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 Trump administration may cut funding for two major direct-air capture plants The US Department of Energy appears poised to terminate funding for a pair of large carbon-sucking factories that were originally set …
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The US Department of Energy appears poised to terminate funding for a pair of large carbon-sucking factories that were originally set to receive more than $1 billion in government grants, according to a department-issued list of projects obtained by MIT Technology Review and circulating among federal agencies. One of the projects is the South Texas …
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Image: Rob Schultz/Foundry Amazon’s October Prime Big Deal Days 2025 sales event is almost over, but there are still some excellent deals to be found on chargers and power banks. This year’s event runs October 7-8 and whether you’re looking to snag a travel-friendly pocket charger or upgrade to a high-capacity drive, there is no …
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Image: Rob Schultz/Foundry Amazon’s October Prime Big Deal Days 2025 sales event is almost finished, but there are still tons of great deals on desktop PCs available. This year’s event runs October 7-8 and includes solid discounts on everything from gaming PCs to all-in-ones to traditional mainstream desktop computers. You’ll need to be a Prime …
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Image: Michael Crider/Foundry I got to see the Asus Zenbook A14 at a preview event, and I was instantly smitten with its super-light weight, incredible battery life, and stylish finish. But I waited for a sale (I’m a nerd, not an oil baron!) before I bought it for myself. Today you can get the same …
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Image: Norton I like picking up practical deals during big sale periods. So, with Amazon Prime Big Deal Days lasting until 11:59pm PT tonight, I’ve been hunting for bargains on less splashy items—like security software. Turns out, you can save as much as 70 percent on several of our top picks for antivirus and password …
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Image: Matt Smith Any monitor can be used for PC gaming, but a display built for productivity will likely leave you underwhelmed. Limited contrast, blurry motion, and slow refresh rates still hold basic productivity monitors back in games. Fortunately, there’s no shortage of excellent gaming monitors available at a wide range of price points—and the …
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If you ask someone in ad tech what makes an ad “quality,” chances are they’ll fire off a familiar answer: “Viewable.” “Human.” And just like that — it’s case closed. But consider this claim: The above barely scratches the surface. Yes, for years, these two metrics — human and viewable — shaped how advertisers measure, …
Vibe marketing used to be a punchline. OpenAI is turning it into a product strategy. That probably wasn’t the intent when CEO Sam Altman rolled out a slate of updates at the company’s first developer conference in two years earlier this week, but the subtext was hard to miss: OpenAI wants ChatGPT to be the …
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Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and Google all had seats at the table alongside 35 publishers at the IAB Tech Lab’s LLM working group in NYC last Thursday. The clearest action point: the initiative has shifted to weekly meetings as it races to find standards on how AI uses and pays for content. More than 70 companies …
From walls to frameworks: Publishers and tech giants push weekly talks on AI content use Read More »