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Why AI executives suddenly sound like their own critics

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 AI industry has taken a doomer turn. What now? AI chiefs Dario Amodei, Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and Demis Hassabis are suddenly all in agreement: th

MIT Technology Review·September 15, 2026

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OpenAI’s bet on custom-built biology data reshapes drug discovery power dynamics

Last year Ruxandra Teslo, a policy analyst who focuses on clinical trials, posted an idea for supercharging medical AI systems: Use data from failed biotech companies. By bidding at their bankruptcy proceedings, she proposed, it might be possible to obtain detailed regulatory filings, manufacturing

MIT Technology Review·September 15, 2026

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Wharton economist maps the uncertainties buried in AI’s trillion-dollar build-out

When Jessica Wachter, a finance professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, wanted to assess AI’s impact on the economy over the next few years, she faced a long list of business and technical uncertainties. So she started with what she calls a “remarkable fact” that is not in ques

MIT Technology Review·September 15, 2026

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Pentagon breaks decades of silence on orbital weapons deployment

For the first time, the US military confirms it has deployed weapons in orbit

Ars Technica·September 15, 2026

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Huang’s phone call with Trump signals Nvidia’s deepening White House ties

When Jensen Huang took a live call from Trump, some of us were more focused the phone he used to take it.

TechCrunch·September 15, 2026

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Supreme Court blocks postal changes that threatened mail ballot delivery

The ruling bars the United States Postal Service from implementing restrictions that experts and election officials say would upend voting in November.

Wired·September 15, 2026

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Valve’s silence on Steam Deck 2 reflects hardware strategy shift

Now that Valve has finally launched its entire 2026 hardware lineup - the Steam Controller, the Steam Machine, and today's Steam Frame - are we any closer to a next-gen Steam Deck handheld? Valve isn't saying so yet. The company is figuring out "how and when we can deliver something like that," Valv

The Verge·September 15, 2026

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AI lab chiefs' slowdown pact invites antitrust scrutiny

When OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Google DeepMind cofounder Demis Hassabis, and SpaceX head Elon Musk loosely agreed over the weekend to slow down AI development, skeptics spotted an ulterior motive immediately. The AI titans had declared that their aim was to "pace the frontie

The Verge·September 14, 2026

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Apple Intelligence camera summaries could cost $60 monthly in HomeKit

With the public release of iOS 27 and tvOS 27, Apple Home is getting an injection of Apple Intelligence - but you'll have to pay more for it. Apple Intelligence for Home brings AI-powered video summaries to HomeKit Secure Video, so you can get short text descriptions of who and what compatible secur

The Verge·September 14, 2026

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Kennedy and Wakefield highlight how vaccine skepticism gained mainstream political reach

RFK Jr. headlines sold-out anti-vaccine conference alongside Andrew Wakefield

Ars Technica·September 14, 2026

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Nvidia’s dominance gives Huang outsized power in the AI safety debate

Though Elon Musk and Sam Altman have supported Dario Amodei's calls to slow the pace of AI development, Jensen Huang seems to feel differently.

TechCrunch·September 14, 2026

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Rocket Lab’s Mars contract protest signals deeper industry shift

Rocket Lab is seeing red about NASA's decision on a Mars spacecraft

Ars Technica·September 14, 2026

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