The Five Biggest Issues for Technology Companies in 2021
Discovered on 16 January 12:00 PM CST.
- After a year of startling growth, the tech industry faces a more vexing 2021.
- The pandemic helped bring the world’s tech giants such as Amazon.com Inc.
- and Microsoft Corp.
- to new heights in 2020.
- Late last year, governments in the U.S., China and Europe separately began investigating whether Big Tech is too big.
- The scrutiny in Washington is expected to continue under a Biden administration, which also appears inclined to continue the Trump administration’s export restrictions against Chinese companies that are reshuffling global supply chains.
- While Big Tech faces perhaps its biggest challenge in years, some sectors can look forward to 2021.
- President-elect Joe Biden promises to make cybersecurity a priority.
- And Washington will start doling out financial incentives to help U.S. companies stay ahead of Chinese rivals.
- Here are some of the tech industry’s most important themes this year.
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