Plus: Republicans fear anger over data centers will cost them in elections.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Sometime in the late 2000s, six-year-old Pim Sullivan-Tailyour was sitting in the back of a car in Thailand when she saw a mountain that had been quarried away. It was the first time she recognized that humans could alter the world for the worse.<\/p>\n
She carried that knowledge with her, later joining an online group for young people worried about climate change. \u201cI realized that I wasn\u2019t alone,\u201d she says. She was right: global surveys have found that most kids are anxious about the state of the world.<\/p>\n
They are growing up in a time of what some are calling a \u201cpolycrisis\u201d: the planet is warming, conflicts keep erupting, housing is growing impossibly expensive, and there\u2019s rampant worry AI will take people\u2019s jobs. That\u2019s a lot. And it\u2019s why online support networks like Force of Nature and the Good Grief Network have gained thousands of participants.<\/p>\n
Find out how these groups are helping kids navigate the polycrisis, and why questions remain about their effectiveness.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s a hunt for new sources of hydrogen, and the gas (or at least the right conditions to make it) could be hiding beneath our feet.<\/p>\n
In a new story for our latest print issue, freelance reporter James Dineen took a look at the 21st-century gold rush for naturally occurring hydrogen gas, which is often hailed as a climate solution.<\/p>\n
This is an area of research I\u2019ve been fascinated by lately, so let\u2019s take a look at the potential to capture the gas underground, as well as the questions that still linger, from how much is produced naturally to whether it can be effectively captured, moved, and stored.<\/p>\n
Dive into why underground hydrogen could be the next 21st-century gold rush.<\/p>\n
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I\u2019ve combed the internet to find you today\u2019s most fun\/important\/scary\/fascinating stories about technology.<\/p>\n
1 Republicans fear anger over data centers will cost them in electionsThey\u2019ve warned AI companies to stem the backlash. (Axios)+ And that it could cost Ohio\u2019s Republican senator his seat. (WP $)+ Voters are trying to recall officials due to data center controversies. (NYT $)+ Could we just put data centers in space? (MIT Technology Review)2 A personalised vaccine stopped skin cancer returning in a historic\u00a0trialThe vaccine was developed by drug companies Merck and Moderna. (BBC)+ Their shares soared on reports of the mRNA trial. (Axios)+ But US agencies are abandoning mRNA vaccines. (MIT Technology Review)3 A Chinese startup has landed a reusable rocket for the first timeLandSpace\u2019s Zhuque-3 reached orbit and recovered its first stage. (SCMP)+ The milestone is a step towards challenging SpaceX\u2019s launch costs. (NYT $)\u00a04 A former Meta executive says Zuckerberg put growth ahead of child safetyHe testified in a landmark child safety trial. (Reuters $)+ And said Zuckerberg ignored warnings about harms to kids. (Guardian)\u00a05 The US says hackers are targeting Siemens devices in water facilitiesWater systems have faced\u00a0suspected Iran-linked attacks. (CNBC)+ Officials said attackers are using AI-generated exploitation scripts. (Register)6 Indian workers are training AI robots to take over their jobsRobotics companies are collecting videos of humans at work. (Bloomberg $)+ Gig workers are training humanoids at home. (MIT Technology Review)\u00a07 Coders have already found ways around Claude\u2019s AI watermarksOverrides have been published online. (Wired $)+ Microsoft has other ideas for proving what\u2019s real. (MIT Technology Review)8 A new AI tool aims to spot commercially promising science earlierIt could aid investors, but researchers say it has flaws. (Nature)9 Dinosaur stomach stones may explain how birds took flightBy shifting their centre of gravity for easier lift-off. (Economist $)10 Some lifeforms can survive on \u201csignificant\u201d parts of the MoonScientists found that Earth microbes could live for up to a week. (404 Media)<\/p>\n
\u2014A memo from the National Republican Senatorial Committee says Democrats have made data centers a "centerpiece" of their campaign to defeat Ohio Senator Jon Husted\u2014and that it's working.<\/p>\n
Wrinkles and gray hairs aside, it can be difficult to know how well\u2014or poorly\u2014someone\u2019s body is truly aging, under the hood. But over the past decade, scientists have developed new methods of looking at the hidden ways our bodies are getting older: \u201caging clocks.\u201d<\/p>\n