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Fauci issues a warning, Georgia flubs its election, and Arizona's Covid spread worries experts- Tech in Two
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Zynn Built A New Social Network With Stolen Content—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
Zynn built a social network that quickly boomed, defying all the rules that explain why building a new social network is so hard. How did they do it? Partly, they came up with a smart idea. And partly they cheated. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
WHO walks back comments, 22 states see increased cases, and Amazon gets involved in clinical trials- Tech in Two
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New Zealand declares victory, US cases surge, and the digital divide grows- Tech in Two
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Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos Feud—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
There’s a strange fight brewing between Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos. And it involves social media, shitposting, the coronavirus, and the huge debate we’re having in this country about the power of the tech monopolies. And it may also go back to space exploration too. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
An Ocean's Worth of Data—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
How do we collect, share, and interpret data about the health of our oceans? It’s a massive problem, but a crucial one for the health of our planet. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Cases surge, hydroxychloroquine shows no effect, and health workers share their experiences- Tech in Two
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Zoom Makes Customers Pay for Encryption—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
Zoom doesn’t offer end-to-end encryption for its free customers. That’s terrible! Or, wait, maybe it’s not. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Fauci makes a vaccine prediction, anti-protest weapons cause coronavirus concerns, and a top Swedish expert admits fault in their strategy- Tech in Two
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The Protests in Minneapolis—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
The story of Minneapolis, where some citizens are protesting with every form of digital technology out in the open. And others are working to keep their city, and their businesses, safe through the most analog of forms. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Facebook Employees Speak Up to Zuckerberg—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
Internal dissent at Facebook! Employees are protesting the company's policies on Trump's posts. But really they're protesting what they think is their company's complicity in the mayhem that America finds itself in right now. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
An Italian doctor sends good news, poorer countries spike with infections, and scientists analyze the enzyme at the center of Covid-19- Tech in Two
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Trump's Twitter Battle Continues—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
The MiTT: the fight between the president and Twitter has gotten even stranger and even more consequential. And it doesn’t look like it’s heading to a good end. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Fate of Section 230—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
The president wants to overhaul section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, one of the foundational laws of the modern Internet. Why? Well, it seems just because he is mad at Twitter right now. He probably doesn’t have the legal authority to succeed, but, if he does, he’ll be opening Pandora’s Box. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A race to understand outdoor transmission, a new set of guidelines for reopening offices, and difficult decisions for IVF patients- Tech in Two
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Twitter Fact-Checks Trump—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
Twitter's fact checkers just cracked down on Donald Trump. But they did it for interesting reasons and in an imperfect way. They're going to get a lot of blowback, even if trying to limit false statements about elections is an important thing to do. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Contact tracing faces security issues, infection rates are rising, and Google is rolling out new features to help- Tech in Two
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Japan ends its state of emergency, New Zealand floats a four-day workweek, and the US approaches 100,000 deaths- Tech in Two
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How Facebook Allowed Mass Partisanship—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
New reporting from the WSJ about an internal effort at the company to limit the ways the platform pushes people into filter bubbles and enables partisanship. And, unfortunately, details about how the platform mostly quashed the proposed changes. You can read the story here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-knows-it-encourages-division-top-executives-nixed-solutions-11590507499 Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Business is Booming in the Cloud—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
Companies that make infrastructure for the cloud are booming. Nvidia is now worth more than Disney. But can this growth last through a real split with China? And if it does, will there be a backlash against on the wealth in tech six months down the road? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The CDC changes its transmission guidelines, experts worry about polio, and bots take over the coronavirus conversation- Tech in Two
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Joe Rogan Signs with Spotify—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
Spotify is paying $100m or so to have exclusive access to the Joe Rogan podcast. Which raises the question: how come Apple, which had such an early lead in podcasting, lost it all here? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The virus shows signs of change, states ease restrictions, and your pillows are no longer safe- Tech in Two
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A positive sign for recovered patients, a new estimate of Covid-19's deadliness, and a boost for faux meat- Tech in Two
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Will AI Help Us Find a Coronavirus Vaccine?—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
Ray Kurzweil, always a tech optimist, believes that vaccine development can be massively improved with advances in AI (to identify drug candidates) and biotechnology (to allow us to run virtual human trials.) Is he right? I certainly wouldn’t dismiss it, and we’re certainly headed that way. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A vaccine trial shows promise, China faces new lockdown measures, and employers consider tracking technology- Tech in Two
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The Building Antitrust Case Against Google—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
