TECHNOLOGYJul 3 · 12:10 UTCMIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEWThomas Macaulay

The Download: a smoking “endgame” and a new Elizabeth Bear story

The UK has passed a generational tobacco sales ban aimed at eliminating smoking entirely, described as an 'endgame' approach. The article also highlights a new short story by Elizabeth Bear and covers other tech-related news, including EU spyware investigations and Anthropic's restrictions on Chinese access to its AI model.

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