{"id":9746,"date":"2026-06-12T12:01:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T12:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.theck1.no\/?p=9746"},"modified":"2026-06-12T12:01:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T12:01:55","slug":"the-download-the-steroid-olympics-and-a-safer-mythos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.theck1.no\/?p=9746","title":{"rendered":"The Download: the \u201csteroid olympics\u201d and a safer Mythos"},"content":{"rendered":"
\nThomas Macaulay<\/strong>
\n •
\nJune 10, 2026\n<\/div>\n\n

This is today’s edition of <\/em>The Download<\/em><\/a>, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology.<\/em><\/p>\n

The \u201csteroid olympics\u201d were a circus\u2014and a window into our culture<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u2014Amit Katwala<\/em><\/p>\n

A couple of weeks ago, at a $50 million arena built in a casino parking lot in Las Vegas, I witnessed a libertarian thought experiment come to life. The inaugural Enhanced Games were the first sporting competition where participants were encouraged to take performance-enhancing drugs.<\/p>\n

For supporters of the event, the Enhanced Games offered a glimpse of a future in which medical advances push the human race to new heights\u2014and they never have to get old. As I watched the games unfold, two questions bounced around my head: were they right? And what does that mean for the rest of us?<\/p>\n

Read the full story to understand the answers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

MIT Technology Review Narrated: a reality check on the AI jobs hysteria<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Despite the growing hysteria over AI\u2019s threat to white-collar jobs, there\u2019s still scant evidence that the technology has had a large-scale impact on the labor market.<\/p>\n

Analysis of US labor data shows that unemployment in occupations most exposed to AI is actually lower than in less-exposed jobs. There are also no signs that large numbers of workers are shifting from AI-threatened professions into supposedly safer manual-labor jobs.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s true that things aren\u2019t great in the job market. But the reason isn\u2019t simply the rise of AI<\/a>.<\/p>\n


\u2014David Rotman<\/em><\/p>\n

This is our latest <\/strong>story<\/strong><\/a> to be turned into an MIT Technology Review Narrated podcast, which we publish each week on <\/strong>Spotify<\/strong><\/a> and <\/strong>Apple Podcasts<\/strong><\/a>. Just navigate to MIT Technology Review Narrated on either platform, and follow us to get all our new content as it\u2019s released.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The must-reads<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve combed the internet to find you today\u2019s most fun\/important\/scary\/fascinating stories about technology.<\/em><\/p>\n

1 Anthropic has released a “safe” version of Mythos<\/strong>
It promises it has enough guardrails and user limitations to be safe. (BBC<\/a>)
+ It has a price tag twice as high as the previous flagship system. <\/em>(NYT<\/a> $)
+ Anthropic previously claimed Mythos was too dangerous to release. <\/em>(CNBC<\/a>)
+ But critics suspect that was a marketing play. <\/em>(Guardian<\/a>)
+ Selective access has become a key strategy for AI labs. <\/em>(Axios<\/a>)<\/p>\n

2 Seattle has banned new data centers for a year
<\/strong>It\u2019s the largest US city to have passed such a moratorium.(Guardian<\/a>)
+ Its biggest tech firm, Amazon, has tried to stop the ban. <\/em>(The Verge<\/a>)
+ The movement to stop data centers is growing.<\/em> (NYT<\/a> $)<\/p>\n

3 Democratic senators are pushing for a military AI restriction law<\/strong>
They want a human commander to have the final say. (Gizmodo<\/a>)
+ But humans in the loop in an AI war is an illusion.<\/em> (MIT Technology Review<\/a>)<\/p>\n

4 SpaceX plans to launch space data center tests by late 2027<\/strong>
Orbital compute is central to the company\u2019s growth pitch. (Reuters<\/a> $)
+ It\u2019s also shared new designs for its space data centers. <\/em>(BI<\/a>)
+ We\u2019d need these four things to put them in orbit. <\/em>(MIT Technology Review<\/a>)<\/p>\n

5 China has been accused of escalating AI espionage<\/strong>
A report claims Beijing is hacking tech firms to catch up with the US. (CNBC<\/a>)
+ There are no winners in a US-China AI arms race.<\/em> (MIT Technology Review<\/a>)

6 The Trump family has made about $2.3 billion from crypto
<\/strong>While investors lost about the same amount. (Gizmodo<\/a>)
+ The Trumps risked next-to-nothing on their crypto ventures. <\/em>(Reuters<\/a> $)<\/p>\n

7 Apple isn\u2019t launching Siri AI in the European Union<\/strong>
It\u2019s blaming EU interoperability requirements. (The Verge<\/a>)
+Brussels says Apple didn\u2019t try to find a compliance solution. <\/em>(Reuters<\/a> $)\u00a0<\/p>\n

8 China\u2019s new drone rules have spooked its thriving industry\u00a0<\/strong>
Drone firms face new commercial barriers. (Financial Times<\/a> $)
+ China\u2019s drone sector leads the world.<\/em> (NYT<\/a> $)<\/p>\n

9 A judge has cancelled a trial after finding both legal teams used AI<\/strong>
The case descended into GenAI tools arguing against each other. (404 Media<\/a>)
+ Courts have been flooded with AI-generated lawsuits<\/em>. (MIT Technology Review<\/a>)<\/p>\n

10 The dinosaur-killing asteroid created a thriving new ecosystem
<\/strong>Microscopic life flourished in the extended heat. (New Scientist<\/a> $)<\/p>\n

Quote of the day<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cAI technologies today are designed by and for WEIRD societies\u2014Western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic.\u201d <\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u2014Aditya Vashistha, an assistant professor at Cornell University, tells Rest of World<\/a> why AI systems don\u2019t serve global needs.<\/p>\n

One More Thing<\/strong><\/p>\n

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LAUREN SIMKIN BERKE<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n


Why the definition of design might need a change<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The word \u201cdesign\u201d once carried a far wider set of meanings than it does today. They ranged from the literal and material (like tracing) through the tactical (to contrive and achieve a goal) to the organizational and institutional\u2014the \u201cdesignation\u201d of people and objects.<\/p>\n

Over centuries, as designing became increasingly separated from making, that broader understanding faded. But now there is a growing case for reclaiming the word\u2019s original sense: not just the search for a more beautiful shape, but the shaping of a more beautiful and sustainable world. <\/p>\n

Find out why we should retool the word \u201cdesign.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014Nicholas de Monchaux<\/em><\/p>\n

We can still have nice things<\/strong><\/p>\n

A place for comfort, fun, and distraction to brighten up your day. (Got any ideas? <\/em>Drop me a line<\/em><\/a>.)<\/em><\/p>\n

+ This history of humanity\u2019s search for alien life<\/a> is fascinating.
+ Watch a damaged painting slowly return to life in this art restoration video<\/a>.
+ Admire young stars across every stage of cosmic formation in this stunning space picture of the month<\/a>.
+ Daredevil divers have captured the first-ever underwater footage<\/a> of an adult great white in the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\n

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Thomas Macaulay • June 10, 2026 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. The \u201csteroid olympics\u201d were a circus\u2014and a window into our culture \u2014Amit Katwala A couple of weeks ago, at a $50 million arena built in<\/p>\n

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