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Synthetic blood and next-gen batteries expose the same logistics challenge

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. The US military’s race to make fake blood In February 2007, a US military helicopter carrying blood to a field hospital was shot down in Iraq, killing all seven c

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Synthetic blood and next-gen batteries expose the same logistics challenge
TECHNOLOGY

Synthetic blood and next-gen batteries expose the same logistics challenge

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. The US military’s race to make fake blood In February 2007, a US military helicopter carrying blood to a field hospital was shot down in Iraq, killing all seven c

MIT Technology Review·1d ago
Pentagon bets on synthetic blood for near-peer warfare
TECHNOLOGY

Pentagon bets on synthetic blood for near-peer warfare

Its call sign was Morphine 1-2.   In February 2007, the hulking dual-­rotor casualty evacuation helicopter had just flown three wounded soldiers to a field hospital in Balad, north of Baghdad, when another call came: an emergency mission to fly through an insurgent-controlled area in broad daylight.

MIT Technology Review·1d ago
FTC accuses Shkreli of defying lifetime pharma ban in public livestream
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FTC accuses Shkreli of defying lifetime pharma ban in public livestream

Martin Shkreli livestreamed himself violating lifetime pharma ban, FTC says

Ars Technica·1d ago
ESA escalates pressure on Anbernic over emulation handheld piracy
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ESA escalates pressure on Anbernic over emulation handheld piracy

ESA targets Anbernic emulation handhelds as "superfake" piracy enablers

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Topgolf’s $11.3M VMware exit signals broader enterprise exodus
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Topgolf’s $11.3M VMware exit signals broader enterprise exodus

Topgolf saved over $11.3 million after leaving VMware

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Anthropic’s China critique exposes AI’s open model dilemma
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Anthropic’s China critique exposes AI’s open model dilemma

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. Open models have real benefits. Do they outweigh the risks? Anthropic recently released a report arguing that a powerful new model released by the Chinese company

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Aaron Sorkin’s Facebook drama fails to replicate The Social Network’s cultural moment
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Aaron Sorkin’s Facebook drama fails to replicate The Social Network’s cultural moment

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Meta’s Muse Wonder models test whether rebranding can close the AI perception gap
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Meta’s Muse Wonder models test whether rebranding can close the AI perception gap

Meta is making up for lost time in the AI race. After launching Muse Spark, the first model from its revamped Superintelligence Labs division, and buzzy AI agent Muse, it's now launching two new models it claims can go toe-to-toe with the industry's best. The new models, Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder

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Musk’s $276 million Republican spending tests limits of individual donor power
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ESA escalates pressure on Anbernic over emulation handheld piracy
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