{"id":858160,"date":"2025-06-26T07:11:56","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T12:11:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/26\/the-download-introducing-the-power-issue\/"},"modified":"2025-06-26T07:11:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T12:11:56","slug":"the-download-introducing-the-power-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/26\/the-download-introducing-the-power-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"The Download: Introducing the Power issue"},"content":{"rendered":"
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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<\/p><\/div>\n

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Introducing: the Power issue<\/strong><\/p>\n

Energy is power. Those who can produce it, especially lots of it, get to exert authority in all sorts of ways.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The world is increasingly powered by both tangible electricity and intangible intelligence. Plus billionaires. The latest issue of MIT Technology Review<\/a> explores those intersections, in all their forms.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Bank Secrecy Act is failing everyone. It\u2019s time to rethink financial surveillance.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2014Katie Haun is the CEO and founder of Haun Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on frontier technologies.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The US is on the brink of enacting rules for digital assets, with growing bipartisan momentum to modernize its financial system. But amid all the talk about innovation and global competitiveness, one issue has been glaringly absent: financial privacy.<\/p>\n

As we build the digital infrastructure of the 21st century, we need to talk about not just what\u2019s possible but what\u2019s acceptable. That means confronting the expanding surveillance powers quietly embedded in our financial system, which today can track nearly every transaction without a warrant. Read the full story<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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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 Copyrighted books are fair use for AI training<\/strong>
According to a federal court in the US. (WP<\/a> $)
+ The court compared the way AI learns to how humans consume books. <\/em>(WSJ<\/a> $)
+ But pirating is still illegal, apparently<\/em>. (404 Media<\/a>)<\/p>\n

2<\/strong> Recruiters are drowning in AI-generated r\u00e9sum\u00e9s<\/strong>
Fake identities, agent-led applications, and identical r\u00e9sum\u00e9s abound. (NYT<\/a> $)<\/p>\n

3 Extreme heat in the US is a growing threat<\/strong>
Alaska recently issued its first-ever heat advisory. (Vox<\/a>)
+ And the heatwave is only going to intensify. <\/em>(The Guardian<\/a>)
+ Here\u2019s how much heat your body can take. <\/em>(MIT Technology Review<\/a>)<\/p>\n

4 Big Balls no longer works for DOGE
<\/strong>One of the department\u2019s most prominent hires has resigned. (Wired<\/a> $)
+ What will he do next? <\/em>(NYT<\/a> $)
+ DOGE\u2019s tech takeover threatens the safety and stability of our critical data. <\/em>(MIT Technology Review<\/a>)<\/p>\n

5 One of America\u2019s best hackers is a bot<\/strong>
It\u2019s the first time an AI has topped a hacking leaderboard by reputation. (Bloomberg<\/a> $)
+ Cyberattacks by AI agents are coming. <\/em>(MIT Technology Review<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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6 Way fewer people are dying of heart attacks in the US
<\/strong>But deaths from chronic heart conditions are on the up. (New Scientist<\/a> $)<\/p>\n

7 TikTok\u2019s moderators have had enough
<\/strong>Groups are unionizing across the world to push for better treatment. (Rest of World<\/a>)
+ How an undercover content moderator polices the metaverse. <\/em>(MIT Technology Review<\/a>)<\/p>\n

8 Donald Trump\u2019s social media use is even more erratic than usual<\/strong>
He keeps signing off \u201cthank you for your attention to this matter!\u201d (The Atlantic<\/a> $)
+ He\u2019s also misspelling his name as \u2018Donakd.\u2019 <\/em>(Fast Company<\/a> $)<\/p>\n

9 Finally, a use for your old smartphone<\/strong>
It could have a second life as a teeny tiny data center. (IEEE Spectrum<\/a>)<\/p>\n

10 AI models don\u2019t understand Gen Alpha slang
<\/strong>Let him cook! (404 Media<\/a>)
+ That\u2019s not stopping youngsters from using models as advisors, though. <\/em>(Fast Company<\/a> $)<\/p>\n

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

\u201cHumans are wired to bond, and when we feel seen and soothed\u2014even by a machine\u2014we connect.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u2014Psychiatrist Nina Vasan explains why humans may end up falling in love with AI systems to the Wall Street Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n

One more thing<\/strong><\/p>\n

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<\/a>How Wi-Fi sensing became usable tech<\/strong>Wi-Fi sensing is a tantalizing concept: that the same routers bringing you the internet could also detect your movements. But, as a way to monitor health, it\u2019s mostly been eclipsed by other technologies, like ultra-wideband radar.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Despite that, Wi-Fi sensing hasn\u2019t gone away. Instead, it has quietly become available in millions of homes, supported by leading internet service providers, smart-home companies, and chip manufacturers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Soon it could be invisibly monitoring our day-to-day movements for all sorts of surprising\u2014and sometimes alarming\u2014purposes. Read the full story<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2014Meg Duff<\/em><\/p>\n

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

A place for comfort, fun and distraction to brighten up your day. (Got any ideas? <\/em>Drop me a line<\/em><\/a> or <\/em>skeet ’em at me<\/em><\/a>.)<\/em>+\u00a0 How to keep your cool in a heatwave<\/a>.
+ Roblox fans can\u2019t get enough of, err, gardening<\/a>.
+ Kate Moss<\/a>, you are the reigning queen of festival fashion.
+ A couple of intrepid brown bears managed to escape from a wildlife park in the UK\u2014to consume a week\u2019s worth of honey<\/a> ???????? <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\n Rhiannon Williams<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is today’s edition of\u00a0The Download ,\u00a0our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Introducing: the Power issue Energy is power. Those who can produce it, especially lots of it, get to exert authority in all sorts of ways.\u00a0 The world is increasingly powered by both<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":858161,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24097,28681,46],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-858160","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-download","8":"category-introducing","9":"category-technology"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/858160","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=858160"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/858160\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/858161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=858160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=858160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=858160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}