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Early Amazon Prime Day deals and tips- Tech in Two
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Facebook's Plan to Suspend Political Ads—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
Facebook is going to ban political ads after the election. Why? The reasons are more complicated and interesting than you might think. It’s not about money, at least not in a direct way since political ads are a miniscule portion of FB’s business. Ultimately, I think it’s a good decision, but a small one. Because political ads are such a tiny part of Facebook. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
President Trump halts stimulus talks, the FDA releases vaccine approval guidelines, and doctors investigate the link between Covid-19 and diabetes- Tech in Two
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The Brutal New Antitrust Report—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
The House has released a brutal new report on anti-trust. It takes the big tech companies to task and lays out, with damning new documents and brutal evidence, the dangers to American capitalism of having so much market power accumulate in so few companies. And one of the biggest ideas in there: consumer harm shouldn’t be measured just by how much we pay for things. But also whether monopolies force us to give up other things of value, like our privacy, in return for using their products. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A dangerous year in America enters its most dangerous month- Tech in Two
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Facebook Bans QAnon—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
Facebook has just banned Qanon. This is an escalation in the company’s efforts to combat the spread of the conspiracy theory. But it won’t be easy to carry out because Qanon means so many different things. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Tracing Covid's path to the president presents challenges, infection rates rise across the US, and an Excel glitch in England causes massive underreporting - Tech in Two
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Uncle Sam Turns to Twitch—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
The US military’s recruiting on Twitch has become deeply controversial. But honestly, I’m totally fine with it: unless we’re going to abolish the military, or change from a volunteer force, it makes sense to let there be recruitment where young, smart, engaged people are. More here: https://www.wired.com/story/military-gamer-recruitment-twitch/. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Coronavirus Update: President Trump tests positive, new contact tracing developments -Tech in Two
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How Hospitals and AI Can Work Together—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
Sometimes the most important thing in AI isn’t how well a technology system works—it’s how well it is integrated with existing systems and how easy it is to understand. Here’s a fascinating story about that phenomenon, a hospital, and a program to determine who might be going into sepsis: https://www.wired.com/story/ai-help-patients-doctors-understand/. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Anthony Fauci has some very good reasons to be optimistic – Tech in Two
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Big Vaccine Questions—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
I have a series of questions about the potential coronavirus vaccine. First, which vaccine candidate will come first, and what will the consequences of that particular vaccine be? Second, how will having an effective vaccine on the market change the way the science of how we study covid. And third, who should get the vaccine first? I’ve long thought it should be medical professionals. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A new aid package moves forward in the House, Europe approves a 15-minute Covid-19 test, and researchers propose applying the US HIV/AIDS strategy to Covid-19 -Tech in Two
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Facebook Merges Messenger and Instagram DMs—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
Messaging is merging on Instagram and Facebook itself. This is probably good for users. But I don’t think the company’s motivations are entirely about that. More here: https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-merges-instagram-messenger-direct-messages/. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Fire-Mapping Drones Get an AI Upgrade - Tech in Two
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Coinbase Claims Political Neutrality—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
Brian Armstrong, the CEO of Coinbase, has written a long essay arguing that his company is not political. That the most value it can bring to the world is by fulfilling its mission and building out markets for crypto. Many people in Silicon Valley agree and have applauded. Others are questioning how, in 2020, any company as big as Coinbase can claim neutrality—and that trying to do so is a political stand itself. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The election threats that keep US intelligence up at night –– Tech in Two
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Voter ‘Deterrence’ By 2016 Trump campaign — Most Interesting Thing in Tech
New revelations show that the Trump campaign relied heavily on deterring Black voters from supporting Hillary in 2016. This may show us the future of political campaigns: using the power of social media targeting not to swing voters to your side, but to get your opponent’s voters to stay home. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
More vaccines enter Phase III trials, researchers are learning more about the long-term impact of Covid-19, and risk calculation becomes increasingly difficult as the country reopens – Tech in Two.
