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Jul 9, 2020 • 3min
How Will Big Tech Handle New Laws in Hong Kong?—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
China’s new national security law in Hong Kong has put the big tech companies in a bind. Do they comply with it, and violate their principles of free speech? Do they resist, and face retaliation? Do they leave Hong Kong and lose a lot of business?
Jul 9, 2020 • 2min
A new record for cases, evidence of airborne transmission, and a massive airline layoff on the horizon- Tech in Two
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Jul 8, 2020 • 5min
VCs and Tech Media Fight on Twitter—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
There's a huge fight going on right now between VCs and tech media on Twitter. It's too complicated to go into in depth here right now. But I want to talk about one relevant and interesting sub-question: the assumption by many people in tech that editors and managers in media hire people with high Twitter follower counts. That's mostly false, in my opinion, but for complicated and interesting reasons that probably apply to other industries too.
Jul 8, 2020 • 2min
Brazil's president tests positive, the average age of patients plummets, and contact tracing falters- Tech in Two
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Jul 7, 2020 • 2min
The Growth of Prison TikTok—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
The growth of a subgenre known as prison TikTok, which shows life for incarcerated men and women. Phones are mostly banned in prisons! But looking at prison TikTok might make one reconsider whether that's the right policy choice.
Jul 7, 2020 • 2min
A study dispels herd immunity hopes, an antibody cocktail enters late-stage trials, and WIRED explains the evolution of the face mask- Tech in Two
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Jul 6, 2020 • 3min
Tech Policy Meets Nationalism—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
Technology policy is getting ever-more-tied up in nationalistic skirmishes. It happened in India yesterday and the US today. It's not the direction I want the world to head in, but it's also not surprising.
Jul 3, 2020 • 4min
Social Media Cracks Down on Trump—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
The social media companies continue their crackdown on Trump. Why? There are lots of factors in play! But one interesting one is his recent drop in the polls. And if the companies judge his odds of reelection as dropping, they will judge the potential effect of his retaliation as dropping too.
Jul 3, 2020 • 2min
The US sets a new daily record, a government project runs out of face masks, and Florida's governor refuses to pause reopening- Tech in Two.
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Jul 2, 2020 • 2min
Fauci warns of a rise in cases, a memo exposes Amazon, and schools struggle with cybersecurity- Tech in Two
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