Tech Tent: The world in 2031 bbc.com How the metaverse, energy tech and AI might influence how we live in years to come....

Shanghai doubles down on the metaverse by including it in a development plan cnbc.com A Shanghai city department's five-year development plan includes encouraging metaverse use in public services, business offices and social entertainment....

Self-driving robotaxis are taking off in China edition.cnn.com The world has been inching toward fully autonomous cars for years. In China, one company just got even closer to making it a reality....

The World’s Ultrawealthy Population Grew 1.7% in 2020 Despite Pandemic barrons.com There are now 295,450 people with a net worth of more than US$30 million, Wealth-X says...

UN appeals for $35 billion to help world’s ‘most vulnerable and fragile’ in 2021 news.un.org A record 235 million people will need humanitarian assistance and protection next year, a near- 40 per cent increase on 2020 which is “almost entirely from CO...

Apple’s Strategy Bends the World nytimes.com How Apple’s business tactics, partly driven by fear, affect the rest of us....