The Download: supercharging the power grid, and a new Chinese AI agent
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Summary
MIT Technology Review has combed the internet for the most important technology stories of the day and every day, reading anything and everything so you don’t have to.
The must-reads today include China creating the first fully autonomous AI agent, though the hype may be unfounded; Meta going to extreme lengths to win China’s approval, including developing a censorship system; and anonymous Chinese investors funding Elon Musk’s ventures, although Starlink and SpaceX are facing challenges.
Other stories include Ukraine not having minable rare earths, although it is preparing to negotiate with the US; the Athena lunar lander being written off after a crash landing; public dislike of Doge in the US; YouTube bros peddling Taliban tourism; and Amazon and Google’s AI claiming Mein Kampf is a “true work of art”.