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• [New] As per industry estimates, Data science-related job roles are one of the most in-demand tech jobs worldwide and are estimated to be the third-highest paying; expected to create 11 million jobs by 2026. Yourstory
• [New] In 2025, high-paying remote tech jobs are available in software development, data science, and cybersecurity, with salaries ranging from $65,000 to over $110,000. Nucamp
• New York City and New York State are joining the City University of New York (CUNY) to develop the 1.5 million-square-foot Science Park and Research Campus in Kips Bay, expected to create 10,000 jobs upon full completion in 2031. GEN - Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News
• Even as internet giants like Amazon, Meta, and maybe even Google, might be shedding jobs, enterprises in the mainstream economy will gladly soak up all the cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, data science, and AI expertise they can find. The New Stack
• Flagship policy efforts, such as the Inflation Reduction Act, CHIPS and Science Act and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act in the US, will be crucial to ensuring climate change remains of pivotal concern at domestic and international levels. Clean Air Fund
• Proposed budget cuts threaten jobs at NASA Glenn and could undermine U.S. leadership in space science. TS2 Space
• Questacon plays an important role in the Australian government's mission to widen the pipeline of talent available to the science and technology sectors, and to reach 1.2 million tech-related jobs by 2030. The Mandarin
• About 85% of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) jobs that will exist in 2030 are yet to be invented. Moodle
• Attracting top science and research talent to the UK, especially in the 8 key sectors of the Modern Industrial Strategy, is essential for achieving cutting-edge breakthroughs that economic growth, jobs, and entire new industries will be founded upon. GOV.UK
• Signed a landmark science, research and innovation agreement at the UK-India Science and Innovation Council in Parliament, enabling quicker, deeper collaboration that will drive economic growth, create jobs, and improve lives in the UK, India, and worldwide. GOV.UK
• The skills gap persists: While AI creates 5,000 jobs in data science by 2026, per SLASSCOM, only 20% of graduates are AI-ready. lankabiznews.com
• Artificial Intelligence Engineering, Robotics, Data Science, and Renewable Energy are experiencing a sharp rise in demand, with AI-related engineering jobs projected to grow over 20% by 2030. upGrad
• The April research agreement will enable quicker, deeper collaboration on science between the UK and India will drive economic growth, create skilled jobs and improve lives in the UK, India, and worldwide. GOV.UK

Last updated: 02 February 2026