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The Download: lasers for nuclear fuel, and organ preservation advances

Date
Monday, July 27, 2026 - 4:10 PM
Description
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 lasers could help provide fuel for nuclear reactors  Nuclear power provides about 9% of global electricity

The path to artificial superintelligence

Date
Monday, July 27, 2026 - 4:00 PM
Description
Imagine a healthcare system made up of multiple AI agents: one that manages symptom assessment, another scheduling, a third insurance, and a fourth pharmacy. Each is an expert in its domain. But they all have their own distinct knowledge and

The quest to keep organs alive outside the body

Date
Friday, July 24, 2026 - 9:03 PM
Description
This week, I covered a fascinating effort to preserve organs outside the body. There’s a huge shortage of donor organs, and one of the main reasons is time—they survive only a matter of hours outside the body, even when they’re kept on ice. Doctors

The Download: energy transmission and US threats against Chinese AI

Date
Thursday, July 23, 2026 - 4:10 PM
Description
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. The power line that could reshape New York’s grid is hitting snags  During a heat wave on July 3, New York State

The power line that could reshape New York’s grid is hitting snags

Date
Thursday, July 23, 2026 - 1:00 PM
Description
On July 3, as a heat wave swept the region, New York State’s grid imported 52 gigawatt-hours of electricity from Canada—enough to meet about 9% of its total electricity demand that day. Some of that power shuttled in on a 339-mile power line

The Download: NASA’s new space telescope and OpenAI’s autonomous hacker

Date
Wednesday, July 22, 2026 - 4:10 PM
Description
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. Shape-shifting mirrors on NASA’s new space telescope could unveil Jupiters like our own When NASA’s Nancy Grace