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Cyberattacks by AI agents are coming

Agents are also significantly smarter than the kinds of bots that are typically used to hack into systems. Bots are simple automated programs that run through scripts, so they struggle to adapt... Read more »

Trump’s tariffs will deliver a big blow to climate tech

“It would be hard for me to think of cleantech or climate tech sectors that aren’t facing huge risks,” says Noah Kaufman, senior research scholar at the Center on Global Energy Policy... Read more »

The Download: dethroning SpaceX, and air-conditioning’s energy demands

SpaceX is a space launch juggernaut. In just two decades, the company has managed to edge out former aerospace heavyweights Boeing, Lockheed, and Northrop Grumman to gain near-monopoly status over rocket launches... Read more »

We should talk more about air-conditioning

Another piece of this whole thing: It’s not just about how much total electricity we need to run air conditioners but about when that demand tends to come. As we’ve covered in... Read more »

Rivals are rising to challenge the dominance of SpaceX

Some of these companies are taking aim at SpaceX’s Falcon 9, which can lift as much as 20,000 kilograms into orbit and is used for sending multiple satellites or the crewed Dragon... Read more »

The machines are rising — but developers still hold the keys

This means software developers are going to become more important to how the world builds and maintains software. Yes, there are many ways their practices will evolve thanks to AI coding assistance,... Read more »

The Download: how to make better cooling systems, and farming on Mars

—Butch Wilmore, one of the pair of astronauts who was stuck in space for nine months, explains how he’d be willing to fly on the beleaguered Starliner again, the Washington Post reports.... Read more »

How 3D printing could make better cooling systems

“Heat exchangers are at the center of the industrial economy. They’re an essential part of every machine and every system that moves energy,” says William King, a professor at the University of... Read more »

The Download: brain-computer interfaces, and teaching an AI model to give therapy

The big story The quest to protect farmworkers from extreme heat October 2024 On July 21, 2024, temperatures soared in many parts of the world, breaking the record for the hottest day... Read more »

Brain-computer interfaces face a critical test

Synchron might be ahead, but it’s still in an exploratory phase. A “pivotal” study, the kind used to persuade regulators to allow sales of a specific version of the device, has yet... Read more »