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While in no way a self-glorifying \"Microsoft memoir,\" the book pulls back the curtain remarkably wide onto some of the company's most crucial recent decision points as it strives to protect the hopes technology offers against the very real threats it also presents. There are huge ramifications for communities and countries, and Brad Smith provides a thoughtful and urgent contribution to that effort.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e__________\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eTools and Weapons\u003c\/i\u003e, Brad Smith takes us behind the scenes on some of the biggest stories to hit the tech industry in the past decade and some of the biggest threats we face. 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