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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

Internet shutdowns fuel digital authoritarianism

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INT

Internet shutdowns are returning to pre-pandemic levels across all major developing regions

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

Infrastructure will shape African internet trends

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AFRICA

Internet use is expanding rapidly but infrastructure constraints will drive Africa along different paths to global peers

Big tech’s share of some finance segments will surge

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INT

The network-to-activity loop lets ‘big tech’ firms gain market share quickly, but the loop may be vicious not virtuous

Joblessness will rise as job-save policies are unwound

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INT

Policies have reduced the damage COVID-19 has done to Western job markets but these temporary schemes have to be unwound

Non-financial risks may spur the next financial crisis

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INTERNATIONAL

Asking 13,000 business leaders their top risks to doing business shows that non-financial fears are rising in importance

Global tensions will spur value chains rethink

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INT

Firms are rethinking their strategies on global value chains, which may change markedly in years to come

US pipeline hack to make ransomware risks a priority

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INT

US Colonial Pipeline’s operations have yet to be restored after last week’s crippling ransomware attack

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