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Commercial metaverse to expand fast but unevenly

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INT

Although the metaverse is in its early days, the enabling technologies are approaching a convergence point where some large companies are starting to experiment with it both as a…

China's virtual reality plans go beyond the metaverse

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CHINA

The plan actually covers not only the fully immersive digital environments that the term 'virtual reality' (VR) refers to in English, but also 'augmented reality' (AR), in which…

US s-commerce will grow fast, following Asia’s lead

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INTERNATIONAL

Both -- especially s-commerce -- look poised for significant growth as consumers turn to social media for product discovery and purchase, and businesses adapt to a retail channel…

Beijing and Washington play their strengths in 5G race

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CHINA/US

5G telecommunications in the United States and China.

5G will transform remote working, media and transport

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INTERNATIONAL

5G effects.

Facebook seeks new users and markets as troubles mount

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INTERNATIONAL

Facebook's troubles and business response.

Metaverse holds unknowable societal risks

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INTERNATIONAL

The metaverse -- immersive 3D virtual environments seen as the next disruptive iteration of the internet -- is attracting hype and investment in equal measure. Proto-metaverses…

Global reliance on GPS creates new risks

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INTERNATIONAL

Reliance on GPS.

E-commerce market will settle to steady growth

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INTERNATIONAL

The pandemic sped up the expansion of e-commerce worldwide. However, growth rates are now reverting from 26% in 2020 and 19% in 2021 towards rates closer to 10%. Shoppers still…

Hard-hit Gulf airlines will seek new business models

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GULF STATES

The backing of wealthy sovereigns has nevertheless allowed the state-owned carriers to maintain some operations even as the world locked down.