This company is developing gene therapies for muscle growth, erectile dysfunction, and “radical longevity”
At some point next month, a handful of volunteers will be injected with two experimental gene therapies as part of […]
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The Download: China’s dying EV batteries, and why AI doomers are doubling down
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China figured out how to sell EVs. Now it has to bury their batteries.
In August 2025, Wang Lei decided it was finally time to say goodbye to his electric vehicle. Wang, who is
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Take our quiz on the year in health and biotechnology
In just a couple of weeks, we’ll be bidding farewell to 2025. And what a year it has been! Artificial
The Download: the worst technology of 2025, and Sam Altman’s AI hype
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The 8 worst technology flops of 2025
Welcome to our annual list of the worst, least successful, and simply dumbest technologies of the year. This year, politics
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Can AI really help us discover new materials?
Judging from headlines and social media posts in recent years, one might reasonably assume that AI is going to fix
This Nobel Prize–winning chemist dreams of making water from thin air
Omar Yaghi was a quiet child, diligent, unlikely to roughhouse with his nine siblings. So when he was old enough,
Creating psychological safety in the AI era
Rolling out enterprise-grade AI means climbing two steep cliffs at once. First, understanding and implementing the tech itself. And second,
The Download: why 2025 has been the year of AI hype correction, and fighting GPS jamming
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