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Fusion power plants don’t exist yet, but they’re making money anyway
And yet, the money pours in. Commonwealth raised over $800 million in funding earlier this year. And now it’s…
The Download: growing threats to vulnerable languages, and fact-checking…
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
Shoplifters could soon be chased down by drones
“Instead of a 911 call , it’s an alarm call,” says Keith Kauffman, a former police chief who now directs…
The Download: shoplifter-chasing drones, and Trump’s TikTok deal
Shoplifters in the US could soon be chased down by drones
The news: Flock Safety, whose drones were once…
US investigators are using AI to detect child abuse images made by AI
The filing, posted on September 19, is heavily redacted and Hive cofounder and CEO Kevin Guo told MIT…
Roundtables: The Future of Birth Control
Conversations around birth control usually focus on women, but Kevin Eisenfrats, one of the MIT Technology…
The AI Hype Index: Cracking the chatbot code
Separating AI reality from hyped-up fiction isn’t always easy. That’s why we’ve created the AI Hype Index—a…
The Download: The LLM will see you now, and a new fusion power deal
I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology. 1…
This medical startup uses LLMs to run appointments and make diagnoses
During the appointment, assistants read off questions from the ScopeAI interface, and ScopeAI produces new…
An oil and gas giant signed a $1 billion deal with Commonwealth Fusion…
The agreement will see Eni purchase electricity from Commonwealth’s first commercial fusion power plant, in…