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May 14, 2020 • 3min
An inside look at the first vaccine trials, a new stimulus package in the works, and an update for Twitter employees Tech in Two
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May 13, 2020 • 3min
What Happened to Marcus Hutchins—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
Marcus Hutchins saved the Internet and then the FBI arrested him. Here’s his riveting life story, with lessons for all of us and a big moral question. Can good deeds in the present absolve us from the sins of the past?
May 13, 2020 • 3min
Health officials testify, South Korea confronts reinfection, and scientists face some hard questions- Tech in Two
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May 12, 2020 • 3min
Should Facebook Be Paying for News?—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
Many of my peers, and some legislators, are now arguing that the tech platforms should pay publishers directly. that’s an argument that i understand, but that also makes me uneasy.
May 12, 2020 • 2min
White House officials isolate, Germany's infection rate rises, and California becomes a vote-by-mail state- Tech in Two
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May 11, 2020 • 4min
Human Vaccine Trials Begin—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
Moderna has moved into phase II clinical trials. This is fast! We’re making genuine progress toward a vaccine for Covid-19, which means it’s a good to step back and look at all the different efforts now underway.
May 8, 2020 • 2min
Who's Staying Productive At Home?—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
Companies are using more and more surveillance software to monitor what their employees do on their machines. You can see why! With everyone working from home, it’s harder to tell who’s being productive. But it’s also creepy and could easily be misused.
May 8, 2020 • 3min
Outbreaks in meatpacking plants, another rise in unemployment, and good news for a vaccine candidate- Tech in Two
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May 7, 2020 • 4min
Facebook's New Oversight Board—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
Facebook announces the members of its new oversight board. It's an impressive group! The key questions, to me at least, are how far the purview of the group eventually stretches and how much their decisions really matter. After all, whether content stays up or goes down, is a fairly small matter with Facebook. The bigger question is what the algorithm shows to a huge number of people and what it shows to very few.
May 7, 2020 • 3min
Researchers warn of mutation, nonwhite communities are suffering disproportionately, and the US infection rate rises in reopened states- Tech in Two
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