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Progress in tackling some of the big killers is backsliding, putting the health of millions at risk.

The viral short dramas are increasingly being created entirely with AI, with hundreds of new shows spun up each day.

The success of agentic AI in financial services depends not just on smarter models, but on an authoritative context data store—one that is accessible, reliable, and governed at scale.

Why sovereignty over data and models is becoming a defining factor in enterprise AI success,as well as a prerequisite for forging safe agentic systems.

From MIT Technology Review: The Tesla Semi could be a big deal for electric trucking

Adult content creators are having their performances used without consent. This is just one way that AI now threatens their rights and livelihoods.

From MIT Technology Review: The Download: making drugs in orbit and NASA’s nuclear-powered spacecraft

United Therapeutics is collaborating with Varda Space Industries to test pharmaceuticals in outer space.

From MIT Technology Review: The Download: a Nobel winner on AI, and the case for fixing everything

Daron Acemoglu is more cautious than most about predictions of a jobs apocalypse. Here’s what’s worrying him instead.

Agentic AI is helping organizations completely reimagine core banking processes and operations from the customer perspective, rather than simply making incremental improvements.

No longer peripheral accessories, chargers today are more powerful, portable, and proactive. Consumers can look forward to rapid innovations in the coming years.

Successful AI implementation requires shifts in workplace culture as well as use cases that can scale across the enterprise.

From MIT Technology Review: The Download: the hantavirus outbreak and Musk v. Altman week 2

OpenAI president Greg Brockman said Elon Musk wanted the company to create a for-profit entity—and endured a public peek into his diary.

From MIT Technology Review: Here’s what you need to know about the cruise ship hantavirus outbreak

Tech advances not only made IVF safer and more effective; they fundamentally changed the way we think about our reproduction.

From MIT Technology Review: The Download: the tech reshaping IVF and the rise of balcony solar