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The Download: computing’s next leap and permafrost’s climate threat
MIT Technology ReviewThursday, October 22, 2026 at 12:10 PM
RedScroll Brief
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. How far can we push computing?
RedScroll Signal
- Impact
- High
- Category
- Technology
- Market relevance
- Moderate
- Why it matters
- Technology shifts change how people work, communicate, and build — often faster than policy can follow. 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. How far can we push computing? Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to The Download and Technology.
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What happened
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. How far can we push computing?
Why it matters
Technology shifts change how people work, communicate, and build — often faster than policy can follow.
Background
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Timeline
MIT Technology Review published: The Download: computing’s next leap and permafrost’s climate threat
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Economic impact
Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to The Download and Technology.
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