{"id":616013,"date":"2023-03-09T08:48:49","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T14:48:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/09\/the-download-sam-altmans-big-longevity-bet-and-how-crispr-is-changing-lives\/"},"modified":"2023-03-09T08:48:49","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T14:48:49","slug":"the-download-sam-altmans-big-longevity-bet-and-how-crispr-is-changing-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/09\/the-download-sam-altmans-big-longevity-bet-and-how-crispr-is-changing-lives\/","title":{"rendered":"The Download: Sam Altman\u2019s big longevity bet, and how CRISPR is changing lives"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Plus: a pro-Ukraine group could be behind the attack on the Nord Stream pipeline<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n

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This is today’s edition of\u00a0The Download<\/a><\/em>,\u00a0our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology.<\/em><\/p>\n

Sam Altman invested $180 million into a company trying to delay death<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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When a startup called Retro Biosciences eased out of stealth mode in mid-2022, it announced it had secured $180 million to bankroll an audacious mission: to add 10 years to the average human lifespan.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The business has always been vague about where its money had come from. Now MIT Technology Reveal can reveal that the entire sum was put up by Sam Altman, the 37-year-old startup guru and investor who is CEO of OpenAI.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The amount is among the largest ever invested by an individual into a startup pursuing human longevity, and will fund Retro\u2019s \u201caggressive mission\u201d to stall aging, or even reverse it. Read the full story<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2014Antonio Regalado<\/em><\/p>\n

If you\u2019d like to read more about OpenAI:<\/strong><\/p>\n

+ Read the inside story<\/a> of how ChatGPT was built from the people who made it.
+ Sam Altman: This is what I learned from DALL-E 2<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Forget designer babies. Here\u2019s how CRISPR is really changing lives<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Gene editing is a technology many people tend to associate with its ethically-fraught ability to create designer babies. But that\u2019s also a distraction from the real story of how the technology is changing people\u2019s lives through treatments used on adults with serious diseases.\u00a0<\/p>\n

There are now more than 50 experimental studies underway that use gene editing in human volunteers to treat everything from cancer to HIV and blood diseases, according to a tally shared with MIT Technology Review.<\/p>\n

But these first generation of treatments will be hugely expensive and tricky to implement\u2014and they could be quickly superseded by a next generation of improved editing drugs. Read the full story<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2014Antonio Regalado<\/em><\/p>\n

How China takes extreme measures to keep teens off TikTok<\/strong><\/p>\n

The American people and the Chinese people have much more in common than either side likes to admit. Take the shared concern about how much time children and teenagers are spending on TikTok (or its Chinese domestic version, Douyin).<\/p>\n

Several US senators have pushed for bills that would restrict underage users\u2019 access to apps like TikTok. But ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, is no stranger to those requests. In fact, it has been dealing with similar government pressures in China since at least 2018. Read the full story<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u2014Zeyi Yang<\/em><\/p>\n

Zeyi\u2019s story is from China Report, his weekly newsletter covering China. <\/strong>Sign up<\/strong><\/a> to receive it in your inbox every Tuesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The must-reads<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve combed the internet to find you today\u2019s most fun\/important\/scary\/fascinating stories about technology.<\/em><\/p>\n

1 Google developed a powerful chatbot years before ChatGPT
<\/strong>However, it got spooked that the system didn\u2019t meet safety and fairness standards.(WSJ<\/a> $)+ How tech\u2019s AI obsession masks abuses of power. <\/em>(Bloomberg<\/a> $)
+ In theory, copyright law could derail generative AI. <\/em>(Insider<\/a> $)
+ ChatGPT is everywhere. Here\u2019s where it came from. <\/em>(MIT Technology Review<\/a>)<\/p>\n

