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Microsoft rejects console exclusivity but must avoid Activision’s mistakes

For Microsoft, purchasing Activision has meant purchasing this history.

Maintaining identity in the age of AI 

AI videos replicating famous figures have been around for a while, but the authorised use of a persona begins to stir more pressing questions around identity.

The use of IoT across the financial services sector has hit maturity

The majority of IoT integration across the finance sector occurs via third-party consumer electronics devices such as mobile phones, laptops, and smartwatches.

Generative AI plays a pivotal role in the metaverse but has hurdles to jump

Each virtual world will offer a distinct, immersive user experience, as generative AI can help in dynamically and continuously evolving content.

M&A market performance suffered in Q3 2023

Deal activity was impacted by several factors including higher inflation and rising interest rates.

Robinhood rises from GameStop scandal to crypto vanguard

Robinhood is among the leaders of fintech brokerages offering crypto trading, with $12bn in crypto assets and $38m in revenue, according to its 2023 Q1 earnings report.

UK climate policy stuck in macro mud

It is unlikely the UK will announce any major green policies on par with the US and EU, even with a change of government.

Meet the new principal: an AI chatbot named Abigail

Abigail can scrutinize a considerable amount of data and knows about educational management and machine learning.

‘Here’s Dall-e!’: the use of AI-supported CGI in horror

In the long run AI-supported CGI will help make horror more immersive and terrifying.

Feminist foreign policy in an increasingly unstable world order

GlobalData’s Senior Themes Analyst, Amelia Connor-Afflick, assesses Feminist Foreign Policy at a time of increased realpolitik.