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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