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Boom in metaverse services will fuel regulatory stress

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INTERNATIONAL

Major tech firms are building out the ‘metaverse’, a highly immersive and interactive 3D version of the internet

Chinese satellites will build Belt and Road in space

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CHINA

China is building a Space Information Corridor as part of its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)

COVID connectivity boost leaves social gaps intact

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INTERNATIONAL

COVID-19 lockdowns incentivised 783 million new users to come online during 2020-21

Stimulating skills is key to emerging markets growth

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INT

Human capital will become as key to low-to-mid-income countries as it is for high-income ones

South-east Asia's navies require capacity build-up

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

South-east Asian countries are fretting over China's maritime claims

Cyber threats drive global technological decoupling

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INT

5G relies heavily on software and will be the core underlying infrastructure for all future digital activities

Space junk threatens national security

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INTERNATIONAL

Critical national infrastructure is exposed to vast clouds of metal fragments circling the Earth at the speed of bullets

Privacy and security policies lag biometric data use

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INT

People are submitting vast amounts of biometric data to governments and private firms, knowingly and unknowingly

US auto autarky ambition could cut world trade and GDP

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INT

The EU taxes US cars at 10%, firing an auto surplus; the US taxes EU cars at 2.5%, firing a deficit and troubling Trump

Global demand for tech talent is uneven

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INT

Mass layoffs at ‘big tech’ firms have disrupted the tech labour market