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The Download: unlocking lithium and controlling Ebola
A new lithium extraction method using weak acid could reduce costs and emissions for EVs and energy storage, while an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is proving difficult to control. Pope Leo XIV's encyclical on AI emphasizes that 'technology is never neutral' and calls for ethical guidance in AI development.
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