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Amazon Launches a Drone for the Home—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
Amazon has a new surveillance drone for inside your home. It is impressive tech, and I understand why some people might want one. But the idea of a video feed inside my home, which could link up to my Amazon account, gives me the creeps. More here: https://www.wired.com/story/ring-always-home-cam/. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Here's what happened at Tesla's "Battery Day"- Tech in Two
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Inside This Summer's Twitter Hack—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
The inside story of the devastating hack at Twitter on July 15th, and all the things the company has done since then to try to prepare so that another catastrophe doesn’t hit before the coming election. More here: https://www.wired.com/story/inside-twitter-hack-election-plan/ Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The FDA is expected to tighten vaccine guidelines, a vaccine from Johnson & Johnson enters Phase III trials, and Covid patients and researchers turn to support groups- Tech in Two
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The Decentralization of Journalism—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
A whole bunch of journalists are going independent and striking out on their own through Substack. Today, my friend Casey Newton of the Verge said he’s going to try. Why is this happening? Well, there’s unlimited upside and it’s part of a long trend of decentralization in media and elsewhere. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Covid-19 support groups are a potential research goldmine- Tech in Two
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How AI Could Help Clean Up the Internet—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
Can AI be used to filter toxic comments before they’re even posted? A new study suggests it’s possible and maybe opens up a path for cleaning up the toxicity online. More here: https://www.wired.com/story/comments-section-clean-up-let-ai-tell-users-words-trash/ Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A century-old TB shot could protect against Covid-19, Russia sells its vaccine to more than 10 countries, and the common cold strains testing and supplies- Tech in Two
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A Battle for Privacy in California—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
Only in California could you have a referendum on a potential massive change to Internet privacy law that has set the funder, and drafter, of California’s recent massive privacy law at odds with each other. Read more here: https://www.wired.com/story/california-prop-24-fight-over-privacy-future/ Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Reports show HHS changed CDC testing guidance while ignoring objections, scientists research animal-to-human diseases, and cases rise in Europe- Tech in Two
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The Dangers of the WeChat Ban—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
The Commerce Department is cracking down on TikTok and WeChat. The former is getting more attention, but the latter might be more serious—and it will cut off one of the main lines of communication between the two most powerful countries on earth. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Moderna releases vaccine plan, South Africa experiences a low death rate relative to its high infection rate, and an HHS communications official goes on leave- Tech in Two
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Facebook's New Headset and the Maturation of VR—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
A different kind of story about Facebook. Today the big news isn’t a misinformation scandal or an employee crisis. It’s that they have a new virtual reality headset, the Quest 2, and by our reviewer’s accounts, it’s really quite good. And that could be a huge step in the maturation of VR. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Health officials prepare to deliver a vaccine, the science community clashes with Trump, and a patent battle hurts the contact-tracing effort- Tech in Two
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A Texas County Clerk Is Changing How We Vote—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
A county clerk in Texas is working to use homomorphic encryption to keep our elections safe. Or at least safer. This is very smart! And it shows a way that election officials and cryptologists can come together for the good of democracy. More here: https://www.wired.com/story/dana-debeauvoir-texas-county-clerk-voting-tech-revolution/ Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A bipartisan stimulus bill, breathalyzer tests for Covid-19, and criticism from Bill Gates- Tech in Two
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New Announcements from Apple—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
New announcements from Apple! I explain all that they’ve launched, none of which is revolutionary but some of which is pretty cool. And some of which was a little bland. More here: https://www.wired.com/story/apple-watch-series-6-and-se/. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
WHO reports record increase in new infections, a refugee camp is razed to protest pandemic conditions, and cases rise in 11 US states- Tech in Two
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Facebook's Voting Problem—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
A blistering internal memo by a Facebook employee shows that the company has a real problem, that they are not dealing with sufficiently, with election manipulation around the world. Facebook needs to solve this fast. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Fauci issues a warning for the fall, convalescent plasma remains in high demand, and the latest coronavirus aid bill fails to pass- Tech in Two
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Esports Are Like Other Pro Sports, Except Someone Owns the Game—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
Esports are booming, and players are making it their lives. It’s a whole lot like professional sports, with young stars, huge revenues from events, and passionate fans. Except there’s one big difference: in sports, no one owns the actual game. And that ends up changing a lot about how esports works. More here: https://www.wired.com/story/esports-pros-labor-game-publishers-power/ Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Global deaths top 900,000, LA adopts Citizen’s contact-tracing app, and schools’ 44-square-foot rule comes into question- Tech in Two
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New Drone Brings More AI to Warfare—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
A new surveillance drone from Palmer Luckey and Anduril should make us think about the future of AI in warfare. To what degree are we willing to let machines be involved in military conflict? There are ethical reasons to go closely and to be carefuly—and other reasons why a military has to go fast. More here: https://www.wired.com/story/anduril-new-drone-inject-ai-warfare/ Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
AstraZeneca halts Phase III trials, UK bans gatherings of more than six, and Chinese internet users archive the pandemic on GitHub- Tech in Two
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GOP Senators Take Aim at Section 230—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
GOP senators are proposing to modify section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, the foundational law that protects tech platforms from liability for content posted on them and that also allows them to moderate content. I’m all in favor of updating old laws governing new companies and new tech! But this seems like a manifestly bad way to fix a problem that doesn’t exist---and that may make a real and existing problem worse. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Coronavirus stimulus bill vote may happen this week, contact tracing apps fall short in the US, and drug developers commit to making a vaccine safely- Tech in Two
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Your Phone Can Tell Whether You're Drunk—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
Our phones can now determine whether we’re intoxicate or not. There are many reasons why this could be a very good thing! But as so also is true in tech these days, there reasons to worry it could be a creepy thing too. More here: https://www.wired.com/story/your-smartphone-can-tell-if-youre-drunk-walking/ Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
US vaccine development leader tries to assuage concerns over politicization, Russia publishes data from its vaccine trial, and America braces for the impact of Labor Day weekend- Tech in Two
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Facebook Attempts to Protect Elections—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
Facebook is making a whole series of changes to help keep the election safe. I applaud them all. But I fear they won’t be enough and that they are coming too late---ten years too late in fact. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The CDC tells states to prepare for vaccine distribution, countries sign on to WHO's vaccine allocation program, and startups provide workers with remote perks- Tech in Two
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The US Government Plows Ahead With Google Antitrust Investigation—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
A new report suggests that AG William Barr is rushing the DOJ to formally bring forward its anti-trust case against Google before the end of September. The career lawyers working there think this is a terrible idea. And if it’s politically motivated, I do too. I have long worried the US government would make a hash of an anti-trust investigation against Google. And this only deepens this fear. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices