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The Download: brain-melting heatwaves and unprecedented OpenAI restrictions

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. Heat waves mess with your brain. Scientists are trying to figure out why. —Jessica Hamzelou It’s…

MIT Technology Review

Europe on high alert as killer heat spreads

Dawn

Europe on high alert as killer heat spreads

Health authorities across Europe were on high alert on Friday as a killer heatwave progressed across the continent, prompting alcohol bans in France and cracking road surfaces open in Germany. From Britain and France to Germany, Italy…

Dawn

Australia's social media ban may not be that effective, study finds

Australia's social media ban may not be that effective, study finds

A study finds that Australia's social media ban hasn't been that effective due to self-declared age verification checks.

Bond Traders Stunned as Losses on SpaceX’s New Debt Keep Growing

Bond Traders Stunned as Losses on SpaceX’s New Debt Keep Growing

SpaceX’s blockbuster bond sale is weakening so quickly in the secondary market that traders say they can’t recall another recent deal that widened this sharply.

New study suggests health damage from exposure to Ohio toxic train spill

New study suggests health damage from exposure to Ohio toxic train spill

Research finds immune systems still ‘responding to toxic chemical exposures’ related to East Palestine derailment In the weeks after the East Palestine train wreck culminated in a towering fireball and chemical release in the small Ohio…

Andrej Karpathy 'complains' of getting trolled on X, his former boss Musk responds

Times of India

Andrej Karpathy 'complains' of getting trolled on X, his former boss Musk responds

Andrej Karpathy says Twitter, now known as X, has never been more toxic, blaming its recommendation algorithm for rewarding outrage and hostility. The complaint followed backlash to his posts detailing Anthropic's Claude Tag workflow…

Times of India

Climate change the culprit for Europe’s ‘most severe’ heatwave: Report

Al Jazeera

Climate change the culprit for Europe’s ‘most severe’ heatwave: Report

The extreme June temperatures would have been 'virtually impossible' 50 years ago, says World Weather Attribution group.

Al Jazeera

Bappenas moves to strengthen press and media ecosystem in SW Papua

Antara News

Bappenas moves to strengthen press and media ecosystem in SW Papua

The Ministry of National Development Planning (Bappenas) is formulating a strategy to strengthen the mass media ...

Antara News

The best fans to keep you cool in 2026 – tried and tested

The best fans to keep you cool in 2026 – tried and tested

As temperatures soar across the UK, chill your space – and avoid energy-guzzling aircon – with our pick of the best fans, from tower to desk to bladeless • The best portable neck and handheld fans • Dyson HushJet Mini Cool fan review Our…

Solar and Batteries Are Coming for Gas’s Crown in Texas Power

Solar and Batteries Are Coming for Gas’s Crown in Texas Power

Fossil fuels still rule the Lone Star State, but renewable energy is catching up.

European hospitals overwhelmed by heatwave, more misery to come

South China Morning Post

European hospitals overwhelmed by heatwave, more misery to come

A deadly European heatwave that has saturated hospitals as temperatures soared to record highs was shifting east on Friday, with authorities warning of more misery on a continent not used to stretches of punishing heat. At least 101…

South China Morning Post

NASA's TESS spacecraft finds two 'cotton candy' planets in one system

NASA's TESS spacecraft finds two 'cotton candy' planets in one system

NASA's TESS space telescope has discovered two 'super puffy' giant planets with the density of cotton candy.