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Could AI really kill us all? Your questions, answered.

September 18, 2026

On Wednesday, MIT Technology Review hosted a live Roundtables event for subscribers that asked the question everyone’s asking right now: Could AI really kill us all? But attendees had so many more questions than we had time to answer in the 30 minute session. So we asked our senior AI editor Will Douglas Heaven and…

The specter of AI-enabled bioweapons is a wake-up call for biotech

September 18, 2026

In recent weeks, leaders of some of the biggest AI companies have warned that the very tech they are developing is dangerous. Last weekend, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei argued that AI carries serious risk and that progress should be slowed. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman responded on X: “I agree with Dario that we need to pace the…

Khosla-backed Mazama Energy just raised $135M to drill deeper into super-hot-rock geothermal

September 18, 2026

Geothermal startup Mazama is drilling three miles underground to tap superhot rock, with one well capable of generating 15 MW of electricity 24/7.

Crusoe raises $3.9B to build massive data centers and small modular “AI factories”

September 17, 2026

The round values the data center giant at $30.9 billion.

Google DeepMind launches institute to widen the AGI debate

September 17, 2026

Google DeepMind just launched an institute to hash out the big AGI questions in public

Amazon-owned Zoox’s 100-robotaxi limit in Nevada is about to disappear

September 17, 2026

An updated permit shows the 100-cap will expire later this month just as competition in Las Vegas heats up.

A Crisis Expert Says the Company Caught in the Coldplay Kiss Cam Scandal Responded Right — 48 Hours Too Late. Here’s How to Avoid the Same Mistake.

September 17, 2026

When your company becomes the viral clip, you have hours, not days. A year after the scandal, a crisis communications expert explains how to be ready before it happens.

PrismML hopes its tiny LLM could change how we all use AI

September 17, 2026

If AI lab PrismML isn’t on your radar yet, it should be.

This 23-Year-Old Turned a Facebook Marketplace Find Into a Creative Household Product. It Exploded on Social Media and Made $150K in 2 Weeks.

September 17, 2026

Oskar Flodstrom spent about $120 to bring his unique idea to life.

The FAA’s plan to fix air traffic? $875 million worth of AI

September 17, 2026

A new AI-based software program is being launched to help air traffic controllers better navigate their jobs as the crossing guards of America’s skies.

The Download: investigating deaths at the US border’s “virtual wall”

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Could AI really kill us all? Your questions, answered.

The specter of AI-enabled bioweapons is a wake-up call for biotech

Khosla-backed Mazama Energy just raised $135M to drill deeper into super-hot-rock geothermal

Crusoe raises $3.9B to build massive data centers and small modular “AI factories”

Google DeepMind launches institute to widen the AGI debate

Amazon-owned Zoox’s 100-robotaxi limit in Nevada is about to disappear

A Crisis Expert Says the Company Caught in the Coldplay Kiss Cam Scandal Responded Right — 48 Hours Too Late. Here’s How to Avoid the Same Mistake.

PrismML hopes its tiny LLM could change how we all use AI

This 23-Year-Old Turned a Facebook Marketplace Find Into a Creative Household Product. It Exploded on Social Media and Made $150K in 2 Weeks.

The FAA’s plan to fix air traffic? $875 million worth of AI

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