The future of urban housing is energy-efficient refrigerators
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The Download: Retrofitting cities, and Alexa mimics the dead
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
The world’s biggest surveillance company you’ve never heard of
You may never have heard of Hikvision, but chances are you’ve already been captured by…
Scientists hacked a locust’s brain to sniff out human cancer
Cyborg locust brains can help spot the telltale signs of human cancer in the lab,…
Energy-hungry data centers are quietly moving into cities
In 1930, the telegraph giant Western Union put the finishing touches on its new crown…
The Download: Trolling text scammers, and China’s social media censorship
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The delivery apps reshaping life in India’s megacities
From 7 a.m. until well past dusk, seven days a week, N. Sudhakar sits behind…
The Download: India’s delivery apps, and covid vaccines for young children
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Why people are trolling their spam texts
The other night, I received a mysterious WhatsApp message. “Dr. Kevin?” it began, the question…
China wants all social media comments to be pre-reviewed before publishing
China is fine-tuning its censorship machine, this time proposing changes in how to regulate the…