A potential anti-trust case against Google is building. Here’s what we know about how an argument that they have monopolized the ad market could go. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
What Next for VR?—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
Apple just purchased virtual reality streamer NextVR. Historically, Apple hasn't done much in VR. And it's a medium no one has really figured out the broad use for yet. But maybe that's about to change. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The WHO issues a warning, scientists examine the impact on seniors, and a top government virologist testifies- Tech in Two
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The Future of Tech Work—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
Every city is going to change as people realize that they can work from home just as easily as in the office. But Silicon Valley might change the most: tech workers largely have flexible jobs, and tech companies have been very open to employees working remotely. Combine that with the crazy rents in Silicon Valley and you have the recipe for major change, even when we’re all able to come back from quarantine. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
An inside look at the first vaccine trials, a new stimulus package in the works, and an update for Twitter employees Tech in Two
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What Happened to Marcus Hutchins—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
Marcus Hutchins saved the Internet and then the FBI arrested him. Here’s his riveting life story, with lessons for all of us and a big moral question. Can good deeds in the present absolve us from the sins of the past? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Health officials testify, South Korea confronts reinfection, and scientists face some hard questions- Tech in Two
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Should Facebook Be Paying for News?—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
Many of my peers, and some legislators, are now arguing that the tech platforms should pay publishers directly. that’s an argument that i understand, but that also makes me uneasy. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
White House officials isolate, Germany's infection rate rises, and California becomes a vote-by-mail state- Tech in Two
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Human Vaccine Trials Begin—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
Moderna has moved into phase II clinical trials. This is fast! We’re making genuine progress toward a vaccine for Covid-19, which means it’s a good to step back and look at all the different efforts now underway. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Who's Staying Productive At Home?—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
Companies are using more and more surveillance software to monitor what their employees do on their machines. You can see why! With everyone working from home, it’s harder to tell who’s being productive. But it’s also creepy and could easily be misused. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Outbreaks in meatpacking plants, another rise in unemployment, and good news for a vaccine candidate- Tech in Two
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Facebook's New Oversight Board—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
Facebook announces the members of its new oversight board. It's an impressive group! The key questions, to me at least, are how far the purview of the group eventually stretches and how much their decisions really matter. After all, whether content stays up or goes down, is a fairly small matter with Facebook. The bigger question is what the algorithm shows to a huge number of people and what it shows to very few. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Researchers warn of mutation, nonwhite communities are suffering disproportionately, and the US infection rate rises in reopened states- Tech in Two
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The FDA cracks down on tests, the White House predicts a new death toll, and Google and Apple reveal details for contact tracing- Tech in Two
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Neuroscience Technology Gets Closer to Reading Your Mind—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
The neuroscience company Kernal is claiming a breakthrough in technology designed to read our brainwaves. They claim that they can, after a bit of calibration, identify the music you’re listening too. That’s impressive, and indicates progress in what has been a fraught and slow-moving field. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The FDA approves an antibody test, coronavirus hits the meat industry, and a new study outlines the cost of reopening- Tech in Two
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Hydroxychloroquine Info Wars—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
Is hydroxychloroquine a wonder drug? Is it snake oil? No one knows! We haven’t been able to do the science on it, in large part because it has become such a political topic. And that’s a great shame. More here: https://www.wired.com/story/the-info-war-over-chloroquine-has-slowed-covid-19-science/. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Bitcoin Bounces Back—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
Yes, the energy and excitement around blockchain and crypto investing has dropped in the past two years. But Andreessen Horowitz is still putting $500m into a new fund investing in new crypto technologies and companies. That’s a pretty good sign that people are still using blockchain to make things that are real, not just speculating on coins. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Future of Robot Work—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
As we start to think about new ways of going back to work, and new ways of opening factories back up, companies are starting to think about new ways to integrate robots into the workforce. Maybe there are new ways that machines that didn’t make economic sense before make economic sense now. Maybe they can help clean; or help humans spread out. Maybe instead of replacing jobs, the robots of the future will be the ones who actually let us do our old jobs. More here: https://www.wired.com/story/workers-spread-halt-virus-robots-fill-gaps/. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A potential treatment draws optimism, unemployment crosses 30 million, and L-A county implements testing for all- Tech in Two
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Frontline workers are striking, the airline industry is shriveling, and the US reaches 1 million cases- Tech in Two
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Domestic Violence and Coronavirus—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
The coronavirus crisis has led to an increase in domestic violence. But tech can help and we’ve published a guide in Wired to services that can be used by people at risk: https://www.wired.com/story/covid-19-coronavirus-domestic-violence/. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
New Zealand claims victory, an experimental vaccine shows promise, and top scientists predict an annual return- Tech in Two
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