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Big Tech and a Decade of Antitrust with Cory Doctorow

Azeem Azhar's Exponential View

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The Incentives for Investors and the Culture of Aqua Hires

A discussion on how investors in big tech companies are leveraging M&A deals, the potential negative effects of tightening M&A rules, and the prevalence of 'Aqua hires' where postgraduate projects are presented as companies for acquisition, leading to a culture that devalues entrepreneurship.

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