There's a lot of excitement in Silicon Valley about chloroquine as a potential treatment for coronavirus. But the paper that's circulating has been overhyped and is a little bit bogus. Still: that doesn't mean we shouldn't experiment and test. And ideally, there will be real data soon. More here: https://www.wired.com/story/an-old-malaria-drug-may-fight-covid-19-and-silicon-valleys-into-it/

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Could Chloroquine Be the Answer to Treating Coronavirus—Most Interesting Thing in Tech

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The Coronavirus Update: What to buy, your hospital's preparedness, and more - Tech in Two

The debate over cell phone surveillance and corona comes to the US. And there are some big questions: like how much privacy we’ll give up and how well this will work—given that it’s hard to map people’s movements inside, which is where most transmission occurs.

Location Data Amidst Coronavirus—Most Interesting Thing in Tech

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The Coronavirus Update: Heartbreak in Italy, FDA approved tests, and more - Tech in Two

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Social Media Takes on Coronavirus Misinformation—Most Interesting Thing in Tech

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Government Responses to Coronavirus in the US and Israel—Most Interesting Thing in Tech

The most interesting thing in tech: the work-from-home revolution is possible because of a couple of smart advances in tech in recent years, namely 2FA and smart networks that limit access once you are inside. That’s why i’m now in my attic! But WFH doesn’t work if you are in critical infrastructure, or government security, and have even tougher access protocols. And that creates a risk as the coronavirus spreads. More here: https://www.wired.com/story/high-stakes-security-set-ups-making-remote-work-impossible/

The High Stakes of Remote Work—Most Interesting Thing in Tech

We're learning lessons from the countries that have contained the coronavirus. And one thing the success stories—like Singapore—have done is massive testing and tracking all the data. More here: https://www.wired.com/story/singapore-was-ready-for-covid-19-other-countries-take-note/

How Singapore, and Other Countries, Have Curbed a Coronavirus Outbreak—Most Interesting Thing in Tech

The Official Coronavirus Pandemic, Trump's Border Wall, and More News – Tech in Two

The coronavirus is changing the gig economy, just as the gig economy is changing the way people respond to coronavirus. In theory, having a flexible workforce can help build resilience in moments of crisis. But the crisis is also laying bare some of the inequities in the gig economy—and for some workers, like Uber drivers in Seattle, their business is crashing. More here: https://www.wired.com/story/coronavirus-exposes-workers-risks-gig-economy/.

How Coronavirus is Affecting the Gig Economy—Most Interesting Thing in Tech

A shocking 83% of medical devices are running on operating systems that are no longer supported. More here: https://www.wired.com/story/most-medical-imaging-devices-run-outdated-operating-systems/

The Problem with Our Medical Devices—Most Interesting Thing in Tech

Children don't seem to be getting hit hard with the coronavirus. Here's what the data shows, why this might be happening, and what it might mean. On the one hand it's very good news! On the other hand, it means families with grandparents and grandchildren in the same home need to be extremely careful. More here: https://www.wired.com/story/kids-can-get-covid-19-they-just-dont-get-that-sick/

Why Kids Don't Seem to Be Getting Covid-19—Most Interesting Thing in Tech

A new bill in Congress called the EARN IT Act takes aim at child exploitation online, which sounds good! But it could also mean the end of end-to-end encryption. And in Silicon Valley, tech companies are responding quickly and vigorously to coronavirus. Why is that? Well, when you make viral software, you know how viruses spread. More here: https://www.wired.com/story/earn-it-act-sneak-attack-on-encryption/?utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=twitter&mbid=social_twitter&utm_campaign=wired&utm_medium=social&utm_brand=wired

Congress's EARN IT Act and Silicon Valley's Preparations for Coronavirus—Most Interesting Thing in Tech

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