An oil and gas giant signed a $1 billion deal with Commonwealth Fusion Systems
Eni, one of the world’s largest oil and gas companies, just agreed to buy $1
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The Download: the CDC’s vaccine chaos
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A pivotal meeting on vaccine guidance is underway—and former CDC leaders are alarmed
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The Download: AI-designed viruses, and bad news for the hydrogen industry
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Clean hydrogen is facing a big reality check
Hydrogen is sometimes held up as a master key for the energy transition. It can
AI-designed viruses are here and already killing bacteria
Artificial intelligence can draw cat pictures and write emails. Now the same technology can compose
The Download: measuring returns on R&D, and AI’s creative potential
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How to measure the returns on R&D spending
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De-risking investment in AI agents
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The Download: regulators are coming for AI companions, and meet our Innovator of 2025
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The looming crackdown on AI companionship
As long as there has been AI, there have been people sounding alarms about what
The Download: computing’s bright young minds, and cleaning up satellite streaks
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The Download: America’s gun crisis, and how AI video models work
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How do AI models generate videos?
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