The Download: open model trade-offs and geothermal power’s promise

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. Open models have real benefits. Do they outweigh the risks? Anthropic …
Open models have real benefits. Do they outweigh the risks?

MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of science and technology to help you understand what’s coming next. You can read more from the series here. Late last month, Anthropic …
AI labs are buying data from dead startups to train their models

When Keelan Miskell began winding down his crypto startup this year, he didn’t think its data was worth much: the users were anonymous, the company just a few years old. But he’s since turned the firm’s digital arc…
39-year-old unvaccinated woman becomes 6th measles death in Pennsylvania

As of Friday, state health officials reported 1,136 cases across 41 counties.
Epic Games reportedly pivoting to "AI first" game development model

“No more hand-written code” or AI-free art for delayed Marvel/Star Wars shooter.
After a 10-year redemption arc, No Man's Sky is coming to the iPhone and iPad

You can get a universe in your pocket if you have an iPhone 11 or later.
WHO report on Russian lab worker death highlights "key uncertainty"

Without a cause of death, it’s unclear if Russia’s precautions were the right ones.
Anthropic's Claude AI submitted false murder tip to Philadelphia police

“I may have information regarding this case,” Claude AI told Philly police.
Russia was not ready for the data center war it started with Ukraine

Russian bloggers warn Russia’s hyper-centralized digital economy is vulnerable.
Long-lost horror gaming cult classic P.T. gets a much-needed PC port

Kojima’s discontinued “playable trailer” is no longer stuck on a few aging PS4 hard drives.