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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. NASA’s new dark energy space telescope can also detect killer asteroids At the end of August, NASA is set to launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope from Kennedy Space… trib.al/2uQIljy
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, set to launch at the end of August, is uniquely well-placed to help us spot any dangerous rocks heading our way. trib.al/znsRGks
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. Trump’s AI protectionism has come for robotics —James O’Donnell Humanoid robots usually elicit more cringe than awe: They stumble, kick children, and despite advances are still worse at using their hands than my toddler. It’s… trib.al/cHNAoQZ
The FTC has banned foreign-made humanoids, making a fragile, nascent sector part of America’s AI industrial policy. trib.al/TuCCu9J
Plus: Google briefly made it easy to fake satellite images trib.al/IQQ2lBQ
The misbehavior is called reward hacking. This is what you need to know. trib.al/DCHfST6
Plus: Anthropic says its AI models hacked external organizations during testing. trib.al/MbHZpJ3
Kris DeVault’s toddler has a rare genetic disease. He’s desperate to try an experimental drug, even though it has not been through clinical trials. trib.al/1l87YF2
The state’s effort to expand the “right to try” is making headway, and the first drugs are about to be reviewed. trib.al/E8qqudS
Plus: The US government has just banned Roombas. trib.al/nFdDHar
It makes it easy to trick them into doing things they shouldn’t, such as telling you how to sabotage an aircraft’s navigation system. trib.al/Z6skkWL
Geothermal startup Zanskar took over and revived the New Mexico power plant trib.al/2bYrLYr
Plus: OpenAI’s rogue agent compromised another customer. trib.al/0huKLMa
MIT Technology Review’s highly subjective take on the latest buzz about AI trib.al/MxzqYUC
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. OpenAI called the Hugging Face attack unprecedented. But we’ve been here before. —Will Douglas Heaven, senior AI editor Reading OpenAI’s account last week of how some of its models broke their… trib.al/Lz0dN7X
As the battle over the future of AI chips plays out, the fight for top talent is also ramping up. trib.al/AaPx8cn
A decade-old experiment showed OpenAI how far an AI will go to achieve the goals it’s given. trib.al/HiTVebk
Companies are developing new enrichment technology that could unlock previously overlooked resources. trib.al/fPdKWyC
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