Turbulent times ahead for tech firms

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Some tech firms are facing plummeting stock prices, and mass lay-offs. It's partly down to falling advertising revenue. Concerns over the micro-blogging site Twitter - recently bought by billionaire Elon Musk - are at the forefront of many industry observers' minds

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