IT Pro News in Review: MWC 2021 in peril, Google discrimination woes & female entrepreneur fund formed

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Welcome to IT Pro's weekly News in Review, a new way for you to discover some of our award-winning content in just one minute, for the week ending 12 March 2021.

This week's top news stories:

  • Mobile World Congress 2021 thrown into doubt after two headline exhibitors pull out of the planned in-person event
  • Google's HR practices under fire again over claims it's failed to deal appropriately with discrimination complaints
  • A new government scheme will see the UK's top 40 female entrepreneurs awarded £50,000 and offered 'bespoke' mentoring.

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