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Tech Download: GLP-1s, self-aware cities, PFAS, and major tech news

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This edition of The Download covers several distinct technology topics. It discusses the potential for GLP-1 drugs to exacerbate eating disorders like anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, citing a significant rise in these conditions. Additionally, it features a fictional story about self-aware cities and a short story about cleaning up PFAS chemicals. The newsletter also highlights major tech news, including the largest crypto hack in history affecting Binance, an alleged Chinese spy targeting Nvidia's Jensen Huang, and Alphabet's substantial market value loss attributed to AI's impact on search profits. AI

IMPACT AI's impact on search profits is noted as a significant factor in Alphabet's market value loss, suggesting a shift in the tech landscape.

RANK_REASON This item is a curated newsletter summarizing multiple distinct technology news items, rather than reporting on a single primary event.

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Tech Download: GLP-1s, self-aware cities, PFAS, and major tech news

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  1. MIT Technology Review TIER_1 English(EN) · Thomas Macaulay ·

    The Download: GLP-1s and eating disorders, self-aware cities, and forever chemicals

    This is today&#8217;s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what&#8217;s going on in the world of technology. Eating disorders are on the rise. GLP-1s could make things worse. GLP-1 weight-loss drugs are one of the biggest biotech breakthro…

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