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The Download: AI job panic, and concussion-preventing mouthguards

January 29, 2024
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. People are worried that AI will take everyone’s jobs. We’ve been here before. It was 1938, and the pain of the Great Depression was still very real. Unemployment in the US was around…

People are worried that AI will take everyone’s jobs. We’ve been here before.

January 27, 2024
MIT Technology Review is celebrating our 125th anniversary with an online series that draws lessons for the future from our past coverage of technology.  It was 1938, and the pain of the Great Depression was still very real. Unemployment in the US was around 20%. Everyone was worried about jobs. In 1930, the prominent British…

3 Home Improvement Stock Standouts Worth Buying

January 26, 2024
Advancements in technology, easing mortgage rates, increased disposable income, and a growing enthusiasm among homeowners for renovation projects are brightening the prospects for the home improvement industry. Hence, it could…

Microsoft says Russian hackers also targeted other organizations

January 26, 2024

On Friday, Microsoft revealed that it had been the victim of a hack carried out by Russian government spies. Now, a week later, the technology giant said that it was not the only target of the espionage operation. In a new blog post, Microsoft said that “the same actor has been targeting other organizations and, […]

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How a mistakenly published password exposed Mercedes-Benz source code

January 26, 2024

Mercedes-Benz accidentally exposed a trove of internal data after leaving a private key online that gave “unrestricted access” to the company’s source code, according to the security research firm that discovered it. Shubham Mittal, co-founder and chief technology officer of RedHunt Labs, alerted TechCrunch to the exposure and asked for help in disclosing to the […]

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The Download: testing wastewater for measles, and the cost of nature

January 26, 2024
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 wastewater could offer an early warning system for measles Measles is back with a vengeance. In the UK, where only 85% of school-age children have received two doses of the MMR vaccine,…

How wastewater could offer an early warning system for measles

January 26, 2024
Measles is back with a vengeance. In the UK, where only 85% of school-age children have received two doses of the MMR vaccine, as many as 300 people have contracted the disease since October. And in the US, an outbreak has infected nine people in Philadelphia since last month. One case has been reported in…

Researchers showcase a speedy new approach to printing metal

January 25, 2024

Metal 3D printing is already a multibillion-dollar global industry. The additive manufacturing approach is poised to disrupt many facets of construction, and will only continue to grow for the foreseeable future. The technology isn’t homogenous, however. Much like plastic printing, there are several different approaches, each with their own pluses and minuses. A new method […]

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The Download: US mining tax credits, and Ring’s police data U-turn

January 25, 2024
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 one mine could unlock billions in EV subsidies On a pine farm north of the tiny town of Tamarack, Minnesota, Talon Metals has uncovered one of America’s densest nickel deposits—and now it…