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tags: Week 1, H3, M1
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# ✍️ Assignment: Staying updated in the tech world
Welcome to your first assignment!

This is an easy and fun on to get things started. If you're going to start start working in the tech industry, it's important you stay updated on the news and what's going on.

## Your assignment
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**:writing_hand: Module 1 assignment**
 
- [ ] You're going to look for interesting news sources and individual accounts from the tech world. These can be:
- [ ] News sites
- [ ] Individual Articles
- [ ] Twitter accounts
- [ ] Newsletters
- [ ] Any other source of interesting news on the tech industry
- [ ] Once you have them, please share **at least 3** links with us. Type the URL into the text reply box below.
- [ ] Share it in your slack channel with your entire squad and the whole community, so everyone can benefit from it!
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## Some examples of interesting sources to get you started...
- [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/): one of the best sources to have your fingers on the pulse of the tech industry.
- [Wired](https://www.wired.com/): owned by Conde Nast, the Wired magazine publishes stories focused on how emerging technologies affect culture, the economy, and politics.
- [Engadget](https://www.engadget.com/?guccounter=1): home to technology news and reviews. It has grown from an exhaustive source for consumer tech news to a global multimedia organization covering the intersection of technology, gaming and entertainment.
- [Tech.eu's Twitter Account](https://twitter.com/tech_eu)
- [Jack Dorsey's Twitter account](https://twitter.com/jack)
- [TLDR Newsletter](https://tldr.tech/)
- [Hackernews newsletter](https://www.hackernewsletter.com/)

You get the idea 😉 Make sure you bookmark the onews we've already shared! 👆

 
## What next?

:closed_lock_with_key: Once you submit your assignment below, module 2 will be unlocked and you can get started immediately!

We also recommend browsing the extra reads and resources in this module in case you want to dive a little deeper into any topic.

✊ Onwards!

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