The Download: DeepSeek for fortune telling, and the second private moon landing
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Architecting tomorrow’s network
Technological advances continue to move at breakneck speeds. While companies struggle through their digital transformation…
Should we be moving data centers to space?
Last week, the Florida-based company Lonestar Data Holdings launched a shoebox-size device carrying data from…
At RightsCon in Taipei, activists reckon with a US retreat from promoting digital rights
Last week, I joined over 3,200 digital rights activists, tech policymakers, and researchers and a…
Inside the Wild West of AI companionship
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How DeepSeek became a fortune teller for China’s youth
In the glow of her laptop screen, 31-year-old Zhang Rui typed carefully, following a prompt…
The Download: underage celebrity chatbots, and OpenAI’s latest model
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
The evolution of AI: From AlphaGo to AI agents, physical AI, and beyond
In March 2016, the world witnessed a unique moment in the evolution of artificial intelligence…
The Download: Amazon’s quantum chip, and preventing battery fires
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How a volcanic eruption turned a human brain into glass
They look like small pieces of obsidian, smooth and shiny. But a set of small…