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Metaverse 'brandtech' will redefine online advertising

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INT

The music industry and fashion retailers are pioneers in using the metaverse to promote their brands and products and generate revenue from the burgeoning marketplace for virtual…

Russia's Telegram crackdown tests censorship limits

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RUSSIA

State telecoms regulator Roskomnadzor's attempt to block Telegram on behalf of the Federal Security Service (FSB) has largely failed, while the collateral damage done by shutting…

Online disinformation is greater risk for older users

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INT

The growing numbers of senior citizens in the United States, their rapidly increasing adoption of social media and their high levels of voter turnout make their vulnerability to…

Cashless payments will outgrow but not end cash use

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INTERNATIONAL

Cash and cash equivalents remain significant, but lost their dominance during the pandemic. This is helping to narrow the gap between the United States and East Asian and…

Traditional US retailers that can adapt will flourish

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UNITED STATES

Walmart had also joined Microsoft to bid for TikTok’s US assets, seeing the video-sharing app boosting its digital media business. The legacy retailer’s transformation provides a…

Fintech and crypto assets test US regulatory legacy

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UNITED STATES

Large technology firms and fintech startups are driving the disruptive digitisation of financial services. This threatens incumbents' business models and raises complex regulatory…

The Middle East’s young people face lifetime struggles

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MIDDLE EAST

The fallout from conflict and the COVID-19 pandemic also clouds the horizon for many. The survey suggests an increasing divide between young people in the Gulf states, who seem…

Monitoring US workers, and pushback against, will grow

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UNITED STATES

Technological monitoring of employees will increase as the software spreads from large to small and medium-sized enterprises, as business models are digitalised, and as hybrid and…

US corporate distress will rise as retail sales slow

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UNITED STATES

The surge of retail sales during the pandemic is fading as consumers again spend on services at the expense of goods, while persistently high inflation and rising interest rates…

EU economic security plan faces major challenges

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EU

These stem from the continued autonomy of private-sector firms and the transnational systems they operates through. The EU may exert some influence through targeted policy…