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The Download: weight-loss drugs slowing aging and carbon dioxide batteries
MIT Technology ReviewWednesday, October 7, 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. Weight-loss drugs show signs of slowing biological aging, say drugmakers Popular weight-loss drugs may do more than help people shed pounds.
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- 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. Weight-loss drugs show signs of slowing biological aging, say drugmakers Popular weight-loss drugs may do more than help people shed pounds. Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to The Download and Technology.
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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. Weight-loss drugs show signs of slowing biological aging, say drugmakers Popular weight-loss drugs may do more than help people shed pounds.
Why it matters
Technology shifts change how people work, communicate, and build — often faster than policy can follow.
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MIT Technology Review published: The Download: weight-loss drugs slowing aging and carbon dioxide batteries
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Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to The Download and Technology.
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