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The Race for a Covid-19 Vaccine is On—Most Interesting Thing in Tech Apr 02, 2020

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How can we possibly make a vaccine come more quickly? Would it be ethical to run challenge trials, where volunteers submit to getting the virus as part of a test? A new paper has proposed just that.

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Florida Shelters In Place, France is protecting abuse victims and big tobacco enters the vaccine race. Tech in Two from Wired. Apr 02, 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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What Inventions Will Solve Climate Change—Most Interesting Thing in Tech Apr 01, 2020

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A few months ago, while we were talking about climate change, one of my children asked: “”If there’s one thing that I could invent that would help, what would it be?” We decided to devote an issue of Wired to this question, and it’s just out now—with essays on battery technology, rice farms, urban design, wind power, and much, much more. The key message: with the right science and tech, we can solve this problem.”

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A CNN anchor tests positive, Trump pulls a bait-and-switch, and hospitals face heartbreaking decisions. Tech in Two from Wired. Apr 01, 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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Zoom Backlash—Most Interesting Thing in Tech Mar 31, 2020

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Zoom is facing a backlash—over their privacy policies and encryption. It’s now negative story after negative story. It’s clearly a company that cut a few corners while racing to grow fast. Now it’s time for it to slow down and to review its whole tech stack and privacy policies. The world depends on it now, and we all need to completely trust it too.

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Why the US is confronting a mask shortage, Johnson & Johnson is preparing a vaccine and how the U-S can learn from Italy’s mistakes. Tech in Two from Wired. Mar 31, 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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Amazon and Instacart Hire Hundreds of Thousands—Most Interesting Thing in Tech Mar 30, 2020

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Amazon and Instacart are hiring hundreds of thousands of people. Will those jobs still exist when all this over? Or, put another way, we’re all learning to order everything and get everything delivered now. Will we keep these habits when we’re allowed to go back into stores?

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Unemployment is soaring, New York E-M-S systems are reaching their limits, and more news. Tech in Two from "Wired". Mar 27, 2020

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Unemployment is soaring and outdated software at state offices is compounding the problem. New York E-M-S systems are reaching their limits with COVID-19 calls. New Orleans is facing a virus nightmare and Mardi Gras may be to blame. 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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DIY Face Masks to the Rescue—Most Interesting Thing in Tech Mar 26, 2020

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The inspiring story of three engineers who designed a DIY face shield that’s now being mass produced by Ford. More here: https://www.wired.com/story/tinkerers-created-face-shield-being-used-hospitals/

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Coronavirus Update: The Postal Service's Role in Surviving Doomsday, Why Germany's Death Rate is So Low and More News- Tech in Two Mar 26, 2020

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The USPS has an important role should a mass vaccine for COVID-19 become available, Germany's success limiting coronavirus deaths and what to do with all your spare time at home. 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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