Lawmakers keen to break up ‘big tech’ like Amazon and Google need to realize the world has changed a lot since Microsoft and Standard Oil | The Conversation

In his latest article for The Conversation, Dean Chakravorti discusses how advocates and opponents of breaking up big technology companies are falling prey to some serious myths and misconceptions.

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Trump’s anti-student salvo has to do with what he considers enemy within — liberalism | Bhaskar Chakravorti in The Indian Express

With so many other issues taking precedent in the United States, why has the Trump administration chosen to pick a fight with international college students? According to Bhaskar Chakravorti, it’s an attempt to attack what he considers the enemy within– liberalism.

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Digital contact tracing won’t save Americans from COVID-19 | Bhaskar Chakravorti in Fast Company

Professor Bhaskar Chakravorti explains the mixed success of automated contact tracing experiments around the world and how it spells trouble for U.S. efforts to rein in COVID-19.

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Video Summary: How Prepared are Countries Around the World to Deal with the Constraints of COVID-19?

New research from Digital Planet examines the “social distance readiness” of 42 countries throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Watch the video summary here to learn more.

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How Countries Around the World are Prepared to Work in a Socially Distant Mode Using Digital Technologies

Digital Planet’s latest research benchmarks 42 countries based on their “social distance readiness” during the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more here.

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