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The Download: inside the Vitalism movement, and why AI’s “memory” is a privacy problem

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. Meet the Vitalists: the hardcore longevity enthusiasts who believe death is “wrong” Last April, an excited crowd gathered at a compound in Berkeley, C

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MIT Technology ReviewJan 29, 2026, 01:10 PM🇺🇸

The Download: inside the Vitalism movement, and why AI’s “memory” is a privacy problem

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. Meet the Vitalists: the hardcore longevity enthusiasts who believe death is “wrong” Last April, an excited crowd gathered at a compound in Berkeley, C

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MIT Technology ReviewJan 29, 2026, 01:10 PM🇺🇸

The Download: inside the Vitalism movement, and why AI’s “memory” is a privacy problem

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. Meet the Vitalists: the hardcore longevity enthusiasts who believe death is “wrong” Last April, an excited crowd gathered at a compound in Berkeley, C

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