2 A pro-Ukrainian group may have orchestrated the Nord Stream pipeline attack
<\/strong>But there\u2019s no evidence that Ukrainian officials were involved. (NYT<\/a> $)
+ Ukraine has denied any involvement in the attack last year. <\/em>(BBC<\/a>)
+ Here\u2019s how the Nord Stream gas pipelines could be fixed. <\/em>(MIT Technology Review<\/a>)<\/p>\n

3 How the FBI pushed for more powerful facial recognition<\/strong>
It could be used to fuel a vast surveillance network. (WP<\/a> $)
+ Faked CCTV footage is on the rise, too. <\/em>(Wired<\/a> $)
+ South Africa\u2019s private surveillance machine is fueling a digital apartheid. <\/em>(MIT Technology Review<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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4 Crypto startups are scrambling for funding\u00a0<\/strong>
Times are tougher than ever since things went south for the industry\u2019s favorite bank. (The Information<\/a> $)<\/p>\n

5 Meta\u2019s large language model been leaked on 4Chan
<\/strong>It\u2019s the first model from a major company to leak. (Motherboard<\/a>)
+ Why Meta\u2019s latest large language model survived only three days online. <\/em>(MIT Technology Review<\/a>)

6 Japan was forced to blow up its own rocket
<\/strong>The vehicle\u2019s second engine failed to ignite during takeoff. (Ars Technica<\/a>)
+ What\u2019s next in space. <\/em>(MIT Technology Review<\/a>)<\/p>\n

7 YouTube just can\u2019t get rid of Andrew Tate
<\/strong>His misogynistic videos keep being re-uploaded, despite an existing ban. (The Atlantic<\/a> $)<\/p>\n

8 The hidden risks of the share economy
<\/strong>When almost anything can be rented out to strangers, not everyone is well-meaning. (The Guardian<\/a>)<\/p>\n

9 TikTok\u2019s viral drinks leave a bad taste in the mouth<\/strong>
Users are making increasingly outlandish concoctions in a bid for views. (FT<\/a> $)
+ The porcelain challenge didn\u2019t need to be real to get views. <\/em>(MIT Technology Review<\/a>)<\/p>\n

10 The work phone is making a comeback ????
<\/strong>Partly because of companies cracking down on TikTok. (Bloomberg<\/a> $)<\/p>\n

Quote of the day<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cI independently made my money, as opposed to say, inherited an emerald mine.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014Halli, a recently laid-off Twitter worker, fires back<\/a> at his former boss Elon Musk, who accused Halli of shirking his work responsibilities.<\/p>\n

The big story<\/strong><\/p>\n

Why can\u2019t tech fix its gender problem?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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<\/a>August 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n

Despite the tech sector\u2019s great wealth and loudly self-proclaimed corporate commitments to the rights of women, LGBTQ+ people, and racial minorities, the industry remains mostly a straight, white man\u2019s world.<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t always this way. Software programming once was an almost entirely female profession. As recently as 1980, women held 70% of the programming jobs in Silicon Valley, but the ratio has since flipped entirely. While many things contributed to the shift, from the educational pipeline to the tiresomely persistent fiction of tech as a gender-blind \u201cmeritocracy,\u201d none explain it entirely. What really lies at the core of tech\u2019s gender problem is money. Read the full story<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u2014Margaret O\u2019Mara<\/em><\/p>\n

We can still have nice things<\/strong><\/p>\n

A place for comfort, fun and distraction in these weird times. (Got any ideas? <\/em>Drop me a line<\/em><\/a> or <\/em>tweet ’em at me<\/em><\/a>.)<\/em><\/p>\n

+ Aww, Dave Grohl has cemented his status as the nicest man in rock<\/a>.
+ These photos of a cheetah cub and a puppy<\/a> are the cutest thing you\u2019ll see today.
+ If you enjoy nosing through tech executives\u2019 emails, this<\/a> Twitter account is the one for you.
+ The 10 things that actor Jeremy Strong<\/a> can\u2019t live without are typically unhinged.
+ This story<\/a> sent a shiver down my spine.<\/svg> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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