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The Download: nuclear-powered AI, and a short history of creativity
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
The Download: Meet Cathy Tie, and Anthropic’s new AI models
Since the Chinese biophysicist He Jiankui was released from prison in 2022, he has sought to make a scientific…
The FDA plans to limit access to covid vaccines. Here’s why…
“Of course there are children with health problems who should definitely have it,” says Dunachie. “But for…
Meet Cathy Tie, Bride of “China’s Frankenstein”
In April, the feed started to change even more drastically. He’s posts became increasingly provocative, with…
Anthropic’s new hybrid AI model can work on tasks autonomously for hours at…
While Claude Opus 4 will be limited to paying Anthropic customers, a second model, Claude Sonnet 4, will be…
The Download: The desert data center boom, and how to measure Earth’s…
In the high desert east of Reno, Nevada, construction crews are flattening the golden foothills of the Virginia…
Three takeaways about AI’s energy use and climate impacts
We found that the same exact query, with the same exact energy demand, will have a very different climate impact…
A new atomic clock in space could help us measure elevations on Earth
To prevent such costly construction errors, in 2015 scientists in the International Association of Geodesy…
Roundtables: A New Look at AI’s Energy Use
Recorded on May 21, 2025 Big Tech's appetite for energy is growing rapidly as adoption of AI accelerates. But…
The Download: Google’s AI mission, and America’s reliance on…
If you want to know where AI is headed, this year’s Google I/O has you covered. The company’s annual showcase…