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This is today's edition of The Download , our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. A fundamental flaw leaves LLMs strikingly vulnerable to attack  It is impossible to make large language models fully secure against hacks because of a fundamental flaw in how they work

Reading OpenAI’s account last week of how some of its models broke their containment and hacked into the computer systems of Hugging Face, another AI company, was the first time I got genuine chills about what large language models are now able to do. But this is a case of human hubris, not rogue AI.

But now, scientists have come up with a device that allows organs to be cooled to -4 °C (25 °F) without forming any ice. They’ve tested it with pig organs and shown that kidneys, at least, can be preserved in the device for days then successfully transplanted.  Read our story about their breakthrough, and why

Plus: Why the OpenAI hack is the scariest AI mishap yet. This is today's edition of The Download , our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. The power line that could reshape New York’s grid is hitting snags  During a heat wave on July 3

Plus: An EU lawmaker investigating spyware was hacked by that same spyware. This is today's edition of The Download , our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. The UK’s generational tobacco ban might not work. I’m supporting it anyway. —Jessica Hamzelou As the parent of two

Plus: The US has lifted restrictions on Anthropic’s Mythos and Fable models. This is today's edition of The Download , our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. Claude Science is Anthropic’s newest flagship product At an event for pharmaceutical executives, biotech founders, and researchers yesterday, Anthropic

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Here’s why Elon Musk lost his suit against OpenAI Elon Musk has lost his lawsuit against OpenAI, which centered on whether the company breached its founding contract as a nonprofit...

Plus: Anthropic says Alibaba “illicitly” extracted Claude’s capabilities . This is today's edition of The Download , our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. Europe’s extreme heat is shutting down power plants Europe is in the middle of a record-breaking heat wave, and the grid is