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The Download: hope for new long covid treatments, and the future of chiplets

In response, manufacturers are turning to smaller, more modular “chiplets” that are designed for specific functions and can be linked together to build a system. But whether chiplets can help the industry... Read more »

Three technology trends shaping 2024’s elections

But researchers I’ve spoken with over the past few months say the 2024 US presidential election will be the first with widespread use of micro-influencers who don’t typically post about politics and... Read more »

Scientists are finding signals of long covid in blood. They could lead to new treatments.

The scientists found that people with long covid exhibit changes in a suite of proteins involved in the complement system, which helps the immune system destroy microbes and clear away cellular debris.... Read more »

The Download: gene-edited pig liver transplants, and AI to fight apartheid

Just a few miles away in Limpopo, white families lived in big, attractive houses, with easy access to all these things. The older Sefala became, the more she peppered her father with... Read more »

Donated bodies are powering gene-edited organ research

This time the experiment lasted only 72 hours, as that’s about how long a pig liver would be needed to support a real patient. Hasz says other families might be comfortable with... Read more »

How satellite images and AI could help fight spatial apartheid in South Africa  

The older Sefala became, the more she peppered her father with questions about the visible racial segregation of their neighborhood: “Why is it like this?” Now, at 28, she is helping do... Read more »

​​A brain-dead man was attached to a gene-edited pig liver for three days

“There is always curiosity. Everyone takes a meeting,” says Curtis. “They do view it as the future, but is it next year, or 100 years from now?” “With a heart transplant, you... Read more »

The Download: exascale computing, and AI takes on geometry

I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology. 1 Garbled AI-generated text is taking over the web Particularly mistranslations of languages spoken in Africa and the Global South.... Read more »

The next generation of nuclear reactors is getting more advanced. Here’s how.

Many of these so-called advanced technologies were invented and even demonstrated over 50 years ago, before the industry converged on the standard water-cooled plant designs. But now there’s renewed interest in getting... Read more »

A new AI-based risk prediction system could help catch deadly pancreatic cancer cases earlier

“It would be anticipated that such a model would improve the current landscape,” he says. “But it really needs to be very early to make the biggest impact.” It’s possible that some... Read more »