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5:19

Twitter's Massive Hack—Most Interesting Thing in Tech

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2020/07/17

A terrible hack at Twitter exposes security weaknesses at that company. And it also reminds of one of the fundamental issue for tech: most platforms were built idealistically, with the assumption that most humans are good most of the time. And that’s partly why manipulative people can do so much harm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:34

Russia goes after vaccine research, CDC data...

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2020/07/17

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4:21

America's Farming Gets A Software Update—Most...

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2020/07/16

How well can modern technology and AI improve America’s farming? I dug into a new partnership between Microsoft and Land O’Lakes to try to find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:03

The White House bypasses the CDC, Walmart requires...

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2020/07/16

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5:42

Rocky Times for Tesla—Most Interesting Thing in Tech

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2020/07/15

What on earth is going on with Tesla? The stock skyrocketed, and then plummeted. And it still ended the day worth more than Toyota, Ford, and GM combined. This is partly because they make great cars, with great batteries, and could have a dominant position as the world transitions to electric automobiles. It’s partly because Elon Musk has been on better behavior recently---at least when not denying the effects of coronavirus. And it’s partly, well … just a crazy market with a lot of people betting

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3:23

Florida is breaking records, states are spiking...

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2020/07/15

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3:42

The International Baccalaureate's Mysterious...

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2020/07/14

A story of algorithmic insanity. In lieu of in-person testing, the International Baccalaureate program used an opaque formula to determine students’ scores. Among other factors it depended on past results from students at the same school. This is not the way to run a crucial test that determines whether kids get into college. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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2:50

New case records, a step backward for Hong Kong, and...

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2020/07/14

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3:32

A New Way to Unsubscribe from Spam and Get Paid—Most...

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2020/07/13

A new, very clever app, tries to unsubscribe you from spammy email while also getting you paid via class action lawsuits. And unlike other similar services, it isn’t based on privacy invasion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:46

Record death tolls, new treatment data, and a...

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2020/07/13

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4:07

How Subscribers Could Change Twitter—Most Interesting...

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2020/07/10

Rumor has it Twitter is launching a subscription service. This may well not be true, but if it is, it could fundamentally change how social networks operate, perhaps for the better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:13

Disproportionate dangers for men, a looming second...

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2020/07/10

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3:48

How Will Big Tech Handle New Laws in Hong Kong?—Most...

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2020/07/09

China’s new national security law in Hong Kong has put the big tech companies in a bind. Do they comply with it, and violate their principles of free speech? Do they resist, and face retaliation? Do they leave Hong Kong and lose a lot of business? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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2:39

A new record for cases, evidence of airborne...

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2020/07/09

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6:01

VCs and Tech Media Fight on Twitter—Most Interesting...

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2020/07/08

There's a huge fight going on right now between VCs and tech media on Twitter. It's too complicated to go into in depth here right now. But I want to talk about one relevant and interesting sub-question: the assumption by many people in tech that editors and managers in media hire people with high Twitter follower counts. That's mostly false, in my opinion, but for complicated and interesting reasons that probably apply to other industries too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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3:22

Brazil's president tests positive, the average age of...

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2020/07/08

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3:19

The Growth of Prison TikTok—Most Interesting Thing in...

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2020/07/07

The growth of a subgenre known as prison TikTok, which shows life for incarcerated men and women. Phones are mostly banned in prisons! But looking at prison TikTok might make one reconsider whether that's the right policy choice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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2:44

A study dispels herd immunity hopes, an antibody...

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2020/07/07

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3:54

Tech Policy Meets Nationalism—Most Interesting Thing...

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2020/07/06

Technology policy is getting ever-more-tied up in nationalistic skirmishes. It happened in India yesterday and the US today. It's not the direction I want the world to head in, but it's also not surprising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:00

Social Media Cracks Down on Trump—Most Interesting...

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2020/07/03

The social media companies continue their crackdown on Trump. Why? There are lots of factors in play! But one interesting one is his recent drop in the polls. And if the companies judge his odds of reelection as dropping, they will judge the potential effect of his retaliation as dropping too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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