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Yadullah Abidi
Yadullah Abidi is the News Editor at The Mac Observer, where he leads the site’s Apple news coverage. A tech journalist and software developer since 2018, he has also covered Windows, Linux, programming, PC hardware, cybersecurity, malware analysis, and gaming. Yadullah holds a BSc.(H) in Computer Science from Delhi University and a postgraduate diploma in multimedia journalism from the Asian College of Journalism. His work also appears in Candid.Technology and MakeUseOf.
Articles by Yadullah Abidi
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