What Spain’s blackout says about the grid
At roughly midday on Monday, April 28, the lights went out in Spain. The grid…
How to build a better AI benchmark
It’s not easy being one of Silicon Valley’s favorite benchmarks. SWE-Bench (pronounced “swee bench”) launched…
The Download: AI benchmarks, and Spain’s grid blackout
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
This patient’s Neuralink brain implant gets a boost from generative AI
Last November, Bradford G. Smith got a brain implant from Elon Musk’s company Neuralink. The…
The Download: Neuralink’s AI boost, and Trump’s tariffs
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
Why the humanoid workforce is running late
On Thursday I watched Daniela Rus, one of the world’s top experts on AI-powered robots,…
The Download: a longevity influencer’s new religion, and humanoid robots’ shortcomings
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
Bryan Johnson wants to start a new religion in which “the body is God”
Bryan Johnson is on a mission to not die. The 47-year-old multimillionaire has already applied…
Senior State Department official sought internal communications with journalists, European officials, and Trump critics
A previously unreported document distributed by senior US State Department official Darren Beattie reveals a…
The US has approved CRISPR pigs for food
Most pigs in the US are confined to factory farms where they can be afflicted…