The Download: China’s AI agent boom, and GPS alternatives
Last year, China saw a boom in foundation models, the do-everything large language models that underpin the AI revolution. This year, the focus has...
Why doctors should look for ways to prescribe hope
Researchers are still trying to understand the connection between body and mind, and how our thoughts can influence our physiology. In the meantime, many...
Inside the race to find GPS alternatives
“Just because of this shorter distance, we will put down signals that will be approximately a hundred times stronger than the GPS signal,” says...
Silicon Valley Is Starting to Pick Sides in Musk and Trump’s Breakup
Some of Trump’s high-profile backers from Silicon Valley mostly stayed mostly quiet during the Trump-Musk flare-up on Thursday or tried to turn attention to...
Manus has kick-started an AI agent boom in China
In the case of Manus, the competition is moving fast. Two of the most buzzy follow‑ups, Genspark and Flowith, for example, are already boasting...
The Download: funding a CRISPR embryo startup, and bad news for clean cement
I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology. 1 Reddit is suing Anthropic Reddit claims the AI company kept accessing...
ICE Quietly Scales Back Rules for Courthouse Raids
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has quietly rescinded guidance that advised ICE agents conducting courthouse raids to take steps to avoid violating state and local...
What’s next for AI and math
This year, a number of LRMs, which try to solve a problem step by step rather than spit out the first result that comes...
The 37 Best Shows on Apple TV+ Right Now (June 2025)
Slowly but surely, Apple TV+ has found its feet. The streaming service, which at launch we called “odd, angsty, and horny as hell,” has...
Inside the effort to tally AI’s energy appetite
AI video is on another level When we tested the energy demands of various models, we found the energy required to produce even a...
