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Facial Recognition Comes to Campus—Most Interesting Thing in Tech Nov 18, 2020

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Should facial recognition technology be banned on college campuses? If it’s going to get abused, as it appears to have been at the University of Miami, then it deserves to be. More here: https://www.wired.com/story/did-university-use-facial-recognition-id-student-protesters/.

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Apple's new MacBook Air is a huge leap forward — Tech in Two Nov 18, 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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Huawei's 5G dominance may be thanks to its mastery of silence – Tech in Two Nov 17, 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 Story of Polar Codes—Most Interesting Thing in Tech Nov 16, 2020

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The story of Polar Codes and how an obscure Turkish mathematician solved an esoteric problem—and in the process changed the way the world’s networks are built. Read the full story here: https://www.wired.com/story/huawei-5g-polar-codes-data-breakthrough/.

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The Telegram Hack That Rocked Brazil—Most Interesting Thing in Tech Nov 16, 2020

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The wild, rolling tale of the Telegram hack that turned Brazil’s politics upside down. More here: https://www.wired.com/story/brazil-hacker-bolsonaro-car-wash-leaks/.

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Inside the Right's Favorite 'Free Speech' App – Tech in Two Nov 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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A year-long quest to get off the grid and go solar – Tech in Two Nov 13, 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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Pfizer’s mRNA vaccine could break scientific ground, CDC releases new mask guidelines, and an interactive map illustrates the risk of holiday gatherings – Tech in Two Nov 12, 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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Google Photos Starts Charging—Most Interesting Thing in Tech Nov 11, 2020

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Google Photos will soon start charging. This makes sense! But it also shows the dangerous power of the giant tech companies. Only a company like Google could have built something like this, charged nothing for it, and locked us in. And now that we are locked in, they can start to raise the prices. More here: https://www.wired.com/story/google-photos-free-unlimited-storage-ends/.

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Everything Apple announced, from new Macs to new chips – Tech in Two Nov 11, 2020

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