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Jun 19, 2020 • 3min
The Problem with Seasonality—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
I’ve always thought it would be an unambiguous good if it turns out Covid-19 is seasonal and declines in the summer months. That would buy us time and help us do all the things we need to do. But what if it is seasonal, we don’t keep developing the systems we need---like digital contract tracing and norms around masks? Then it’s just going to come back with a vengeance.
Jun 19, 2020 • 2min
A seasonality warning, post-Covid world predictions, and out-of-control hotspots- Tech in Two
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Jun 18, 2020 • 2min
Covid trials struggle with diversity, China tries to contain a second wave, and experts ask for a pandemic response report- Tech in Two
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Jun 17, 2020 • 3min
Insanity at eBay—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
An absolutely bonkers, cruel, crazy story about executives at eBay who decided to go after critics by, among other things, tailing them and sending them live spiders. Oh, and they took out subscriptions to barely legal porn publications in their critics names and sent them to their neighbors.
Jun 17, 2020 • 2min
The first drug to improve survival arrives, prison deaths skyrocket, and officials struggle to get residents on board with contact tracing- Tech in Two
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Jun 16, 2020 • 3min
Deepfake Detection is Still a Work in Progress—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
Facebook completes a contest to see who could write the best software for detecting deepfakes. That’s good! I just wish the winner had a higher success rate.
Jun 16, 2020 • 2min
US hot spots worsen, disease experts warn about herd immunity, and doctors shift to Zoom for end-of-life care- Tech in Two
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Jun 15, 2020 • 2min
How to Eavesdrop With a Lightbulb—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
Researchers in Israel have figured out how to decipher what someone is saying by looking at vibrations in a lightbulb from hundreds of feet away. It seems like magic, but it’s also a little bit terrifying.
Jun 12, 2020 • 2min
A leading vaccine enters the final testing stage, an "antibody cocktail" heads into human trials, and a model predicts more deaths in the fall- Tech in Two
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Jun 11, 2020 • 3min
IBM Opts Out of Facial Recognition—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
IBM declares that they are opting out of developing face recognition technology. I can see why they have taken this stand! But I also see quite a few caveats, and the arguments on the other side.
