IT Pro News in Review: Microsoft to buy Discord, Intel plays catch-up and the end of LG smartphones
Catch up on the top stories of the week in just two minutes
Welcome to IT Pro's weekly News in Review, a new way for you to discover some of our award-winning content in just two minutes, for the week ending 26 March 2021.
This week's top news stories:
- Is Microsoft preparing to buy Discord?
- Pat Gelsinger reveals $20 billion plan to boost Intel's future
- LG smartphones could be a thing of the past
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