The Download: Veo 3’s subtitles problem, and the future of our planet’s resources
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
AI’s giants want to take over the classroom
School’s out and it’s high summer, but a bunch of teachers are plotting how they’re…
AI text-to-speech programs could “unlearn” how to imitate certain people
A technique known as “machine unlearning” could teach AI models to forget specific voices—an important…
The Download: combating audio deepfakes, and AI in the classroom
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
California is set to become the first US state to manage power outages with AI
California’s statewide power grid operator is poised to become the first in North America to…
The Download: California’s AI power plans, and and why it’s so hard to make welfare AI fair
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
Cybersecurity’s global alarm system is breaking down
Every day, billions of people trust digital systems to run everything from communication to commerce…
The first babies have been born following “simplified” IVF in a mobile lab
This week I’m sending congratulations to two sets of parents in South Africa. Babies Milayah…
The Download: cybersecurity’s shaky alert system, and mobile IVF
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
Why the AI moratorium’s defeat may signal a new political era
The “Big, Beautiful Bill” that President Donald Trump signed into law on July 4 was…