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In an ominous final address from the Oval Office on Wednesday, outgoing US President Joe Biden warned Americans against an ultra-wealthy “tech industrial complex” that threatens to take over the country’s democracy. Biden ends his tumultuous tenure on a historically unpopular note, but, with threats such as Artificial Intelligence and disinformation compounding as Donald Trump prepares to take office next week, cautioned the US to “stand guard” against the existential dangers ahead.