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World faces staggering jobs challenge, says Microsoft president – BBC News
A quarter of a billion people are set to lose their job this year, Microsoft’s president tells the BBC.
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Mr Smith said Huawei’s use of Microsoft products would not pose any kind of security risk
The world is facing a staggering jobs challenge with a quarter of a billion people set to lose their job this year, the president of Microsoft has said.
Brad Smith says millions will need to learn new skills to get jobs, or even to hang on to their old one, as the digitisation of economies races ahead.
Microsoft recently announced a plan to deliver skills and tr…
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