The Download: threats from space mirrors and credit for AI drugs

Plus: The data center backlash is scrambling the midterm elections. 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. A company that plans to beam sunlight from space to Earth on demand might unintentionally brighten the night sky for many more people than intended, according to a new study [1].

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1. technologyreview.com · The Download: threats from space mirrors and credit for AI drugs Aug 21, 2026

This is the neutral brief the press writes once, for everyone, before each reader’s paper adds its own so-what. It links out; it does not republish. 1 article clustered.

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