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Hard Fork Presents: The Most Amazing – And Dangerous – Technology In the World
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The Disruption of the Global Economy
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A computer virus that targeted every TSMC location worldwide and knocked out all their electronics would cause a global economic crisis. It's not just tech devices like smartphones or PCs that would be catastrophically disrupted, it's also other manufactured goods such as dishwashers and microwaves. The semiconductor shortage of the last couple of years illustrated that it's not only the tech sector that's reliant on ships but companies like car firms too.
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