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Dec 8, 2020 • 3min
Uber Gives Up On the Self-Driving Dream—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
Uber is giving up on, or at least stepping away, from its dreams of a fully autonomous self-driving fleet. More here: https://www.wired.com/story/uber-gives-up-self-driving-dream/.
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Dec 8, 2020 • 2min
Biden announces top public health nominees, South Korea implements new measures, and the pandemic offers pathways to change — Tech in Two
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Dec 7, 2020 • 3min
Rep Rashida Tlaib Takes on Cryptocurrency—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
Last year Facebook came up with the idea of making a stable cryptocoin. Now, Rep Rashida Tlaib of "The Squad" fame has cosponsored a bill saying that a bank should regulate it, not a private company like Facebook. On the one hand, this makes sense. On the other, do you really trust your banks to be as innovative as a tech company? Plus: I took a new job, as CEO of The Atlantic.
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Dec 7, 2020 • 3min
Trust in vaccines grows slightly, distribution faces challenges, and legislators plan for the next stage — Tech in Two
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Dec 4, 2020 • 2min
Hackers are targeting the Covid-19 vaccine 'cold chain' — Tech in Two
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Dec 3, 2020 • 2min
The UK approves its first coronavirus vaccine, lawmakers announce a $908 billion stimulus plan, and two teams search for the virus’s origin — Tech in Two
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Dec 2, 2020 • 2min
The free market approach to the pandemic isn't working — Tech in Two
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Dec 1, 2020 • 2min
Samsung Discontinues the Galaxy Note—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
Samsung is discontinuing its Galaxy Note line, in a sign that high-end phones are in decline during the pandemic. Here are a few reasons why that might be.
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Dec 1, 2020 • 2min
[Air:2020.12.01] Moderna applies for emergency authorization, England sees its lockdown pay off, and millions of Americans fly for Thanksgiving – Tech in Two
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Nov 30, 2020 • 2min
AI Helps Decipher How Proteins Fold—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
A major advance, using AI, in understanding how proteins fold. Ideally, this will help prevent the next pandemic from being as painful as this one.
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