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The Download: climate tech companies to watch and AI’s discovery problem

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Tuesday, September 29, 2026 - 4:10 PM
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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. Coming soon: our 2026 list of Climate Tech Companies to Watch With the planet nearing 1.5 °C of warming, climate

The Download: rogue agent liability and the AI Hype Index

Date
Monday, September 28, 2026 - 4:10 PM
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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. Who’s liable when AI agents go rogue? Over the past few months, a cascade of cyberattacks by AI agents has

The Pentagon wants $30 million to build an AI-powered lie detector

Date
Friday, September 25, 2026 - 1:16 PM
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The US government wants to spend $30.3 million over the next five years on an improved form of lie detector, according to a Department of Defense budget request. The program, called Polygraph+ or Polygraph Next, will focus on scoring algorithms that

The Download: a bid to scrap the virtual wall and AI hits Climate Week

Date
Thursday, September 24, 2026 - 4:10 PM
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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. A congressional representative just proposed killing America’s border tower program Delia Ramirez, a Democratic