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Aug 21, 2019 • 2min
The Irony of Alibaba's Listing in Hong Kong – Most Interesting Thing in Tech
Alibaba has called off its listing on the Hong Kong stock exchange. Yes, it’s partly because of the instability. But it’s also just a way to please Beijing. And there’s a deep irony: HK could have had the original listing in 2014 if, like the US, it was OK with dual-class stock systems that centralize power with executives.
Aug 21, 2019 • 2min
The Dangers of Vaping and More News - Tech in Two
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Aug 20, 2019 • 4min
A New Chapter for Facebook and the Press – Most Interesting Thing in Tech
Facebook is launching a new News Tab, starting a new chapter in the vexed, complicated, messy relationship between the platform and the press. And actually, I think it’s off to a pretty good start. Read more about Facebook's troubled relationship with publishers here: https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-mark-zuckerberg-15-months-of-fresh-hell/
Aug 20, 2019 • 2min
Bananas in Crisis and More News - Tech in Two
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Aug 19, 2019 • 3min
A New Approach to Privacy – Most Interesting Thing in Tech
Google shuts down a service that helps cell carriers find gaps in coverage. It's a pretty interesting example of the new privacy-centered world we live in, and why sometimes that means we lose things that are good.
Aug 19, 2019 • 3min
WeWork's Red Flags – Most Interesting Thing in Tech
We now have the S1 of WeWork and boy does it raise a lot of red flags: about the finances, about management, about the future. It feels like one of those insane Silicon Valley startups that appears in a bubble.
Aug 19, 2019 • 2min
A Heroic Plane Landing and More News - Tech In Two
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Aug 17, 2019 • 2min
A Rocket-Catchin' Copter and More News - Tech in Two
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Aug 15, 2019 • 3min
India Shut Down the Internet in Kashmir – Most Interesting Thing in Tech
The government in India has shut down the internet in Kashmir for 11 days. It’s a reminder that—as much as we talk about social media fueling chaos—governments primarily shut down the Internet as a technique of control and oppression.
Aug 15, 2019 • 2min
Arctic Plastic Pollution and More News: Tech In Two
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