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The Battle to Build a Child-friendly Metaverse

As a young woman straps on her vest and headset and becomes immersed in a virtual world, Mainak Chaudhuri talks excitedly about the potential of the technology. "This is the first step towards the metaverse," Chaudhuri of French start-up Actronika told AFP at this week's VivaTech trade show in Paris.…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 20, 2022

‘Oh my God, buy it!’ China’s livestream shopping stars risk being censored

Online sales stars enjoy huge influence but can fall foul of the authorities and vanish from the retail multiverse

The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2022

Nina Bhatia: the woman taking John Lewis from homewares to housing

The store’s strategy director aims to be making 40% of profits from outside retail – including rental properties – by 2030

The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2022

Police search consultancy McKinsey’s office in Paris in tax fraud investigation

Police searched on Tuesday the Paris office of US management consultancy McKinsey in relation to an investigation into suspected tax fraud, the financial prosecutor's office said.

France 24 · May 24, 2022

‘No reward or recognition’: why women should say no to ‘office housework’

Accepting too many necessary yet thankless tasks is holding all women back, say the authors of The No Club

The Guardian - UK · May 9, 2022

First Thing: Putin warns Ukraine allies against intervention

Russian leader says any country that intervenes will be hit with ‘lightning-fast’ retaliation as UK calls for more support for Kyiv. Plus, global measles cases surge by 80% in a year

The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2022

McKinsey denies illegally hiding work for opioid-maker Purdue Pharma while advising FDA

Consulting firm was protecting client confidentiality, chief says, and wasn’t obliged to disclose work advising drug manufacturer

The Guardian - US · Apr 27, 2022

McKinsey exec faces questions on opioid, FDA consulting work

A top McKinsey executive is answering congressional questions about his company’s consulting work for the Food and Drug Administration even as it advised opioid drugmakers on boosting sales

The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2022

Veterans boss raised concerns about private consultants interviewing families about department's performance

Australia's Veterans' Affairs boss warned against attempts to investigate her department's processing of claims, telling the minister last year she would "not support" an approach that specifically focused on families who had lost a relative to suicide.

ABC News · Apr 22, 2022

The urgent need for "infrastructure czars"

With billions at stake, maximum coordination is needed.

Axios · Apr 22, 2022