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The US reaches 40,000 deaths, data shows coronavirus can survive high temperatures, and Lady Gaga raises millions for Covid-19 relief- Tech in Two Apr 21, 2020

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How AI May Help Us Treat Covid-19—Most Interesting Thing in Tech Apr 20, 2020

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There has long been the promise that AI can help accelerate the process of drug development and maybe we are seeing that now with the first clinical tests of an arthritis drug with potential to treat coronavirus patients. Maybe it will work, and maybe it won’t. But we may be getting the first hints of how medicine will work in the future.

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Facebook Alerts Users to Misinformation—Most Interesting Thing in Tech Apr 17, 2020

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Facebook is now alerting people who have interacted with false information or hoaxes about COVID-19. This is a good move! But it's complicated because: A) No one knows exactly what is true in a situation like this. Both the CDC and WHO have made mistakes. B) When you tell people something is a hoax it can just harden their belief in it. So Facebook has a slightly weird solution that may just confuse people.

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The president of Taiwan shares advice, Facebook springs into action, and unemployment soars again- Tech in Two Apr 17, 2020

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Can Wearables Diagnose Covid-19?—Most Interesting Thing in Tech Apr 16, 2020

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Researchers are working to see if wearables can help diagnose coronavirus. I’m skeptical. But the work is important and, at the least, I think that wearables will help accelerate the revolution in telemedicine.

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The president cuts WHO funding, new studies project years of social distancing, and China withholds critical information- Tech in Two Apr 16, 2020

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Facebook Meets Westworld—Most Interesting Thing in Tech Apr 15, 2020

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Facebook has built a simulated world, with bots representing humans, where they can try to model out how we interact and where they can test new features. It may sound creepy, but, tbh, I think it’s pretty cool.

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Trump claims "total" authority, point-of-care testing machines are on the way, and new financial projections look grim- Tech in Two Apr 15, 2020

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Trump fuels uncertainty around his coronavirus response team, Apple and Google announce a plan for contact tracing, and new studies show how long coronavirus lives on shoes- Tech in Two Apr 14, 2020

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Apple and Google Team Up to Take On Contact Tracing—Most Interesting Thing in Tech Apr 13, 2020

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A lot of people are saying that there’s no point to digital contact tracing and to the system that Apple and Google are collaborating to build. If only a small percentage of the population opts-in, what’s the point? That may be true for now! But there are ways it could become a social norm. Or we might decide as a society to accept the tradeoffs necessary if use of the app were to become mandatory, or were to be incentivized in other ways. And at least the technology will exist if and when that happens.

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