要闻速递：编程的未来、‘类固醇奥运会’与AI驱动科研

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. Anthropic’s Code with Claude showed off coding’s future—whether you like it or not At Anthropic’s developer event in London this week, Code with Claude, attendees were asked if they’d shipped code written entirely by Claude. Almost half the room raised their hands. Many admitted they hadn’t even read the code before pushing it live. As tools like Claude Code get better, more and more developers are happy to hand their work off to AI. Anthropic says it wants to push automation as far as it will go. But not everyone is convinced that’s the right approach.  Read the full story on how AI is reshaping coding for good. —Will Douglas Heaven The Enhanced Games fit right in with the rest of 2026’s longevity vibes This Sunday, 42 athletes will gather in Las Vegas for the inaugural Enhanced Games, a controversial sporting competition that allows the use of performance-enhancing drugs. The goal? To “push the boundaries of human performance.” The event embodies a zeitgeist of peptide-crazed looksmaxxing, where consumers are encouraged to get thinner than ever, optimize for longevity, and have their “best baby.” In 2026, if you’re not enhancing, what are you even doing? Find out how the competition reflects our enhancement-obsessed era. —Jessica Hamzelou This story is from The Checkup, our weekly newsletter giving you the inside track on all things biotech. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Thursday. Google I/O showed how the path for AI-driven science is shifting —Grace Huckins During Tuesday’s Google I/O keynote, Demis Hassabis, the CEO of Google DeepMind, proclaimed that we are “standing in the foothills of the singularity.” But what struck me as I listened in the audience was the context in which he said those words. The contrast reflects two directions for AI in science. One builds specialized systems like WeatherNext for specific problems. The other pushes toward agentic, LLM-based systems that could eventually execute cutting-edge research projects without human involvement. The big scientific announcement at I/O was Gemini for Science, which leans further into this agent-driven future. It can still call on specialized systems, but Google appears to be transitioning away from them. Here’s how the shift could affect science. Can AI learn to understand the world? Many leading AI researchers have turned their attention to a new kind of system that understands the physical environment: world models.  Backed by researchers at Google DeepMind, Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs, and Meta’s former Chief AI scientist, Yann LeCun, the idea is gaining serious momentum. Could it change how AI understands reality? MIT Technology Review editor in chief Mat Honan, senior AI editor Will Douglas Heaven, and AI reporter Grace Huckins unpacked it all in an exclusive Roundtables discussion yesterday. Subscribers can watch the full recording now. World models are also one of MIT Technology Review’s 10 Things That Matter in AI Right Now, our list of what’s really worth your attention in the busy, buzzy world of AI. The must-reads I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology. 1 Trump has postponed an AI order due to overregulation fearsHe said he was concerned it would be “a blocker.” (CNBC)+ And that he wants to preserve the US’s lead over China in AI. (Reuters $)+ A source said the delay was because he “just hates regulation.” (Axios)+ A war over regulation is coming to America. (MIT Technology Review)2 OpenClaw’s engineers warn that a “vibe-coded slop” crisis is comingThey say AI is flooding the world with bad and even dangerous code. (WSJ $)+ Now vibe coding is coming to your phone, too. (The Verge)+ What exactly is vibe coding? (MIT Technology Review)3 SpaceX has called off the launch of a new Starship prototypeEngineers discovered a ground system glitch. (CNBC)+ They hope to try again tonight. (Ars Technica)+ The launch could play a key role in SpaceX’s IPO. (NPR)4 Meta has settled a school district’s social media addiction lawsuitIt had been sued over the alleged harm caused to students. (BBC)+ Snap, TikTok, and YouTube have also settled with the district. (NYT $)5 Bluesky says it’s being hacked by the Kremlin to spread propagandaIt’s fighting Russian efforts to hijack real users’ accounts to post. (NYT $)+ Now is a good time for doing crime. (MIT Technology Review)6 Africa’s biggest economies are pushing for AI sovereigntyThey aim to reduce their dependence on Big Tech. (Rest of World)+ New strategies could make Africa a major AI player. (MIT Technology Review)7 Undersea cables threaten the Gulf’s AI expansion plansConflicts have put the fragile critical infrastructure at risk. (Wired $)8 Waymo is pausing services as robotaxis keep driving into floodsIt suspended services in four US cities. (TechCrunch)9 Microscopic silica spheres may help cool the planetBut some researchers need further convincing. (The Economist $)10 Spotify will now let subscribers create AI remixes It’s the first time they can use AI to create content on Spotify. (Guardian) Quote of the day “You have AI — actual intelligence.”  —Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak reassures college graduates about AI’s impact and draws applause, in contrast to the boos received by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt earlier this week, Business Insider reports. One More Thing GETTY IMAGES The future is disabled Technologies for disability, access, and mobility are often portrayed as objects of empowerment or heroic, life-changing panaceas for social ills. But their benefits are often temporary, lopsided, or reliant on constant investment, care, and attention. Often, accessibility tech assumes levels of access that don’t exist: reliable internet, smartphones, or affordable devices. Projects frequently overlook the very communities they claim to serve. Yet there’s another way: opening ourselves up to all-access thinking and disabled expertise. Discover how that approach could create a more livable world for everyone. —Ashley Shew We can still have nice things A place for comfort, fun, and distraction to brighten up your day. (Got any ideas? Drop me a line.) + Treat your eyes to this magical footage of a lake floating above an ocean.+ Test your visual recall with this clever game that recreates colors from memory.+ Take back control of your internet with this dashboard that brings together your favourite social feeds.+ Peer into the heart of a barred spiral galaxy in this stunning new capture from the James Webb Space Telescope.