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The Download: the rise of luxury car theft, and fighting antimicrobial resistance

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MIT Technology Review - Ai Research Title: The Download: the rise of luxury car theft, and fighting antimicrobial resistance Date: 2026-02-17 13:10 Source: https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/02/17/1133018/the-download-the-rise-of-luxury-car-theft-and-fighting-antimicrobial-resistance/ <p><em>This is today’s edition…
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  • Infections caused by bacteria, fungi, and viruses that have evolved ways to evade treatments are now associated with more than 4 million deaths per year

    80% confidence
  • Local residents disputing plans to build a massive AI data center near Potters Bar should get with the program

    80% confidence
  • NASA's AI drove the Mars Perseverance rover 456 meters across two days without human intervention

    80% confidence
  • Vehicle transport fraud has rocked the industry over the past two years while remaining under the radar

    80% confidence
  • AI tools can search genomes far and deep for peptides with antibiotic properties and assemble them into configurations never seen in nature

    80% confidence
  • Antimicrobial resistance deaths could surge past 8 million by 2050 according to a recent analysis

    80% confidence
  • About 47,000 heat-related deaths are believed to have occurred in Europe in 2023

    80% confidence
  • The Arctic's rivers are turning bright orange due to climate change, not mining

    80% confidence
  • Climate change could add an extra 2.3 million European heat deaths this century

    80% confidence
  • The Pentagon cutting ties with Anthropic would force anyone who wants to deal with the US military to cease working with Anthropic

    80% confidence

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