The Download: Quantum computing for health, and why the world doesn’t recycle more nuclear waste
The Download: Quantum computing for health, and why the world doesn’t recycle more nuclear waste

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 of Oxford, a quantum computer built from atoms and light awaits…

The Download: The Pentagon’s new AI plans, and next-gen nuclear reactors
The Download: The Pentagon’s new AI plans, and next-gen nuclear reactors

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 Pentagon is planning for AI companies to train on classified data, defense official says  The Pentagon plans to set up secure environments for generative AI companies to train military-specific versions of their…

The Download: OpenAI’s US military deal, and Grok’s CSAM lawsuit
The Download: OpenAI’s US military deal, and Grok’s CSAM lawsuit

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. Where OpenAI’s technology could show up in Iran  OpenAI has controversially agreed to give the Pentagon access to its AI. But where exactly could its tech show up, and which applications…

The Download: glass chips and “AI-free” logos
The Download: glass chips and “AI-free” logos

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. Future AI chips could be built on glass  Human-made glass is thousands of years old. But it’s now poised to find its way into the AI chips used in the world’s newest and…

The Download: how AI is used for military targeting, and the Pentagon’s war on Claude
The Download: how AI is used for military targeting, and the Pentagon’s war on Claude

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. Defense official reveals how AI chatbots could be used for targeting decisions  The US military might use generative AI systems to rank targets and recommend which to strike first, according to a Defense Department…

The Download: Early adopters cash in on China’s OpenClaw craze, and US batteries slump
The Download: Early adopters cash in on China’s OpenClaw craze, and US batteries slump

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. Hustlers are cashing in on China’s OpenClaw AI craze  In January, Beijing-based software engineer Feng Qingyang started tinkering with OpenClaw, a new AI tool that can take over a device and autonomously complete tasks.…

The Download: Pokémon Go to train world models, and the US-China race to find aliens
The Download: Pokémon Go to train world models, and the US-China race to find aliens

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 Pokémon Go is giving delivery robots an inch-perfect view of the world  Pokémon Go was the world’s first augmented-reality megahit. Released in 2016 by Niantic, the AR twist on the…

The Download: AI’s role in the Iran war, and an escalating legal fight
The Download: AI’s role in the Iran war, and an escalating legal fight

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 AI is turning the Iran conflict into theater  Much of the spotlight on AI in the Iran conflict has focused on models like Claude helping the US military decide where to…

The Download: murky AI surveillance laws, and the White House cracks down on defiant labs
The Download: murky AI surveillance laws, and the White House cracks down on defiant labs

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 and the AI company Anthropic has raised a deep and still unanswered question:…

The Download: 10 things that matter in AI, plus Anthropic’s plan to sue the Pentagon
The Download: 10 things that matter in AI, plus Anthropic’s plan to sue 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. Coming soon: our 10 Things That Matter in AI Right Now For years, MIT Technology Review’s newsroom has been ahead of the curve, tracking the developments in AI that matter and…