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1 – 10 of 806These developments are part of a larger trend in South-east Asia: as the fastest-growing digital market in the world, the region is also booming as a destination for foreign…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB289646
ISSN: 2633-304X
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In parallel, amid rising tariffs and regulatory uncertainty, automotive firms are having to place bets on new technologies, supplier relationships and business models that will…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB288753
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China, the world’s largest producer of the metal, imposed 20% tariffs on tungsten concentrates in 2022 and has since restricted exports to protect domestic reserves. Its output…
Growing reliance on the same software, hardware, protocols and cloud infrastructure has exacerbated the risks of single points of failure (SPOF), where issues emanating from one…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB289206
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Leading powers are expending enormous human and financial resources to leverage AI tools for military purposes, with uncertain effects. Academic and think-tank discussions about…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB288600
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Ecuador, Paraguay, and Spain are among the countries reporting major hauls, with consignments typically hidden in banana shipments. The volume of seizures demonstrates the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB288717
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The neglect of domestic mining since the 1980s has left the US military reliant on a relatively small number of foreign suppliers for critical minerals and rare earths needed to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287792
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Firms in this sector are deploying AI in functions as diverse as consumer behaviour analysis and product development to supply chain management and marketing. The fashion industry…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286811
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US-based digital rights watchdog Access Now recorded more internet shutdown events in 2023 than ever before. US-based non-profit Internet Society Pulse suggests that this trend…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287653
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The 18% increase since the beginning of the year has been fuelled by expectations of monetary easing, recurrent geopolitical tensions, Chinese economic woes, and greater…