The race to regulate AI has sparked a federal vs state showdown
The fight over AI regulation isn’t about the technology — it’s about whether Washington or the states get to set the rules, and what happens to consumers caught in between.
Four bright spots in climate news in 2025
Climate news hasn’t been great in 2025. Global greenhouse-gas emissions hit record highs (again). This year is set to be either the second or third warmest on record. Climate-fueled disasters like wildfires in California and flooding in Indonesia and Pakistan devastated communities and caused billions in damage. In addition to these worrying indicators of our…
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The Download: the mysteries surrounding weight-loss drugs, and the economic effects of AI
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 we still don’t know about weight-loss drugs Weight-loss drugs have been back in the news this week. First, we heard that Eli Lilly, the company behind Mounjaro and Zepbound, became the first…
What we still don’t know about weight-loss drugs
Weight-loss drugs have been back in the news this week. First, we heard that Eli Lilly, the company behind the drugs Mounjaro and Zepbound, became the first healthcare company in the world to achieve a trillion-dollar valuation. Those two drugs, which are prescribed for diabetes and obesity respectively, are generating billions of dollars in revenue for…
The Download: the fossil fuel elephant in the room, and better tests for endometriosis
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. This year’s UN climate talks avoided fossil fuels, again Over the past few weeks in Belem, Brazil, attendees of this year’s UN climate talks dealt with oppressive heat and flooding, and at one…
This year’s UN climate talks avoided fossil fuels, again
If we didn’t have pictures and videos, I almost wouldn’t believe the imagery that came out of this year’s UN climate talks. Over the past few weeks in Belem, Brazil, attendees dealt with oppressive heat and flooding, and at one point a literal fire broke out, delaying negotiations. The symbolism was almost too much to…
Moving toward LessOps with VMware-to-cloud migrations
Today’s IT leaders face competing mandates to do more (“make us an ‘AI-first’ enterprise—yesterday”) with less (“no new hires for at least the next six months”). VMware has become a focal point of these dueling directives. It remains central to enterprise IT, with 80% of organizations using VMware infrastructure products. But shifting licensing models are…
Why Most Digital Transformations Fail — and the Key to Getting Yours Right
Digital transformation isn’t actually about technology. Here’s the truth.
GM tech executive shakeup continues on software team
Three of GM’s top software executives have left the automaker in recent months, as the company moves to combine its disparate technology businesses.
The Download: AI and the economy, and slop for the masses
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 AI is changing the economy There’s a lot at stake when it comes to understanding how AI is changing the economy right now. Should we be pessimistic? Optimistic? Or is the situation…
The Download: the future of AlphaFold, and chatbot privacy concerns
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’s next for AlphaFold: A conversation with a Google DeepMind Nobel laureate In 2017, fresh off a PhD on theoretical chemistry, John Jumper heard rumors that Google DeepMind had moved on from game-playing…