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Al-Esia, Z. The Rise of the Big Tech Megacorporation: Review of Megacorporation: The Infinite Times of Alphabet by Glen Whelan and The Every by Dave Eggers. J Bus Ethics 181, 263–268 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-022-05251-6
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