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Elon Musk to pay his dues; TikTok's unhealthy behaviour and Dorsey blocked on Twitter

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Newsletters • 10 min read

Elon Musk to pay his dues; TikTok's unhealthy behaviour and Dorsey blocked on Twitter

Wiser #53: Elon Musk to pay $11 billion in taxes, more than any American in history; plus TikTok targeting teens, Dorsey blocked in Twitter and Email as a source of misinformation and fake news.…

Rick Huckstep • 24 Dec 2021

Jack Dorsey quits as CEO of Twitter (again)

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Essays • 5 min read

Jack Dorsey quits as CEO of Twitter (again)

Wiser! Essay: Jack Dorsey has quit for the 2nd time as the CEO of Twitter. But he still has a day job because he's also CEO of Square, aka Block.…

Rick Huckstep • 03 Dec 2021

Dorsey quits Twitter & renames Square; plus Instagram, Shopping Bots and TikTok

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Newsletters • 12 min read

Dorsey quits Twitter & renames Square; plus Instagram, Shopping Bots and TikTok

Wiser! #48: Jack Dorsey quits as Twitter CEO for the 2nd time., then renames Square to Block; Plus Instagram harm to teen girls, shopping bots, TikTok and more...…

Rick Huckstep • 03 Dec 2021

Tencent and China's BigTech Crackdown; plus Japan's digital currency, social commerce, and NFT is WOTY

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Tencent and China's BigTech Crackdown; plus Japan's digital currency, social commerce, and NFT is WOTY

Wiser! #47: Tencent are the latest to fall foul of China's BigTech Crackdown; consortium of Japanese banks launch a digital currency; the rise of social commerce, plus much more.…

Rick Huckstep • 26 Nov 2021

Tesla breaks $1 trillion; Twitter amplifies the right; and Worldcoin's crypto biometrics

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Tesla breaks $1 trillion; Twitter amplifies the right; and Worldcoin's crypto biometrics

Wiser! #42: Crypto to solve world poverty; Tesla and Hertz in largest EV deal ever; Twitter's algorithms; data privacy under scrutiny; Blue Origin to build a space station...and more…

Rick Huckstep • 29 Oct 2021

China's CBDC rollout continues; Twitter's AI bias revealed; Uber saves lives; and more...

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China's CBDC rollout continues; Twitter's AI bias revealed; Uber saves lives; and more...

Wiser #37: China's CBDC rollout is on track according to expert Richard Turrin; Twitter opens up its algorithms to scrutiny for AI bias; Uber saves lives and a roundup of the top stories from September.…

Rick Huckstep • 01 Oct 2021

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Insights • 12 min read

China's Big Tech Crackdown

Newsletter #26 (Premium): China has looked at the power of the BigTech monopolies in the USA and said "not happening here!"...and they mean business!…

Rick Huckstep • 06 Aug 2021

The Pegasus Project: the spyware leak that exposed the risk to lawyers and activists

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Cyber • 13 min read

The Pegasus Project: the spyware leak that exposed the risk to lawyers and activists

Wiser! #25: The Pegasus spyware hack reminded us that if we're connected, we're vulnerable. Plus BigTech's earnings calls, Dorsey and Bitcoin save the world, plus Robinhood goes public…

Rick Huckstep • 30 Jul 2021

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Call of Duty gets real!

Wiser! #9: Microsoft score $20bn AR deal with US Army, TikTok's awesome signal liquidity, Coinbase goes public, and more strategic insights from the Tech Economy…

Rick Huckstep • 09 Apr 2021