The Download: China’s possible surveillance sanctions, and hacking locusts
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The future of urban housing is energy-efficient refrigerators
The scars and pockmarks of the aging apartments and housing units under the purview of…
The Download: Retrofitting cities, and Alexa mimics the dead
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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,…
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…
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…