The Download: the cancer vaccine renaissance, and working towards a decarbonized future
Last week, Moderna and Merck launched a large clinical trial in the UK of a promising new cancer therapy: a personalized vaccine that targets a specific set of mutations found in each individual’s tumor....
Cancer vaccines are having a renaissance
Personalized cancer vaccines like the ones Moderna and BioNTech are developing are tailored to each patient’s particular cancer. The researchers collect a piece of the patient’s tumor and a sample of healthy cells. They...
‘Architecture by conference’ is a really bad idea
As a seasoned advocate and expert in cloud computing and generative AI, I’ve observed the immense transformative potential these technologies offer. Yet, we’re doing things just as stupidly as we did in the early...
Would You Still Use Google if It Didn’t Pay Apple $20 Billion to Get...
Microsoft has poured over $100 billion into developing its Bing search engine over the past two decades but has little market share to show for it. About nine out of every 10 web searches...
Microsoft unveils TypeSpec language for API development
Microsoft has introduced TypeSpec, a language for API-centric development.Unveiled April 25, TypeSpec is designed to meet the needs of API developers, managers, and architects in an environment where delivering high-quality APIs and related experiences...
The Download: Sam Altman on AI’s killer function, and the problem with ethanol
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, has a vision for how AI tools will become enmeshed in our daily lives. During a sit-down chat with MIT Technology Review in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he described how he...
Three takeaways about the current state of batteries
We’ve started to see this play out in California. Renewables are able to supply nearly all the grid’s energy demand during the day on sunny days. The problem is just how different the picture...
As Questions Swirl Around Tesla’s Superchargers, the Race Is On to Fill the Power...
Familiar says Revel is less concerned about the material effects of the Tesla layoff than the “cultural impact, tacking onto pessimism around EVs recently.”New York City officials seem confident someone will fill in the...
A US push to use ethanol as aviation fuel raises major climate concerns
Corn, like any plant that uses photosynthesis to produce food, sucks up carbon dioxide from the air. But using corn for fuel rather than food also creates pressure to clear more land for farming,...
Svelte 5 moves to release candidate stage
Svelte 5, a planned update to the reactive UI framework, has reached the release candidate phase. No breaking changes are anticipated between now and the stable release.The release candidate was announced on April 30....
