Thursday

16 April 2026 Vol 19

Category: Tech

Is AI the end of software engineering or the next step in its evolution?

Is AI the end of software engineering or the next step in its evolution?

The first time I used ChatGPT to code, back in early 2023, I was reminded of “The Monkey’s Paw,” a…
The Download: AI doppelgängers in the workplace, and using lidar to measure climate disasters

The Download: AI doppelgängers in the workplace, and using lidar to measure climate disasters

—James O’Donnell Digital clones—AI models that replicate a specific person—package together a few technologies that have been around for a…
Magnesium Supplements Crash Course: Benefits and Side Effects

Magnesium Supplements Crash Course: Benefits and Side Effects

Suddenly, everyone is obsessed with magnesium supplements. It’s the key ingredient in #sleepygirlmocktails, powders stirred into tart cherry juice and…
Every fusion startup that has raised over $100M

Every fusion startup that has raised over $100M

Over the last several years, fusion power has gone from the butt of jokes — always a decade away! —…
Here’s how we picked this year’s Innovators Under 35

Here’s how we picked this year’s Innovators Under 35

We’ll also soon reveal our 2025 Innovator of the Year, whose technical prowess is helping physicians diagnose and treat critically…
Latam-GPT: The Free, Open Source, and Collaborative AI of Latin America

Latam-GPT: The Free, Open Source, and Collaborative AI of Latin America

Latam-GPT is new large language model being developed in and for Latin America. The project, led by the nonprofit Chilean…
WIRED Roundup: Meta’s AI Brain Drain

WIRED Roundup: Meta’s AI Brain Drain

On this episode of Uncanny Valley, we look back at the week’s biggest stories—from the researchers leaving Meta’s new superintelligence…
Lovable’s CEO isn’t too worried about the vibe-coding competition

Lovable’s CEO isn’t too worried about the vibe-coding competition

Every seat in Copenhagen’s Bella Center was full as Anton Osika, the co-founder of the vibe coding app Lovable, took…
Starship’s Battle-Hardened Look After its 10th Flight Tells a Tale of Fire and Steel

Starship’s Battle-Hardened Look After its 10th Flight Tells a Tale of Fire and Steel

Starship’s upper stage has been in a fight and it shows, or more specifically, its 10th test flight. Its once…
Hell Is Us review: a cryptic and ambitious meditation on war

Hell Is Us review: a cryptic and ambitious meditation on war

The opening hours of Hell Is Us are brilliantly confusing. The game tasks you with getting up to speed on…