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Babbage: Taming the tech titans
Babbage from The Economist
English - December 16, 2020 17:43 - 26 minutes - 61 MB - ★★★★★ - 398 ratingsTech News News science and technology Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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This week the EU unveiled its plan to rein in big tech—the draft laws target the American giants, but European firms may not benefit much. Also, how a failed study has revealed a promising new gene-therapy treatment for blindness. And, which science stories were overlooked in a year dominated by covid-19? Kenneth Cukier hosts
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