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Uber Gives Up On the Self-Driving Dream—Most Interesting Thing in Tech Dec 08, 2020

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Uber is giving up on, or at least stepping away, from its dreams of a fully autonomous self-driving fleet. More here: https://www.wired.com/story/uber-gives-up-self-driving-dream/.

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Biden announces top public health nominees, South Korea implements new measures, and the pandemic offers pathways to change — Tech in Two Dec 08, 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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Rep Rashida Tlaib Takes on Cryptocurrency—Most Interesting Thing in Tech Dec 07, 2020

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Last year Facebook came up with the idea of making a stable cryptocoin. Now, Rep Rashida Tlaib of "The Squad" fame has cosponsored a bill saying that a bank should regulate it, not a private company like Facebook. On the one hand, this makes sense. On the other, do you really trust your banks to be as innovative as a tech company? Plus: I took a new job, as CEO of The Atlantic.

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Trust in vaccines grows slightly, distribution faces challenges, and legislators plan for the next stage — Tech in Two Dec 07, 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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Hackers are targeting the Covid-19 vaccine 'cold chain' — Tech in Two Dec 04, 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 UK approves its first coronavirus vaccine, lawmakers announce a $908 billion stimulus plan, and two teams search for the virus’s origin — Tech in Two Dec 03, 2020

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The free market approach to the pandemic isn't working — Tech in Two Dec 02, 2020

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Samsung Discontinues the Galaxy Note—Most Interesting Thing in Tech Dec 01, 2020

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Samsung is discontinuing its Galaxy Note line, in a sign that high-end phones are in decline during the pandemic. Here are a few reasons why that might be.

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[Air:2020.12.01] Moderna applies for emergency authorization, England sees its lockdown pay off, and millions of Americans fly for Thanksgiving – Tech in Two Dec 01, 2020

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AI Helps Decipher How Proteins Fold—Most Interesting Thing in Tech Nov 30, 2020

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A major advance, using AI, in understanding how proteins fold. Ideally, this will help prevent the next pandemic from being as painful as this one.

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