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18 Big Tech Predictions for the Second Half of 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has ushered in a period of rapid change and uncertainty across the global economy.
Prolonged lockdowns, government stimulus, and accelerated digitization have fundamentally ch...
Bill Gates calls Microsoft’s TikTok deal a poisoned chalice
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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has described the company’s potential TikTok deal as a poisoned chalice. In a wide-ranging interview with Wired, Gates ...
Why governments are threatened by teens on TikTok
In Egypt, teenager Menna Abdel Aziz used social media to ask for protection after a sexual assault. She was arrested on a variety of charges, including misusing social media and corrupting family valu...
