IBM apologises for 'hack a hairdryer' campaign

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Patronising and even dangerous: Twittersphere speaks out over Big Blue's latest campaign to promote STEM

IBM moved quickly to kill its "hack a hairdryer" campaign today following criticism that it was sexist, patronising and even – according to one tweet from the London Fire Brigade – potentially dang...

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