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Musk under investigation, Trump's Chinese tariffs, Facebook's fake-news victory: The week in tech news

This week, on Technically Speaking: Elon Musk's recent behavior now has him under investigation; tariffs placed on Chinese exports will raise the price of consumer electronics; fake news sites on Facebook took a major hit recently.

By Ray White on September 20, 2018

Musk under investigation, Trump's Chinese tariffs, Facebook's fake-news victory: The week in tech news

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