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Viktoria Komova
Viktoria Komova

Viktoria Komova is a Russian rhythmic gymnast born on January 30, 1995. She has achieved significant success on the international gymnastics stage, particularly winning multiple gold medals at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics. Komova is known for her elegant movements and exceptional technique. more

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“The Steve Jobs who founded Apple as an anarchic company promoting the message of freedom, whose first projects with Stephen Wozniak were pirate boxes and computers with open schematics, would be taken aback by the future that Apple is forging. Today there is no tech company that looks more like the Big Brother from Apple’s iconic 1984 commercial than Apple itself, a testament to how quickly power can corrupt.”