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The Download: dead robot friends and the “censorship-industrial complex”

Via MIT Tech Review AI
Monday, Aug 17, 2026 · 12:10PM
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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. What happens when a kid’s robot best friend dies? When Xander first met Moxie, she taught him how to calm down when he was anxious or mad. Six years later, she mo

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