Why Twitter still has those terrible Trends
When Twitter introduced a new feature called Trends in mid-2008, the company’s cofounder Jack Dorsey…
Here are the biggest technology wins in the breakthrough climate bill
Two weeks after blowing up hopes of a US climate deal, Senator Joe Manchin announced…
The Download: a breakthrough climate bill, and Twitter’s terrible trends
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
Stitching together the grid will save lives as extreme weather worsens
The blistering heat waves that set temperature records across much of the US in recent…
DeepMind has predicted the structure of almost every protein known to science
DeepMind says its AlphaFold tool has successfully predicted the structure of nearly all proteins known…
The Download: a big DeepMind breakthrough, and fixing the US grid
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
A day in the life of a Chinese robotaxi driver
When Liu Yang started his current job, he found it hard to go back to…
The Download: Chinese robotaxi drivers, and AI gun detection
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The Download: monkeypox detection in wastewater, and China’s tycoon control
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
We’re starting to understand the mysterious surge of hepatitis in children
Hundreds of young children around the world have developed severe cases of hepatitis with no…