{"id":870433,"date":"2025-09-04T21:12:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T02:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/04\/the-download-sustainable-architecture-and-deepseeks-success\/"},"modified":"2025-09-04T21:12:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T02:12:02","slug":"the-download-sustainable-architecture-and-deepseeks-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/04\/the-download-sustainable-architecture-and-deepseeks-success\/","title":{"rendered":"The Download: sustainable architecture, and DeepSeek\u2019s success"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Plus: A judge has ruled that Google won’t have to spin off Chrome<\/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

Material Cultures looks to the past to build the future<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Despite decades of green certifications, better material sourcing, and the use of more sustainable materials, the built environment is still responsible for a third of global emissions worldwide. According to a 2024 UN report, the building sector has fallen \u201csignificantly behind on progress\u201d toward becoming more sustainable. Changing the way we erect and operate buildings remains key to tackling climate change.<\/p>\n

London-based design and research nonprofit Material Cultures is exploring how tradition can be harnessed in new ways to repair the contemporary building system. As many other practitioners look to artificial intelligence and other high-tech approaches, Material Cultures is focusing on sustainability, and finding creative ways to turn local materials into new buildings. Read the full story<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u2014Patrick Sisson<\/em><\/p>\n

This story is from our new print edition, which is all about the future of security. <\/strong>Subscribe here<\/strong><\/a> to catch future copies when they land.<\/strong><\/p>\n

MIT Technology Review Narrated: How a top Chinese AI model overcame US sanctions<\/strong><\/p>\n

Earlier this year, the AI community was abuzz over DeepSeek R1, a new open-source reasoning model. The model was developed by the Chinese AI startup DeepSeek, which claims that R1 matches or even surpasses OpenAI\u2019s ChatGPT o1 on multiple key benchmarks but operates at a fraction of the cost.<\/p>\n

DeepSeek\u2019s success is even more remarkable given the constraints facing Chinese AI companies in the form of increasing US export controls on cutting-edge chips. Read the full story.This is our latest story<\/a> to be turned into a MIT Technology Review Narrated podcast, which we\u2019re publishing each week on Spotify<\/a> and Apple Podcasts<\/a>. Just navigate to MIT Technology Review Narrated on either platform, and follow us to get all our new content as it\u2019s released.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/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 Google won\u2019t be forced to sell Chrome after all<\/strong>
A federal judge has instead ruled it has to share search data with its rivals. (Politico<\/a>)
+ He also barred Google from making deals to make Chrome the default search engine on people\u2019s phones. <\/em>(The Register<\/a>)
+ The company\u2019s critics feel the ruling doesn\u2019t go far enough. <\/em>(The Verge<\/a>)<\/p>\n

2 OpenAI is adding emotional guardrails to ChatGPT<\/strong>
The new rules are designed to better protect teens and vulnerable people. (Axios<\/a>)
+ Families of dead teenagers say AI companies aren\u2019t doing enough. <\/em>(FT<\/a> $)
+ An AI chatbot told a user how to kill himself\u2014but the company doesn\u2019t want to \u201ccensor\u201d it. <\/em>(MIT Technology Review<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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3 China\u2019s military has showed off its robotic wolves<\/strong>
Alongside underwater torpedoes and hypersonic cruise missiles. (BBC<\/a>)
+ Xi Jinping has pushed to modernize the world\u2019s largest standing army. <\/em>(CNN<\/a>)
+ Phase two of military AI has arrived. <\/em>(MIT Technology Review<\/a>)<\/p>\n

4 ICE has resumed working with a previously banned spyware vendor<\/strong>
Paragon Solutions\u2019 software was found on the devices of journalists earlier this year. (WP<\/a> $)
+ The tool can manipulate a phone\u2019s recorder to become a covert listening device. <\/em>(The Guardian<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

5<\/strong> An identical twin has been convicted of a crime based on DNA analysis\u00a0<\/strong>
It\u2019s the first time the technology has been successfully used in the US, and solves a 38-year old cold case. (The Guardian<\/a>)<\/p>\n

6 People who understand AI the least are the most likely to use it\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Those with a better grasp of how AI works know more about its limitations. (WSJ<\/a> $)
+ What is AI? <\/em>(MIT Technology Review<\/a>)<\/p>\n

7 BMW is preparing to unveil a super-smart EV
<\/strong>Its new iX3 sport utility vehicle will have 20 times more computing power. (FT<\/a> $)<\/p>\n

8 Sick and lonely people are turning to AI \u201cdoctors\u201d
<\/strong>Physicians are too busy to spend much time with patients. Chatbots are filling the void. (Rest of World<\/a>)
+ AI companies have stopped warning you that their chatbots aren\u2019t doctors. <\/em>(MIT Technology Review<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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9 Around 90% of life on Earth is still unknown<\/strong>
But shedding light on these mysterious organisms is essential to our future survival. (Vox<\/a>)<\/p>\n

10 Wax worms could help tackle our plastic pollution problem ????<\/strong>
The plastic-hungry pests can eat a polythene bag in a matter of hours. (Wired<\/a> $)
+ Think that your plastic is being recycled? Think again. <\/em>(MIT Technology Review<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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

\u201cIt\u2019s a nothingburger.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2014Gabriel Weinberg, chief executive of search engine DuckDuckGo, reacts to the judge\u2019s decision in the Google Chrome monopoly case, the New York Times<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n

\u00a0One more thing<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Why we can no longer afford to ignore the case for climate adaptation<\/strong><\/p>\n

Back in the 1990s, anyone suggesting that we\u2019d need to adapt to climate change while also cutting emissions was met with suspicion. Most climate change researchers felt adaptation studies would distract from the vital work of keeping pollution out of the atmosphere to begin with.<\/p>\n

Despite this hostile environment, a handful of experts were already sowing the seeds for a new field of research called \u201cclimate change adaptation\u201d: study and policy on how the world could prepare for and adapt to the new disasters and dangers brought forth on a warming planet. Today, their research is more important than ever. Read the full story<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u2014Madeline Ostrander<\/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>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

+ How to have a happier life<\/a>, even when you\u2019re living through bleak times (maybe skip the raisins on ice cream, though.)
+ If you\u2019re loving Alien: Earth right now, why not dive back into the tremendously terrifying Alien: Isolation<\/a> game?
+ The first freaky images of the second part of zombie flick 28 Years Later<\/a> have landed.
+ Anthony Gormley<\/a>, you will always be cool. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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