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The Download: perimenopause misinformation and China’s latest AI leap

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Friday, July 17, 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. There’s a lot of hype around perimenopause. Don’t buy it. Perimenopause used to be considered taboo, but not

There’s a lot of hype around perimenopause. Don’t buy it.

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Friday, July 17, 2026 - 1:00 PM
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Perimenopause has entered the chat. Perimenopause—and its better-known relative, menopause—used to be considered taboo. Not anymore, thanks at least in part to TV doctors and social media influencers. Perhaps it’s my age, but these days, both my

The risk of weather data sabotage is rising

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Friday, July 17, 2026 - 12:57 PM
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Every morning, airline dispatchers, grid operators, and farmers around the world make decisions based on the same thing: a weather forecast. While these forecasts are something that most people glance at for two seconds, weather predictions influence

The Download: OpenAI unveils GPT-Red and heat pumps rise in the US

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Thursday, July 16, 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. Meet GPT-Red: an LLM super-hacker OpenAI built to make its models safer OpenAI has built an LLM super-hacker

Why heat pumps are still so hot in the US

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Thursday, July 16, 2026 - 2:00 PM
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It feels as if it should be illegal to even think about heating appliances during the height of summer—seriously, these heat waves in New York have been brutal—but we need to talk about heat pumps. The appliances use electricity for heating, they’re

Meet GPT-Red: an LLM super-hacker OpenAI built to make its models safer

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Wednesday, July 15, 2026 - 9:09 PM
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OpenAI has built an LLM super-hacker called GPT-Red that it uses as a sparring partner to help its other models boost their defenses against cyberattacks. Last week the company released the latest version of its flagship LLM, GPT-5.6. OpenAI says

The Download: a useful quantum machine and a record-breaking subsea tunnel

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Wednesday, July 15, 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. PsiQuantum has a plan to make a massive quantum computer out of light The machine that could change the world

The Download: Claude’s inner workings, and the future of world models

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Tuesday, July 14, 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. What Anthropic’s latest AI discovery does—and doesn’t—show —James O’Donnell When Anthropic announced last week

PsiQuantum has a plan to make a massive quantum computer out of light

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Tuesday, July 14, 2026 - 12:00 PM
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The machine that could change the world will be housed in a room that looks like a data center crossed with an ice cream factory. Inside will be some 100 stainless-steel cabinets, each about six feet tall and connected to a supply of liquid helium

What Anthropic’s latest AI discovery does—and doesn’t—show

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Monday, July 13, 2026 - 10:00 PM
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This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. Anthropic—currently the world’s most valuable AI company, with a nearly $1 trillion valuation—has a reputation