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America's Farming Gets A Software Update—Most Interesting Thing in Tech Jul 16, 2020

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How well can modern technology and AI improve America’s farming? I dug into a new partnership between Microsoft and Land O’Lakes to try to find out.

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The White House bypasses the CDC, Walmart requires masks, and llamas join the fight against Covid-19- Tech in Two Jul 16, 2020

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Catch up on the most important news today in 2 minutes or less. Get even more news you can use with the Tech in Two newsletter. Sign up here: https://www.wired.com/tt

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Rocky Times for Tesla—Most Interesting Thing in Tech Jul 15, 2020

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What on earth is going on with Tesla? The stock skyrocketed, and then plummeted. And it still ended the day worth more than Toyota, Ford, and GM combined. This is partly because they make great cars, with great batteries, and could have a dominant position as the world transitions to electric automobiles. It’s partly because Elon Musk has been on better behavior recently---at least when not denying the effects of coronavirus. And it’s partly, well … just a crazy market with a lot of people betting in all directions.

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Florida is breaking records, states are spiking faster, and mounting evidence points to the importance of masks- Tech in Two Jul 15, 2020

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Catch up on the most important news today in 2 minutes or less. Get even more news you can use with the Tech in Two newsletter. Sign up here: https://www.wired.com/tt

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The International Baccalaureate's Mysterious Algorithm—Most Interesting Thing in Tech Jul 14, 2020

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A story of algorithmic insanity. In lieu of in-person testing, the International Baccalaureate program used an opaque formula to determine students’ scores. Among other factors it depended on past results from students at the same school. This is not the way to run a crucial test that determines whether kids get into college.

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New case records, a step backward for Hong Kong, and a growing lawsuit- Tech in Two Jul 14, 2020

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Catch up on the most important news today in 2 minutes or less. Get even more news you can use with the Tech in Two newsletter. Sign up here: https://www.wired.com/tt

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A New Way to Unsubscribe from Spam and Get Paid—Most Interesting Thing in Tech Jul 13, 2020

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A new, very clever app, tries to unsubscribe you from spammy email while also getting you paid via class action lawsuits. And unlike other similar services, it isn’t based on privacy invasion.

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Record death tolls, new treatment data, and a different way to understand immunity- Tech in Two Jul 13, 2020

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How Subscribers Could Change Twitter—Most Interesting Thing in Tech Jul 10, 2020

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Rumor has it Twitter is launching a subscription service. This may well not be true, but if it is, it could fundamentally change how social networks operate, perhaps for the better.

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Disproportionate dangers for men, a looming second shutdown, and the testing blame game- Tech in Two Jul 10, 2020

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