The Download: a conversation with Karen Hao, and how did life begin?
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created: July 9, 2025, 12:10 p.m. | updated: July 15, 2025, 10:34 a.m.
(MIT Technology Review)3 An imposter used AI to successfully impersonate Marco RubioThey were able to send voice and text messages to fellow politicians.
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(MIT Technology Review)8 Inside Zimbabwe’s dangerous EV lithium minesMany residents worry that China is exploiting them.
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(Ars Technica)+ The Department of Health and Human Services is searching for two new vaccines against deadly viruses.
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