The Download: greener steel, and join us for EmTech 2024

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. How the auto industry could steer the world toward green steel Steel scaffolds our world, undergirding buildings and machines. It also presents a major challenge for climate change, as steel production is currently…
The Download: greener steel, and join us for EmTech 2024

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The must-reads

I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology.

1 Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s chat on X was marred by glitches 
Their conversation started more than 40 minutes late as a result. (WP $)
+ X staffers have contradicted Musk’s claims a DDoS attack was to blame.  (The Verge)
+ The discussion was rambling, to say the least. (FT $)

2 A scientific journal has retracted three MDMA papers
Psychopharmacology cited concerns over missing data and unethical conduct. (Ars Technica)
+ The retraction comes just days after the FDA rejected MDMA as a PTSD treatment. (NYT $)
+ What’s next for MDMA. (MIT Technology Review)