The Download: heat pumps, and getting drugs to the brain

January 12, 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. Heat pumps: 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2024 We’ve entered the era of the heat pump. Heat pumps are appliances that can cool and heat spaces using electricity. Many buildings today are still heated with…

Why Therapy in Retirement Is So Important

January 12, 2024
When preparing for retirement, most people think about finances and the impact of age on their physical health. But not enough people think about the mental and emotional aspects of…

Financial Stock Trio – Buy, Hold, or Sell?

January 12, 2024
Amid the escalating interest rate climate, finance companies appear favorably poised to augment their profit margins. Given this backdrop, let’s assess the prospects of financial services stocks Moody’s (MCO), Discover…

The innovation that gets an Alzheimer’s drug through the blood-brain barrier

January 12, 2024
This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Thursday, and read articles like this first, sign up here. Therapies to treat brain diseases share a common problem: they struggle to reach their target. The blood vessels that permeate the brain have a special lining…

Hyundai Motor India fixes bug that exposed customers’ personal data

January 12, 2024

Hyundai’s India subsidiary has fixed a bug that exposed its customers’ personal information in the South Asian market. TechCrunch reviewed a portion of the exposed data that included the registered owner name, mailing address, email address, and phone number of Hyundai Motor India customers who have serviced their vehicles at any company’s authorized service stations […]

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Google will allow more real-money games on the Play Store

January 12, 2024

Google announced today that the company plans to support more real-money games (RMG) on the Play Store this year by allowing more types of games in the category following local laws. The search giant said that the program with extended support for real-money gaming will start in India, Brazil, and Mexico in June with roll […]

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Smart pepper spray startup 444 is back at CES with a major partnership deal

January 12, 2024

A year ago, at CES, I broke out the snark-hammer at 444, a startup that was trying to make a ‘smart’ pepper spray device. I came across the same company again at CES this year. To my surprise, it had landed a significant partnership, co-development, and co-branding deal with Mace, one of the biggest names […]

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