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The Download: open source’s future, and cancer drugs shortages

When Xerox donated a new laser printer to MIT in 1980, the company couldn’t have known that the machine would ignite a revolution.  While the early decades of software development generally ran... Read more »

A chemo drug shortage shows the vulnerability of the healthcare supply chains

Last week, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) released the results of a member survey to assess the severity of these shortages. Drug shortages are nothing new, but results from more... Read more »

A chemo drug storage shows the vulnerability of the healthcare supply chains

Last week, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) released the results of a member survey to assess the severity of these shortages. Drug shortages are nothing new, but results from more... Read more »

This UK startup engineered a clever way to reuse waste heat from cloud computing

Heata’s process is simple yet introduces a radical shift toward sustainable management of data centers: instead of being cooled with fans, which is expensive and energy intensive, computers are cooled by a... Read more »

Tiny faux organs could crack the mystery of menstruation

Heavy periods can make even daily tasks difficult. Getting up from a chair, for example, can be an ordeal for someone worried about the possibility of having stained the seat. Mothers with... Read more »

The Download: AI in warfare, and US climate policies

In recent years, intelligent autonomous weapons—weapons that can select and fire upon targets without any human input—have become a matter of serious concern. Giving an AI system the power to decide matters... Read more »

What’s changed in the US since the breakthrough climate bill passed a year ago?

In total, companies have announced over $76 billion in private investments in climate technology manufacturing since the IRA was signed into law.  Electric vehicles Then: There were early concerns that restrictions in... Read more »

The future of open source is still very much in flux

Christine Peterson, a futurist and lecturer in the field of nanotechnology, coined the term “open source” in 1998.PETER ADAMS Karen Sandler, executive director of the Software Freedom Conservancy, a nonprofit that advocates... Read more »

A race for autopilot dominance is giving China the edge in autonomous driving

His final assessment? The Navigation on Autopilot isn’t perfect, but it’s pretty “impressive” and a preview of more advancements to come.  Beyond a simple product review, Sundin’s video is giving his followers... Read more »

The Download: tech’s ethical congregation, and the Inflation Reduction Act’s anniversary

Just before Christmas last year, a pastor preached a gospel of morals over money to several hundred members of his flock. But the leader in question was not an ordained minister, nor... Read more »