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Nov 18, 2020 • 3min
Facial Recognition Comes to Campus—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
Should facial recognition technology be banned on college campuses? If it’s going to get abused, as it appears to have been at the University of Miami, then it deserves to be. More here: https://www.wired.com/story/did-university-use-facial-recognition-id-student-protesters/.
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Nov 18, 2020 • 3min
Apple's new MacBook Air is a huge leap forward — Tech in Two
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Nov 17, 2020 • 2min
Huawei's 5G dominance may be thanks to its mastery of silence – Tech in Two
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Nov 16, 2020 • 3min
The Story of Polar Codes—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
The story of Polar Codes and how an obscure Turkish mathematician solved an esoteric problem—and in the process changed the way the world’s networks are built. Read the full story here: https://www.wired.com/story/huawei-5g-polar-codes-data-breakthrough/.
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Nov 16, 2020 • 4min
The Telegram Hack That Rocked Brazil—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
The wild, rolling tale of the Telegram hack that turned Brazil’s politics upside down. More here: https://www.wired.com/story/brazil-hacker-bolsonaro-car-wash-leaks/.
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Nov 16, 2020 • 3min
Inside the Right's Favorite 'Free Speech' App – Tech in Two
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Nov 13, 2020 • 3min
A year-long quest to get off the grid and go solar – Tech in Two
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Nov 12, 2020 • 3min
Pfizer’s mRNA vaccine could break scientific ground, CDC releases new mask guidelines, and an interactive map illustrates the risk of holiday gatherings – Tech in Two
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Nov 11, 2020 • 3min
Google Photos Starts Charging—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
Google Photos will soon start charging. This makes sense! But it also shows the dangerous power of the giant tech companies. Only a company like Google could have built something like this, charged nothing for it, and locked us in. And now that we are locked in, they can start to raise the prices. More here: https://www.wired.com/story/google-photos-free-unlimited-storage-ends/.
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Nov 11, 2020 • 3min
Everything Apple announced, from new Macs to new chips – Tech in Two
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