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A plan to make drugs in orbit is going commercial

MIT Technology Review's May 13, 2026 newsletter covers Varda Space Industries' commercial deal with United Therapeutics to manufacture drugs in microg

Three things in AI to watch, according to a Nobel-winning economist

MIT Technology Review's The Download covers Nobel-winning economist Daron Acemoglu's cautious but data-backed thesis on AI's limited productivity impa

What a Nobel-winning economist is watching in AI

Nobel Prize-winning economist Daron Acemoglu remains skeptical that AI agents will replace human workers at scale, arguing that jobs requiring multi-t