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‘Tools and Weapons’: Available September 10th

August 27, 2019
Microsoft

China and the United States are not just the world's largest consumers of information technology, but also the largest suppliers. How is technology defining the relationship between China and the U.S., and what does it mean for the rest of the world? Brad Smith and Carol Ann Browne's Tools and Weapons explores this and other pressing issues. The book takes readers on a narrative journey from the cockpit of one of the world's largest tech companies and lays out a path forward on some of the thorniest issues of our time. Read about it here.

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