The Download: corruption in China’s chip sector and VR’s psychedelic experiments
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. Corruption...
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VR is as good as psychedelics at helping people reach transcendence
Fifteen years ago, David Glowacki was walking in the mountains when he took a sharp fall. When he hit the ground, blood began leaking into...
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Corruption is sending shock waves through China’s chipmaking industry
China’s chipmaking industry descended into chaos last week, with at least four top executives associated with a state-owned semiconductor fund arrested on corruption charges. It’s...
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The Download: experimental embryos and the US monkeypox emergency
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. This...
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Automated techniques could make it easier to develop AI
Machine-learning researchers make many decisions when designing new models. They decide how many layers to include in neural networks and what weights to give inputs...
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This startup wants to copy you into an embryo for organ harvesting
In a search for novel forms of longevity medicine, a biotech company based in Israel says it intends to create embryo-stage versions of people in...
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The Download: repairing pig cells and Pelosi’s trip fallout
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. Researchers...
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Researchers repaired cells in damaged pig organs an hour after the animal’s death
A new system stopped the deterioration of cells in pig organs one hour after the animal’s death, a finding that suggests cells don’t die as...
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The Download: Monkeypox vaccines and Kansas’ abortion vote
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. Everything...
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Everything you need to know about the monkeypox vaccines
The global outbreak of monkeypox has so far led to more than 24,000 cases in over 80 countries, and the World Health Organization has warned...