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The Download: farming on Mars, and lab robots

Once upon a time, water flowed across the surface of Mars. Waves lapped against shorelines, strong winds gusted and howled, and driving rain fell from thick, cloudy skies. It wasn’t really so... Read more »

This lab robot mixes chemicals

Imagine having a robot that can collaborate with a human scientist on a chemistry experiment, says Alán Aspuru-Guzik, a chemist, computer scientist, and materials scientist at the University of Toronto, who is... Read more »

The quest to figure out farming on Mars

A paper she read in the journal Nature finally spurred her into action. Soil organic matter, which is necessary for growing plants, is itself made of decomposing plant and animal material. That... Read more »

How to Access and Use 1win India’s Help Center

1win India is a popular online betting platform that offers a wide range of sports betting options for users in India. With its user-friendly interface and easy-to-use features, 1win India has gained... Read more »

Cloud transformation clears businesses for digital takeoff

Rajeev: Sure. I think these days none of these conversations can be complete without talking about AI and gen AI. We started this early exploratory phase early into the game, especially in... Read more »

The Download: an intro to AI, and ChatGPT’s bias

Super-light materials that help suppress EV battery fires just got a big boost What’s new: A company called Aspen Aerogels, which makes materials to go inside EVs’ batteries to stop fires spreading,... Read more »

Super-light materials that help suppress EV battery fires just got a big boost

Automakers and battery manufacturers already put some measures in place to lower the risk of thermal runaway, including battery management systems that can detect and control battery conditions to prevent fires before... Read more »

OpenAI says ChatGPT treats us all the same (most of the time)

Bias in AI is a huge problem. Ethicists have long studied the impact of bias when companies use AI models to screen résumés or loan applications, for example—instances of what the OpenAI... Read more »

Intro to AI: a beginner’s guide to artificial intelligence from MIT Technology Review

Sign up here to receive it for free. Or if you’re already an AI aficionado, send it on to someone in your life who’s curious about the technology but is just starting... Read more »

The Download: protecting farmworkers from heat, and AI’s Nobel Prize

On July 21, 2024, temperatures soared in many parts of the world, breaking the record for the hottest day ever recorded on the planet. The following day—July 22—the record was broken again.... Read more »