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How to Not Get Sick While Traveling, 5G's Health Effects, and More News - Tech in Two Dec 19, 2019

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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 Future of Deepfakes – Most Interesting Thing in Tech Dec 18, 2019

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A reporter made a pretty convincing deepfake without a lot of time or money. This is an important reminder that as technology improves, deepfakes will only get easier to make and harder to detect.

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The Rise of the Instagram Face – Most Interesting Thing in Tech Dec 18, 2019

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People are getting crazy cosmetic surgery to have a more ideal “Instagram face.” This is what happens when filters and face-tuning software are reinforced by likes and comments. And it's profoundly disturbing.

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Earth's Largest Scientific Structure, a WhatsApp Flaw, and More News - Tech in Two Dec 18, 2019

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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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An Early Flu Season, a Flight Simulator Revival, and More News - Tech in Two Dec 17, 2019

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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 Possibility of an Open, Decentralized Twitter – Most Interesting Thing in Tech Dec 16, 2019

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In a tweetstorm, Jack Dorsey said he’s creating a small team at Twitter to look into open, decentralized social networks. It if it happens, it could be good for competition, online discourse, and our democracy. But I’m skeptical that it will. #MostInterestingThinginTech

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Apple's Location Tracking Controversey – Most Interesting Thing in Tech Dec 13, 2019

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Another controversy about location tracking — this time, involving Apple. A researcher noticed his iPhone 11 was tracking him even when he turned location services off. That’s creepy, but also possibly justified.

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China’s AI Unicorns, Kung Fu Physics, and More News - Tech in Two Dec 13, 2019

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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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New York City Tries, and Fails, to Regulate AI – Most Interesting Thing in Tech Dec 12, 2019

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New York City’s AI task force finally released its report, and it’s terrible! This isn’t surprising — government regulation of AI will be incredibly difficult. But it’s important that we do it, and that we do it right.

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The Science of New Zealand's Eruption, Toy Store Surveillance, and More News - Tech in Two Dec 12, 2019

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