June 27, 2025

The Download: how to clean up AI data centers, and weight-loss drugs’ side effects

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 battery recycling company is now cleaning up AI data centers In a sandy industrial lot outside Reno, Nevada, rows of battery packs that once propelled electric vehicles are now powering a small…

US healthcare giant Norton says hackers stole millions of patients’ data during ransomware attack

December 11, 2023

Kentucky-based non-profit healthcare system Norton Healthcare has confirmed that hackers accessed the personal data of millions of patients and employees during an earlier ransomware attack. Norton operates more than 40 clinics and hospitals in and around Louisville, Kentucky, and is the city’s third-largest private employer. The organization has more than 20,000 employees, and more than […]

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With regulation looming, Citrusx helps ensure AI models are in compliance

December 11, 2023

Every day we seem to hear another news story about some government entity exploring how to regulate AI. Just last week, the EU finalized a new set of rules, but they are far from alone as other countries look to control the growth of the technology. With a broad set of rules looming, it represents […]

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After year-long search, Strava appoints YouTube exec Michael Martin as new CEO

December 11, 2023

Strava has finally announced who its next CEO will be, almost a year after confirming that co-founder Michael Horvath was leaving the hotseat for a second time. Michael Martin will start his new role at Strava on January 2, 2024, leaving his current role as general manager at YouTube’s shopping unit. Martin previously served in […]

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The Download: the EU AI Act is here, and preventing deadly cancer

December 11, 2023
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 the EU AI Act was so hard to agree on On Saturday, European Union lawmakers announced they’d finally agreed the terms of the final version of the EU AI Act, a major…

PwC is acquiring Surfaceink, the hardware designer that was once a close partner of Apple’s

December 11, 2023

A lesser-known but significant player in the Silicon Valley tech world is getting acquired today — a move that underscores the changing economics in the world of hardware, and who wants to get more involved in that space. Surfaceink, a company that got its start as Apple’s key hardware engineering partner after the return of […]

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Mistral AI, a Paris-based OpenAI rival, closed its $415 million funding round

December 11, 2023

French startup Mistral AI has officially closed its much anticipated Series A funding round. The company has raised €385 million, or $415 million at today’s exchange rate — according to Bloomberg, it values the company at roughly $2 billion. Mistral AI is also opening up its commercial platform today. As a reminder, Mistral AI raised […]

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Why the EU AI Act was so hard to agree on

December 11, 2023
This article is from The Technocrat, MIT Technology Review’s weekly tech policy newsletter about power, politics, and Silicon Valley. To receive it in your inbox every Friday, sign up here. Update: On December 8, 2023, the EU AI Act was agreed on, after this story was written and sent as MIT Technology Review’s weekly tech…