The Download: brain-melting heatwaves and unprecedented OpenAI restrictions

The article discusses the impact of heatwaves on brain function in Western Europe, including the UK's record June temperature, and OpenAI's restrictions on its next model by the Trump administration. It also covers Apple and Xbox price hikes linked to AI costs, Colossal's endangered species 'biovault' project, and the US ban on Polestar's EVs due to Chinese ownership.