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Biotech explores pet longevity, while fiction examines 'love as infrastructure'

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Biotech companies are exploring innovative ways to extend the lives of pets, including cloning and cryonics, to help owners cope with the loss of their beloved companions. Separately, a fictional narrative explores the concept of 'love as infrastructure,' personifying relationships between entities named Barnabas and Mainspring. AI

RANK_REASON The cluster contains two distinct pieces of content from MIT Technology Review, one discussing pet biotech and the other a fictional narrative, neither of which represent a core AI development or significant industry event.

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Biotech explores pet longevity, while fiction examines 'love as infrastructure'

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Can’t bear to say goodbye to your pet? Biotech’s got you covered. I don’t remember much about Peppy, my first and only pet cat. I can conjure the sensation of s

    Can’t bear to say goodbye to your pet? Biotech’s got you covered. I don’t remember much about Peppy, my first and only pet cat. I can conjure the sensation of stroking her while she purred, recall how she used to get stuck in trees (just like in cartoons!), and chuckle about the …

    LINKS technologyreview.com/…/pet-biotech-longev… technologyreview.com/…/1
  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Love is infrastructure I. Meet cute Barnabas and Mainspring grew up near at hand, about an hour apart with good traffic, but for a long time they weren’t close.

    Love is infrastructure I. Meet cute Barnabas and Mainspring grew up near at hand, about an hour apart with good traffic, but for a long time they weren’t close. They traded glimpses and occasional hellos and then went about their business. Bo… https://www. technologyreview.com/20…

    LINKS technologyreview.com/…/love-is-infrastruc… technologyreview.com/…/1

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