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. This startup is about to conduct the biggest real-world test of aluminum as a zero-carbon fuel Found Energy, a startup in Boston, aims to harness the energy in scraps of aluminum metal to …
Rondo Energy just turned on what it says is the world’s largest thermal battery, an energy storage system that can take in electricity and provide a consistent source of heat. The company announced last week that its first full-scale system is operational, with 100 megawatt-hours of capacity. The thermal battery is powered by an off-grid …
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The crushed-up soda can disappears in a cloud of steam and—though it’s not visible—hydrogen gas. “I can just keep this reaction going by adding more water,” says Peter Godart, squirting some into the steaming beaker. “This is room-temperature water, and it’s immediately boiling. Doing this on your stove would be slower than this.” Godart is …
We’re thrilled to share the latest edition of MIT Technology Review magazine, digging into the future of the human body, and how it could change in the years ahead thanks to scientific and technological tinkering. The below stories are just a taste of what you can expect from this fascinating issue. To read the full …
An Nvidia A100 GPU (Image source: Nvidia) DeepSeek is preparing to revolutionize AI learning with a new open-source OCR compression model. Thanks to its advanced optical coding, DeepSeek can learn from more than 200,000 document pages per day on a single Nvidia A100 GPU. With the proliferation of AI data centers and associated processing costs, …
Image from the game The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Blood and Wine. (Image source: Steam) While the world of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is already vast, a mod allows you to add features inspired by Monster Hunter, in which you can hunt monsters and discover new elements. But you’ll need to pay attention …
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A close-up of the DJI Osmo Action 6. (Image source: via Igor Bogdanov) The first high-resolution images showcasing the DJI Osmo Action 6 have now been posted online. Confirming camera specifications ahead of time, the images indicate that DJI will be making several upgrades from last year’s Osmo Action 5 Pro. A new launch timeline …
B&O celebrates its 100th anniversary with the Centennial Collection. (Image source: Bang & Olufsen) Danish hi-fi specialist Bang & Olufsen is celebrating its 100th anniversary with the launch of the Centennial Collection, which includes a new version of its flagship Beoplay H100 headphones and two speakers. Hannes Brecher (translated by Jacob Fisher), Published 10/22/2025 🇩🇪 …
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Image: HP Eight hundred bucks for a laptop with an older processor isn’t a great deal, but chop that price almost in half and it gets a lot more appealing. Today, Best Buy is offering a 15-inch HP laptop with 16GB of memory for just $449.99—a nice $350 off its retail price. The HP 15-FC0307DX …
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As if ad execs didn’t already have enough to untangle when it comes to AI, OpenAI just threw another curveball: a browser called ChatGPT Atlas. Before panic sets in, take a breath. Digiday has the essentials on what it means for the industry and why it matters. The rumors were true: OpenAI’s long-anticipated browser now …