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FORTUNE.COM // DECEMBER 2019
tech
33 Tech’s Legal
Shield Tussle
Internet companies
have long enjoyed im-
munity in court from
what their users post.
Now that protection
is itself at risk.
By JEFF JOHN ROBERTS
36 Bots
Start Building
Contractors are
increasingly using
automation for the
hard labor that goes
into construction.
By JENNIFER ALSEVER
focus
15 Fortune’s 2020
Crystal Ball
We can’t know for sure
how the new year will
shake out, but the
collective wisdom of
Fortune’s reporters will
help you brace yourself
for anything.
briefing
10 The Trump Slump
Three years ago
Fortune assessed the
Trump economy as
one of promise and
peril. The peril has only
grown. By CLIFTON LEAF
forew0rd
passions
47 Holiday
Gift Guide
This year, present
your loved ones with
treasures they’ll hold
on to for decades—
or even a lifetime.
By DANIEL BENTLEY
last byte
180 Big Tech Goes
to K Street
Money spent by Silicon
Valley on lobbying has
surged over the past
decade.Te x t by BRIAN
O’KEEFE; graphics by
NICOLAS RAPP
venture
41 Where There’s
Smoke
Navigating the
patchwork of laws
around marijuana is
enough to make any
cannabis entrepreneur’s
head spin. Chicago’s
Fyllo says it has the
answer. By RICHARD
MORGAN
around the wheel
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ARE UP TO THIS MONTH
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