The Download: reusing heat from computers, and period research
—Saima Sidik Both of the stories featured today are from the new ethics-themed print magazine issue of MIT Technology Review,...
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The ice cores that will let us look 1.5 million years into the past
Melting isn’t an option because carbon dioxide easily dissolves into water. Traditionally, scientists have used mechanical extraction methods, grinding up...
Apple Settlement Claim: Battery Saga Finally Ends As Millions Of IPhone Users Await Payout
(Photo by Brittany Hosea-Small / AFP) (Photo by BRITTANY HOSEA-SMALL/AFP via Getty Images)AFP via Getty ImagesKey takeaways Apple is set...
The Download: open source’s future, and cancer drugs shortages
When Xerox donated a new laser printer to MIT in 1980, the company couldn’t have known that the machine would...
A chemo drug shortage shows the vulnerability of the healthcare supply chains
Last week, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) released the results of a member survey to assess the severity...
This UK startup engineered a clever way to reuse waste heat from cloud computing
Heata’s process is simple yet introduces a radical shift toward sustainable management of data centers: instead of being cooled with...
Tiny faux organs could crack the mystery of menstruation
Heavy periods can make even daily tasks difficult. Getting up from a chair, for example, can be an ordeal for...
Kraft Heinz Chooses New CEO As Company Faces Revenue Woes
(Photo Illustration by Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesKey takeaways Kraft Heinz has named Carlos Abrams-Rivera...
The Download: AI in warfare, and US climate policies
In recent years, intelligent autonomous weapons—weapons that can select and fire upon targets without any human input—have become a matter...
What’s changed in the US since the breakthrough climate bill passed a year ago?
In total, companies have announced over $76 billion in private investments in climate technology manufacturing since the IRA was signed...
The future of open source is still very much in flux
Christine Peterson, a futurist and lecturer in the field of nanotechnology, coined the term “open source” in 1998.PETER ADAMS Karen...
The Download: tech’s ethical congregation, and the Inflation Reduction Act’s anniversary
Just before Christmas last year, a pastor preached a gospel of morals over money to several hundred members of his...
L’Occitane Stock Soars As Rumors Swirl Around Billionaire Owner Taking Beauty Brand Private
PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 19, 2020GettyKey takeaways L’Occitane chairman Reinold Geiger is considering taking the company private for a rumored...
How a half-trillion dollars is transforming climate technology
“There is still a long way to go, but the initial signs, particularly in manufacturing, have been very good,” Gopal...
China’s car companies are turning into tech companies
Both EV makers and AI startups have published aggressive roadmaps for national rollouts of their city NOA services, claiming their...
Tech is broken—can collective action fix it?
“It’s so gross to view people like that—to see situations and natural facts of life like dying as problems,” Wang...
Inside the messy ethics of making war with machines
This is why a human hand must squeeze the trigger, why a human hand must click “Approve.” If a computer...
New PayPal CEO Alex Chriss Has A Tough Job Ahead Of Him
(Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesKey takeaways Alex Chriss has been appointed PayPal’s...
The Download: China’s autonomous race, and Kiva’s controversial changes
Chinese car companies all seem fixated on one goal: launching their own autonomous navigation services in more and more cities...
The race to lead China’s autonomous driving market
His final assessment? The Navigation on Autopilot isn’t perfect, but it’s pretty “impressive” and a preview of more advancements to...
