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2021 - How technology has shaped the year

Did you follow the billionaire space race, and how much do you know about the metaverse? The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s Marc Cieslak shares his take on this year’s stand out tech moments.

2021 started with supporters of the former US president, Donald Trump, storming the Capitol building. How much of a role did social media play in galvanizing the rioters? In the months that followed, Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos battled to beat each other beyond Earth’s atmosphere and make space tourism a reality. Then Francis Haugen, the Facebook whistleblower, accused the social media giant of harming children’s mental health and weakening democracy. For 5 Minutes On, the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s technology correspondent, Marc Cieslak, shares his stand out moments of the past year.

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