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Plus: The FBI has admitted it’s buying Americans' location data. 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 $5 million prize awaits proof that quantum computers can solve health care problems  In a laboratory on the outskirts

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. This startup claims it can stop lightning and prevent catastrophic wildfires Startup Skyward Wildfire says it can prevent catastrophic fires by stopping the lightning strikes that ignite them. So far, it hasn’t

Plus: a satellite firm that exposed Iranian strikes has stopped sharing imagery 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. Is the Pentagon allowed to surveil Americans with AI? The ongoing public feud between the Department of Defense

Plus: Anthropic is still chasing a deal with the Pentagon. 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. Online harassment is entering its AI era Scott Shambaugh didn’t think twice when he denied an AI agent’s request to

Plus: social media firms have agreed to be assessed on how effectively they protect teens' mental health 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 “QuitGPT” campaign is urging people to cancel their ChatGPT subscriptions In September, Alfred Stephen

Plus: OpenAI is bringing ads to ChatGPT 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 first look at Making AI Work, MIT Technology Review’s new AI newsletter Are you interested in learning more about the ways in which AI

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. Moltbook was peak AI theater For a few days recently, the hottest new hangout on the internet was a vibe-coded Reddit clone called Moltbook, which billed itself as a social network for

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. Meet the Vitalists: the hardcore longevity enthusiasts who believe death is “wrong” Last April, an excited crowd gathered at a compound in Berkeley, California, for a three-day event called the Vitalist Bay