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Jul 16, 2020 • 3min
America's Farming Gets A Software Update—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
How well can modern technology and AI improve America’s farming? I dug into a new partnership between Microsoft and Land O’Lakes to try to find out.
Jul 16, 2020 • 2min
The White House bypasses the CDC, Walmart requires masks, and llamas join the fight against Covid-19- Tech in Two
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Jul 15, 2020 • 5min
Rocky Times for Tesla—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
What on earth is going on with Tesla? The stock skyrocketed, and then plummeted. And it still ended the day worth more than Toyota, Ford, and GM combined. This is partly because they make great cars, with great batteries, and could have a dominant position as the world transitions to electric automobiles. It’s partly because Elon Musk has been on better behavior recently---at least when not denying the effects of coronavirus. And it’s partly, well … just a crazy market with a lot of people betting in all directions.
Jul 15, 2020 • 2min
Florida is breaking records, states are spiking faster, and mounting evidence points to the importance of masks- Tech in Two
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Jul 14, 2020 • 3min
The International Baccalaureate's Mysterious Algorithm—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
A story of algorithmic insanity. In lieu of in-person testing, the International Baccalaureate program used an opaque formula to determine students’ scores. Among other factors it depended on past results from students at the same school. This is not the way to run a crucial test that determines whether kids get into college.
Jul 14, 2020 • 2min
New case records, a step backward for Hong Kong, and a growing lawsuit- Tech in Two
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Jul 13, 2020 • 2min
A New Way to Unsubscribe from Spam and Get Paid—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
A new, very clever app, tries to unsubscribe you from spammy email while also getting you paid via class action lawsuits. And unlike other similar services, it isn’t based on privacy invasion.
Jul 13, 2020 • 3min
Record death tolls, new treatment data, and a different way to understand immunity- Tech in Two
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Jul 10, 2020 • 3min
How Subscribers Could Change Twitter—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
Rumor has it Twitter is launching a subscription service. This may well not be true, but if it is, it could fundamentally change how social networks operate, perhaps for the better.
Jul 10, 2020 • 2min
Disproportionate dangers for men, a looming second shutdown, and the testing blame game- Tech in Two
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