms race — and, in an ever more interconnected world, a team effort.