OpenAI launches Operator—an agent that can use a computer for you
After weeks of buzz, OpenAI has released Operator, its first AI agent. Operator is a…
The US withdrawal from the WHO will hurt us all
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The Download: OpenAI’s lobbying, and making ammonia below the Earth’s surface
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
Implementing responsible AI in the generative age
Many organizations have experimented with AI, but they haven’t always gotten the full value from…
Why the next energy race is for underground hydrogen
It might sound like something straight out of the 19th century, but one of the…
The Download: AI for cancer diagnosis, and HIV prevention
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
A new company plans to use Earth as a chemical reactor
Forget massive steel tanks—some scientists want to make chemicals with the help of rocks deep…
OpenAI has upped its lobbying efforts nearly sevenfold
OpenAI spent $1.76 million on government lobbying in 2024 and $510,000 in the last three…
There can be no winners in a US-China AI arms race
The United States and China are entangled in what many have dubbed an “AI arms…
The Download: AI’s coding promises, and OpenAI’s longevity push
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…