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Sep 25, 2020 • 2min
Here's what happened at Tesla's "Battery Day"- Tech in Two
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Sep 24, 2020 • 4min
Inside This Summer's Twitter Hack—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
The inside story of the devastating hack at Twitter on July 15th, and all the things the company has done since then to try to prepare so that another catastrophe doesn’t hit before the coming election. More here: https://www.wired.com/story/inside-twitter-hack-election-plan/
Sep 24, 2020 • 2min
The FDA is expected to tighten vaccine guidelines, a vaccine from Johnson & Johnson enters Phase III trials, and Covid patients and researchers turn to support groups- Tech in Two
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Sep 23, 2020 • 3min
The Decentralization of Journalism—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
A whole bunch of journalists are going independent and striking out on their own through Substack. Today, my friend Casey Newton of the Verge said he’s going to try. Why is this happening? Well, there’s unlimited upside and it’s part of a long trend of decentralization in media and elsewhere.
Sep 23, 2020 • 0sec
Covid-19 support groups are a potential research goldmine- Tech in Two
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Sep 22, 2020 • 3min
How AI Could Help Clean Up the Internet—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
Can AI be used to filter toxic comments before they’re even posted? A new study suggests it’s possible and maybe opens up a path for cleaning up the toxicity online. More here: https://www.wired.com/story/comments-section-clean-up-let-ai-tell-users-words-trash/
Sep 22, 2020 • 2min
A century-old TB shot could protect against Covid-19, Russia sells its vaccine to more than 10 countries, and the common cold strains testing and supplies- Tech in Two
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Sep 21, 2020 • 4min
A Battle for Privacy in California—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
Only in California could you have a referendum on a potential massive change to Internet privacy law that has set the funder, and drafter, of California’s recent massive privacy law at odds with each other. Read more here: https://www.wired.com/story/california-prop-24-fight-over-privacy-future/
Sep 21, 2020 • 3min
Reports show HHS changed CDC testing guidance while ignoring objections, scientists research animal-to-human diseases, and cases rise in Europe- Tech in Two
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Sep 18, 2020 • 3min
The Dangers of the WeChat Ban—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
The Commerce Department is cracking down on TikTok and WeChat. The former is getting more attention, but the latter might be more serious—and it will cut off one of the main lines of communication between the two most powerful countries on earth.
