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Here’s what a lab-grown burger tastes like

We started with a plant-based burger from Impossible Foods. Founded in 2011, the company makes meat alternatives from plants. The special ingredient is heme protein, which is cranked out by genetically engineered... Read more »

IBM wants to build a 100,000-qubit quantum computer

Quantum computing holds and processes information in a way that exploits the unique properties of fundamental particles: electrons, atoms, and small molecules can exist in multiple energy states at once, a phenomenon... Read more »

AI in cybersecurity: Yesterday’s promise, today’s reality

Together, the consumerization of AI and advancement of AI use-cases for security are creating the level of trust and efficacy needed for AI to start making a real-world impact in security operation... Read more »

The Download: alternative aviation fuels, and drone-delivered bubble tea

June 2020 Venture capitalists sell themselves as the top of the heap in Silicon Valley. They are the talent spotters, the cowboys, the risk takers; they support people willing to buck the... Read more »

I ordered a bubble tea by drone in Shenzhen

I found that the reality of drone delivery is still far from ideal, and people may be turned away by the steep learning curve. But at the same time, it was an... Read more »

Everything you need to know about the wild world of alternative jet fuels

On the other end of the spectrum, some crop-based biofuels can actually produce more carbon dioxide emissions overall than fossil fuels, Pavlenko says. That’s frequently the case for biofuels made from palm... Read more »

The Download: urban drone deliveries, and our guide to AI regulations

—Zeyi Yang In a buzzy urban area in Shenzhen, China, I watched as a drone descended onto a pickup kiosk to deliver the iced tea I’d ordered half an hour earlier. The... Read more »

Suddenly, everyone wants to talk about how to regulate AI

Last week, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman appeared before a US Senate committee to talk about the risks and potential of AI language models. Altman, along with many senators, called for international standards... Read more »

Food delivery by drone is just part of daily life in Shenzhen

The workflow is a mix of human and automated labor. Once the drone delivery system gets an order (customers order specific items marked for drone delivery in the company’s app), a runner... Read more »

Our quick guide to the 6 ways we can regulate AI

Everyone from tech company CEOs to US senators and leaders at the G7 meeting has in recent weeks called for international standards and stronger guardrails for AI technology. The good news? Policymakers... Read more »