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Entrepreneurs must learn to tackle business risks in the Metaverse

3 mn readHyped as it is, the Metaverse remains largely undefined. It’s a challenge to answer the question “What is the Metaverse?” in part because its definition depends on whom you ask. As it stands today, the “Metaverse” includes virtual reality and what we might previously have called “cyberspace” — including digital assets like nonfungible tokens (NFTs), […]

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Africa: Uptick In E-commerce Digital Marketplace

3 mn readAfricans are gradually embracing the convenience of online shopping. However, this trend is still in its early stages in Africa, compared with more established markets such as Asia, Europe and the United States. Projections by the McKinsey Global Institute suggest that by 2025, e-commerce could account for 10% of all retail sales in Africa’s largest economies: Nigeria, South Africa and Egypt.  […]

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Starbucks laying off 1,100 corporate workers this week, CEO Brian Niccol announces

< 1 mn readStarbucks will lay off 1,100 corporate employees as Brian Niccol, the new CEO of the Seattle-based coffee chain, plans to streamline operations. The announcement, which the company made Monday in a press release, comes after senior leaders in January began “evaluating the role, structure and size of” its global corporate divisions. Those whose positions are […]

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We gave an AI a Rorschach test. What it saw in the inkblots offers a window into the human mind

6 mn readFor more than a century, the Rorschach inkblot test has been widely used as a window into people’s personality. Even if you haven’t done one yourself, you’ll recognise the mirrored ink smudges that form ambiguous shapes on cards. Developed by Swiss psychiatrist Hermann Rorschach in 1921, the test involves showing a number of inkblots to […]

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‘A very special cuisine’: Nick Kwek’s culinary adventures around Sabah

5 mn readBBC’s Discovering the World’s Table sees food writer Nick Kwek journey to his ancestral homeland of Sabah in Malaysian Borneo, where he eats pufferfish with the Bajau Laut sea nomads, learns the art of rice wine-making and is given a secret hangover cure. Pristine turquoise waves lap our boat as we depart the harbourfront in […]

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UK and US refuse to sign international AI declaration

3 mn readThe UK and US have not signed an international agreement on artificial intelligence (AI) at a global summit in Paris. The statement, signed by dozens of countries including France, China and India, pledges an “open”, “inclusive” and “ethical” approach to the technology’s development. In a brief statement, the UK government said it had not been […]

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