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This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. No one’s sure if synthetic mirror life will kill us all In February 2019, a group of scientists proposed a high-risk, cutting-edge, irresistibly exciting idea that the National Science Foundation should…

If you want to capture something wolflike, it’s best to embark before dawn. So on a morning this January, with the eastern horizon still pink-hued, I drove with two young scientists into a blanket of fog. Forty miles to the west, the industrial sprawl of Houston spawned a golden glow. Tanner Broussard’s old Toyota Tacoma…

Last week, Anthropic gathered twelve of the world’s largest technology companies to share an uncomfortable finding. Its most powerful AI model had spent several weeks autonomously identifying security flaws in widely used software, including vulnerabilities that had gone undetected for nearly three decades. That disclosure came alongside the general release of Claude Opus 4.7. Anthropic […]

Anthropic’s Claude Mythos is not just another AI model launch. For enterprise security leaders, it is a warning shot. The model has already triggered concern among regulators and financial authorities because of its ability to identify and chain vulnerabilities across major operating systems, browsers, and enterprise software environments. For UC Today readers, the relevance is […]

A Facebook group and an app that used publicly available information to highlight immigration agent activity have been granted a preliminary injunction, per Engadget.

Threads Chief Connor Hayes announced the update at Coachella and said it would be available in the app over the next few weeks.

In mid-May, I’ll be back in China for the VR AR Expo China, organized by VR AR World. It’s one of the most interesting XR-focused events of the region, so I will be happy to return to Shanghai on 14-15th of May to be a speaker, meet the Chinese XR community, and try some interesting […]

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The trash-packed Progress 93 cargo spacecraft from Roscosmos will depart the International Space Station later today completing a seven-month mission docked to the Zvezda service module’s aft port.

It’s a high-end cordless vacuum on sale for a much more affordable price.

It’s a durable, portable speaker with strong bass and long battery life at a lower price.

Sock Puppet Superstars is the silliest (and funniest) VR game I’ve ever seen.

Ellie’s Pi Day post: https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/pi-day-2026-food-institute/ How Ellie orchestrated the baking of 30 pies: https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/behind-the-scenes-of-thirty-pies/

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The problem with thinking you’re part Neanderthal There’s a theory that many of us have an “inner Neanderthal.” The idea is that Homo sapiens and a cousin species once bred, leaving…

Most enterprises assume they would “ride it out” during a major outage. In reality, a modern outage can freeze meetings, break calling, stall customer support, and interrupt revenue flows. That is why a network redundancy strategy is no longer just a network team preference. It is a business continuity decision. Strong business continuity connectivity depends […]

AI is dramatically reshaping how candidates apply for jobs, and HR and recruitment software company Xref is introducing a new platform to manage that growing pressure. “AI is making it easier than ever to generate applications, but harder than ever to verify them,” Lee-Martin Seymour, founder and CEO of Xref, said. “As this shift continues, […]

A new opt-in feature is designed to mine devices for images that can be turned into postable collages and recaps.

The platform will now feature indented responses below posts, as well as a web version that more closely aligns with the app experience.

Dead By Daylight-inspired asymmetric VR sci-fi horror game BlackGate adds a new playable alien character, the Titan.

We were excited for the New York City episode of Apple Vision Pro’s Elevated series, but its overstimulated creative choices leave limited room to connect with the city’s spirit.

Advanced botany and biology research to sustain crews on future missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond wrapped up the week aboard the International Space Station. The Expedition 74 crew also continued unpacking a U.S. cargo craft while keeping up the maintenance of the orbital outpost.