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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. 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

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. “Dr. Google” had its issues. Can ChatGPT Health do better?   For the past two decades, there’s been a clear first step for anyone who starts experiencing new medical symptoms: Look them up

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 man who made India digital isn’t done yet Nandan Nilekani can’t stop trying to push India into the future. He started nearly 30 years ago, masterminding an ongoing experiment in technological

Plus: AI companies are now deeply entwined with the US military/p> 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 man hunting the spies in your smartphone In April 2025, Ronald Deibert left all electronic devices at home in

Plus: Iran is systematically crippling Starlink 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. How next-generation nuclear reactors break out of the 20th-century blueprint   The popularity of commercial nuclear reactors has surged in recent years as worries about climate change

Plus: This company is developing gene therapies for muscle growth, erectile dysfunction, and “radical longevity” 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. Sodium-ion batteries are making their way into cars—and the grid For decades, lithium-ion batteries have powered our

It’s easy to be cynical about technology these days. Many of the “disruptions” of the last 15 years were more about coddling a certain set of young, moneyed San Franciscans than improving the world. Yet you can be sympathetic to the techlash and still fully buy into the idea that technology can be good. We

Plus: Grok is restricting its image-generating function to paid subscribers only 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. How I learned to stop worrying and love AI slop —Caiwei Chen If I were to locate the moment AI slop