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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…

World Cup leads to closer ties among Gulf states

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GULF STATES

The World Cup marked an opportunity for Qatar to bolster its soft power and its role as a global sporting and tourism destination. Although the tournament brought a wave of…

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…

Controversy may mire Tanzania’s Stiegler’s Gorge Dam

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TANZANIA

Tanzania's controversial hydroelectric project at Stiegler's Gorge.

NFTs will have wide applications once hype settles

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INTERNATIONAL

Yet NFTs divide opinion over whether they are a bubble waiting to burst or will redefine ownership of digital assets and become a core element of the metaverse. The two outcomes…

A successful World Cup would repair Qatar’s brand

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QATAR

Qatar has attracted negative publicity in relation to allegations of bribery to win the vote to host the World Cup and working conditions for the migrant construction workers. It…

US firms will hold their own against a rising China

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US/CHINA

China and the United States in the world economy.

China's media market will boom, despite censorship

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CHINA

The media and entertainment sector in China.

US digital advertising industry is set to transform

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US

Influencer marketing is part of the new US digital advertising landscape as the industry looks to cut through the proliferation of digital media while facing growing privacy…

US baseball dispute will bring risks for both sides

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UNITED STATES

The lockout followed failure to reach a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) and pitches a cartel of owners against arguably the most powerful labour union in the United…