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The Download: how AI really works, and phasing out animal testing

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Friday, November 14, 2025 - 5:10 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. OpenAI’s new LLM exposes the secrets of how AI really works The news: ChatGPT maker OpenAI has built an

These technologies could help put a stop to animal testing

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Friday, November 14, 2025 - 2:00 PM
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Earlier this week, the UK’s science minister announced an ambitious plan: to phase out animal testing. Testing potential skin irritants on animals will be stopped by the end of next year, according to a strategy released on Tuesday. By 2027

The Download: AI to measure pain, and how to deal with conspiracy theorists

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Thursday, November 13, 2025 - 5:10 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. AI is changing how we quantify pain Researchers around the world are racing to turn pain—medicine’s most

The Download: how to survive a conspiracy theory, and moldy cities

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Wednesday, November 12, 2025 - 5:10 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 it’s like to be in the middle of a conspiracy theory (according to a conspiracy theory expert) —Mike

The State of AI: Energy is king, and the US is falling behind

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Monday, November 10, 2025 - 8:45 PM
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Welcome back to The State of AI, a new collaboration between the Financial Times and MIT Technology Review. Every Monday, writers from both publications debate one aspect of the generative AI revolution and how it is reshaping global power. This week

The Download: busting weather myths, and AI heart attack prediction

Date
Monday, November 10, 2025 - 5:10 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. Why it’s so hard to bust the weather control conspiracy theory It was October 2024, and Hurricane Helene had