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.

MIT Technology Review Narrated: Hackers made death threats against this security researcher. Big mistake.

A 24-year-old Indian-origin engineer shared how joining an AI startup and moving to San Francisco transformed his career. He described the city’s intense work culture and stressed that continuous ...

Plotly announces major update to AI-native data analytics platform Plotly Studio, turning data into production-ready ...

Use the vitals package with ellmer to evaluate and compare the accuracy of LLMs, including writing evals to test local models ...

A Burmese python named Spot has been named the new Prezoodent at the Utica Zoo after winning the 2026 election.

DuckDuckGo is offering its own voice AI chat feature built using OpenAI models, all for free, and with no data tracking at all. Here's how it compares to similar options from ChatGPT and Gemini.

Trusted registries are widely treated as a key component of Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) - driven supply chain security efforts, one of the main approaches promoted for securing open source ...

After being laid off, this professional accepted a 50% pay cut to stay afloat. Tech salaries rose 15% in 2025. This worker ...

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We know so little about it, but we do it all the time. You’re probably doing it right now. Talking to yourself silently under your breath, voicing an internal monologue with an audience of only one.