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The Download: an organ transplant breakthrough, and homegrown Chinese chips
MIT Technology ReviewFriday, July 24, 2026 at 12:10 PM
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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. Supercooled kidneys have been transplanted into pigs in a “landmark achievement” When it comes to organ donation, time is everything.
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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. Supercooled kidneys have been transplanted into pigs in a “landmark achievement” When it comes to organ donation, time is everything.
Why it matters
Technology shifts change how people work, communicate, and build — often faster than policy can follow.
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Timeline
MIT Technology Review published: The Download: an organ transplant breakthrough, and homegrown Chinese chips
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