Category Archives: Analysis

Analysis, Business, Innovations, Technology, Videos

Technology: ‘How Covid Is Boosting Innovation’

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Covid-19 has accelerated the adoption of technologies and pushed the world faster into the future. As businesses and organisations look towards the post-pandemic era, what lessons can be learned about innovation?

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Chapters 00:00​ – How has covid-19 boosted innovation? 01:20​ – Drone deliveries 04:20​ – How crises lead to innovation 06:47​ – How restaurants have innovated 09:29​ – Inequality between companies 10:48​ – Some start-ups have thrived 12:57​ – Working from home 14:15​ – E-learning: benefits and challenges

Analysis, Automobiles, Business, Transportation, Videos

Analysis: ‘Why Tire Prices Are Rising’ (CNBC Video)

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Along with the pandemic, big tire brands are facing unique challenges. While trends have increasingly shifted online due to Covid, the tire market has been more hesitant to growing its e-commerce presence. Trade tariffs and the growing popularity of SUV’s and electric vehicles are also driving up the price of tires, posing an issue with attracting focus-savings consumers. Existing in a competitive market, many of the world’s biggest tire brands are focused on standing out to customers.

Analysis, Art, Digital, Economics, Technology, Videos

Analysis: ‘NFT’s And The Digital Art Boom’ (Video)

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Non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, have exploded onto the digital art scene this past year. Proponents say they are a way to make digital assets scarce, and therefore more valuable. WSJ explains how they work, and why skeptics question whether they’re built to last. Photo Illustration: Jacob Reynolds/WSJ

A non-fungible token is a special type of cryptographic token which represents something unique. NFTs are called non-fungible because they are not mutually interchangeable, since they contain unique information, although it is possible to mint any number of NFTs representing the same object.

Analysis, Psychology, Society, Videos

Conspiracy Theories: ‘Why People Are So Attracted?’

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Belief in conspiracy theories is far more widespread than the stereotypes that dominate pop culture. Recently, QAnon, Covid-19 and 5G theories have gained traction and criticism while less controversial conspiracies like the faked moon landing have persisted for decades. We all share hardwired evolutionary traits that make us vulnerable to them, from the way we assign truth to new information to our tendency to find patterns in unrelated phenomena. But if we’re all potentially susceptible to conspiracy theories, how can we manage these cognitive shortcuts?

Analysis, International, Politics, Reviews, Travel, Videos

Analysis: ‘What Is The Paris Club Of 22 Countries?’

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The Paris Club, comprising 22 wealthy countries, provides a platform for governments facing financial difficulties to reduce and renegotiate their debt repayments. Formed in 1956, it has signed more than 400 agreements to date, worth more than half a trillion dollars to about 100 countries. As public debt soars in the wake of the pandemic, CNBC’s Timothyna Duncan breaks down how this exclusive club functions and the challenges it faces to stay relevant.

Analysis, Health, Technology, Travel, Videos

Future Of Travel: How ‘Health Passports’ Work

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Health passports were something we had barely heard of a year ago, but now, everyone is talking about them. Some form of passport or proof of health status is likely to be a lasting legacy of Covid-19. But what are they, how do they work, and how will they affect the way we travel?

Analysis, News, Podcasts, Politics

Morning News Podcast: Covid Relief Bill Analysis & Citizen Unrest In Senegal

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Thanks to a parliamentary contortion called reconciliation, the $1.9trn covid-relief plan is likely to sail through—we examine what is in it and what its passage portends for lawmaking in the Biden era. 

Unrest is unusual in Senegal, but citizens are out in force; we ask about the roots of the protest mood. And what ever happened to bespoke ringtones?

Analysis, News, Politics, Videos

Analysis: What Is Known About Iran’s Nuclear Sites

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While Iran says it isn’t trying to build nuclear weapons, a look at its key facilities suggests it could develop the technology to make them. WSJ breaks down Tehran’s capabilities as it hits new milestones in uranium enrichment and limits access to inspectors. Photo illustration: George Downs

Analysis, Cities, Employment, Society, Technology, Videos

Employment: ‘How Small Cities Are Attracting Remote Workers’ (Video)

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As the pandemic changes how — and where — professionals work, some smaller cities and regions are offering hefty relocation incentives to attract remote workers to help jumpstart their local economies. WSJ met one family who accepted an offer to make a new home in the Ozarks. Photo: Craig Kauffman for the Wall Street Journal