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The Download: NASA’s new space telescope and OpenAI’s autonomous hacker

MIT Technology ReviewWednesday, July 22, 2026 at 12:10 PM

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The Download: NASA’s new space telescope and OpenAI’s autonomous hacker
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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. Shape-shifting mirrors on NASA’s new space telescope could unveil Jupiters like our own When NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launches, as early as the end of next month, it will…

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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. Shape-shifting mirrors on NASA’s new space telescope could unveil Jupiters like our own When NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launches, as early as the end of next month, it will…

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Technology shifts change how people work, communicate, and build — often faster than policy can follow.

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  1. MIT Technology Review published: The Download: NASA’s new space telescope and OpenAI’s autonomous hacker

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Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to OpenAI and NASA.

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