{"id":19617,"date":"2026-03-16T13:13:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T13:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ideainthebox.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/16\/the-download-glass-ai-chips-ai-free-logo\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T13:13:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T13:13:17","slug":"the-download-glass-ai-chips-ai-free-logo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ideainthebox.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/16\/the-download-glass-ai-chips-ai-free-logo\/","title":{"rendered":"The Download: glass chips and \u201cAI-free\u201d logos"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

This is today\u2019s edition of <\/em>The Download<\/em><\/a>, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what\u2019s going on in the world of technology.<\/em><\/p>\n

Future AI chips could be built on glass<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h3>\n

Human-made glass is thousands of years old. But\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0now poised to find its way into the AI chips used in the world\u2019s newest and largest data\u00a0centers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

This year, a South Korean company called\u00a0Absolics\u00a0will start producing special glass panels that make next-generation computing hardware more powerful and efficient. Other companies, including Intel, are also pushing forward in this area.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

If all goes well, the technology could reduce the energy demands of chips in AI data\u00a0centers\u2014and even consumer laptops and mobile devices.\u00a0Read the full story<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2014Jeremy Hsu<\/em><\/p>\n

The must-reads\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve\u00a0combed the internet to find you today\u2019s most fun\/important\/scary\/fascinating stories about technology.<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n

1 The race is on to\u00a0establish\u00a0a globally recognized \u201cAI-free\u201d logo<\/strong>\u00a0
Organizations are rushing to develop a universal label for human-made products. (BBC<\/a>)\u00a0
+ A \u201cQuitGPT\u201d campaign is urging people to ditch ChatGPT.<\/em>\u00a0(MIT Technology Review<\/a>)\u00a0<\/p>\n

2 Elizabeth Warren wants answers on\u00a0xAI\u2019s\u00a0access to military data<\/strong>\u00a0
The Pentagon\u00a0reportedly gave\u00a0it access to classified networks. (NBC News<\/a>)\u00a0
+ Here\u2019s how chatbots could be used for targeting decisions.<\/em>\u00a0(MIT Technology Review<\/a>)\u00a0
+ The DoD is struggling to upgrade software for fighter jets<\/em>. (Bloomberg<\/a>\u00a0$)\u00a0<\/p>\n

3 Models are applying to be the faces of AI romance\u00a0scams<\/strong>\u00a0
The \u201cAI face models\u201d are duping victims out of their money. (Wired<\/a>\u00a0$)\u00a0
+ Survivors have revealed how the \u201cpig butchering\u201d\u00a0scams\u00a0work.<\/em>\u00a0(MIT Technology Review<\/a>)\u00a0<\/p>\n

4 Meta is planning layoffs that could affect over 20% of staff<\/strong>\u00a0
The job cuts could offset its costly bet on AI. (Reuters<\/a>\u00a0$)\u00a0
+\u00a0There\u2019s\u00a0a long history of fears about AI\u2019s impact on jobs.\u00a0<\/em>(MIT Technology Review<\/a>)\u00a0<\/p>\n

5 ByteDance delayed launching a video AI model after copyright disputes<\/strong>\u00a0
It famously generated footage of Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt fighting. (The Information<\/a>\u00a0$)\u00a0<\/p>\n

6 Cybersecurity investigators have exposed a huge North Korean con<\/strong>\u00a0
The scammers secured remote jobs in the US, then stole money and sensitive information. (NBC News<\/a>)\u00a0<\/p>\n

7 A Chinese AI startup is set for a whopping $18 billion valuation<\/strong>\u00a0
That\u2019s\u00a0more than quadruple its valuation just three months ago. (Bloomberg<\/a>\u00a0$)\u00a0
+ Chinese open models are spreading fast\u2014here\u2019s\u00a0why that matters.<\/em>\u00a0(MIT Technology Review<\/a>)\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

8 Peter Thiel has started a lecture series about the antichrist in Rome<\/strong>\u00a0
His plans have drawn attention from the Catholic Church. (Reuters<\/a>\u00a0$)\u00a0<\/p>\n

9 Norway is fighting back against internet enshittification<\/strong>\u00a0
It\u2019s\u00a0joined a global campaign against the online world\u2019s decay. (The Guardian<\/a>)\u00a0
+ We may need to move beyond the big platforms.\u00a0<\/em>(MIT Technology Review<\/a>)\u00a0<\/p>\n

10 How a startup plans to resurrect the dodo<\/strong>\u00a0
Humans wiped them out\u00a0nearly 400\u00a0years ago\u2014can gene editing bring them back now? (Guardian<\/a>)\u00a0<\/p>\n

Quote of the day\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI would build fission weapons. I would build fusion weapons. Nuclear weapons have been one of the most stabilizing forces in history\u2014ever.\u201d\u00a0<\/h2>\n

\u2014Anduril founder Palmer Luckey shares his love of nukes with\u00a0Axios<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

One More Thing\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

We need a moonshot for computing<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h4>\n
\n
\"grid<\/a><\/p>\n
TIM HERMAN\/INTEL<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

The US government is organizing itself for the next era of computing.\u00a0Ultimately, it\u00a0has one big choice to make: adopt a conservative strategy that aims to preserve its lead for the next five years\u2014or orient itself toward genuine computing moonshots.\u00a0<\/p>\n

There is no shortage of candidates, including quantum computing, neuromorphic\u00a0computing\u00a0and reversible computing. And there are plenty of novel materials and devices. These possibilities could even be combined to form hybrid computing systems.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The National Semiconductor Technology\u00a0Center\u00a0can drive these ideas forward. To be successful, it would do well to follow DARPA\u2019s lead by focusing on moonshot programs.\u00a0Read the full story<\/a>.\u00a0
\u00a0
\u2014Brady Helwig & PJ\u00a0Maykish<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n

We can still have\u00a0nice things\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

A place for comfort, fun and distraction to brighten up your day. (Got any ideas?\u00a0<\/em>Drop me a line<\/em><\/a>.)<\/em>\u00a0
<\/em>\u00a0
+\u00a0A\u00a0UPS delivery driver<\/a>\u00a0heroically escaped from two murderous turkeys.\u00a0
+ Art\u2019s\u00a0love affair with cats<\/a>\u00a0is charmingly depicted in a new book.\u00a0
+\u00a0The humble pea and six other\u00a0forgotten superfoods<\/a>\u00a0promise accessible nutritional power.\u00a0
+\u00a0MF DOOM: Long Island to Leeds<\/a>\u00a0is the Transatlantic tale of your\u00a0favorite\u00a0rapper\u2019s\u00a0favorite\u00a0rapper.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is today\u2019s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[226],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-technology"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ideainthebox.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ideainthebox.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ideainthebox.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ideainthebox.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ideainthebox.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19617"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ideainthebox.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19617\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ideainthebox.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ideainthebox.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ideainthebox.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}