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Oct 26, 2020 • 3min
Cases surge, treatments and vaccines progress, and more – Tech in Two
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Oct 23, 2020 • 2min
Here's what you didn't hear about at last night's debate – Tech in Two
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Oct 22, 2020 • 3min
WHO and Wikipedia Team Up—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
The World Health Organization has a new partnership with Wikipedia to get out truthful, trusted information about the pandemic. This is an extraordinary milestone for a wonderful website that used to be full of lies and nonsense… including the entry for Nicholas Thompson, which used to say I was a martian.
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Oct 22, 2020 • 2min
Covid-19 mortality rates decrease, a UK company announces a controversial human challenge trial, and the virus’s spread continues to accelerate across the US – Tech in Two
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Oct 21, 2020 • 4min
The Collapse of Quibi—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
Quibi has collapsed! It was a promising service; it had terrific tech. But its failure has some important lessons for the industry.
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Oct 21, 2020 • 2min
It's time to talk about Covid-19 and surfaces again – Tech in Two
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Oct 20, 2020 • 4min
The DOJ's Antitrust Case Against Google—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
The DOJ finally unveils its anti-trust case against Google. Here are the details. Here's more on the case: https://www.wired.com/story/what-google-does-illegally-according-doj/. And here's the official complaint: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-monopolist-google-violating-antitrust-laws.
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Oct 20, 2020 • 2min
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx is about to touch an asteroid- Tech in Two
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Oct 19, 2020 • 3min
Why It's a Good Thing That Joe Biden is Very Offline—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
Joe Biden just doesn’t inspire an online fanbase. He doesn’t have passionate supporters, unlike so many other successful politicians. And that says something actually positive about the future of American democracy. More here: https://www.wired.com/story/biden-social-media/.
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Oct 19, 2020 • 4min
Treatment and vaccine trials are halted, the US forges ahead with its decentralized response, and new revelations about American society and institutions underscore the deadly toll of the virus- Tech in Two
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