This is todays edition ofThe Download,our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of whats going on in the world of technology.Putin says organ transplants could grant immortality. Not quite.Jessica HamzelouEarlier this week, my editor forwarded me a video of the leaders of Russia and China talking about immortality. These days at 70 years old you are still a child, Chinas Xi Jinping, 72, was translated as saying.With the developments of biotechnology, human organs can be continuously transplanted, and people can live younger and younger, and even achieve immortality, Russias Vladimir Putin, also 72, is reported to have replied.In reality, rounds of organ transplantation surgery arent likely to help anyone radically extend their lifespan anytime soon. And its a simplistic way to think about aginga process so complicated that researchers cant agree on what causes it, why it occurs, or even how to define it, let alone treat it. Read the full story.This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Reviews weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Thursday, and read articles like this first, sign up here.India is using robots to clean sewer pipes so humans no longer have toWhen Jitender was a child in New Delhi, both his parents worked as manual scavengersa job that involved clearing the citys sewers by hand. Now, he is among almost 200 contractors involved in the Delhi governments effort to shift from this manual process to safer mechanical methods.Although it has been outlawed since 1993, manual scavengingthe practice of extracting human excreta from toilets, sewers, or septic tanksis still practiced widely in India. And not only is the job undignified, but it can be extremely dangerous.Now, several companies have emerged to offer alternatives at a wide range of technical complexity. Read the full story.Hamaad HabibullahThis story is from our new print edition, which is all about the future of security. Subscribe here to catch future copies when they land.The must-readsIve combed the internet to find you todays most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology.1 RFK Jr buried a major study linking alcohol and cancerClearly, the alcohol industrys intense lobbying of the Trump administration is working. (Vox)+ RFK Jr repeated health untruths during a marathon Senate hearing yesterday. (Mother Jones)+ His anti-vaccine stance alarmed Democrats and Republicans alike. (The Atlantic $)2 US tech giants want to embed AI in educationTheyre backing a vaguely worded initiative to that effect launched by Melania Trump. (Rolling Stone $)+ Tech leaders took it in turns to praise Trump during dinner. (WSJ $)+ Elon Musk was nowhere to be seen. (The Guardian)+ AIs giants want to take over the classroom. (MIT Technology Review)3 The FTC will probe AI companies over their impact on childrenIn a bid to evaluate whether chatbots are harming their mental health. (WSJ $)+ An AI companion site is hosting sexually charged conversations with underage celebrity bots. (MIT Technology Review)4 Podcasting giant Joe Rogan has been spreading climate misinformationHes grossly misinterpreted scientists researchand theyre exasperated. (The Guardian)+ Rogan claims the Earths temperature is plummeting. It isnt. (Forbes)+ Why climate researchers are taking the temperature of mountain snow. (MIT Technology Review)5 DeepSeek is working on its own advanced AI agentWatch out, OpenAI. (Bloomberg $)6 OpenAI will start making its own AI chips next yearIn a bid to lessen its reliance on Nvidia. (FT $)7 Warner Bros is suing MidjourneyThe AI startup used the likenesses of characters including Superman without permission, it alleges. (Bloomberg $)+ What comes next for AI copyright lawsuits? (MIT Technology Review)8 Rivers and lakes are being used to cool down buildingsBut networks in Paris, Toronto, the US are facing a looming problem. (Wired $)+ The future of urban housing is energy-efficient refrigerators. (MIT Technology Review)9 How high school reunions survive in the age of social mediaCuriosity is a powerful driving force, it seems. (The Atlantic $)10 Facebooks poke feature is back If I still used Facebook, Id be thrilled. (TechCrunch)Quote of the dayEven if it doesnt turn you into the alien if you eat this stuff, I guarantee youll grow an extra ear.Senator John Kennedy, a Republican from Louisiana, warns of dire consequences if Americans eat shrimp from countries other than the US, Gizmodo reports.One more thingWhy one developer wont quit fighting to connect the USs gridsMichael Skelly hasnt learned to take no for an answer. For much of the last 15 years, the energy entrepreneur has worked to develop long-haul transmission lines to carry wind power across the Great Plains, Midwest, and Southwest. But so far, he has little to show for the effort.Skelly has long argued that building such lines and linking together the nations grids would accelerate the shift from coal- and natural-gas-fueled power plants to the renewables needed to cut the pollution driving climate change. But his previous business shut down in 2019, after halting two of its projects and selling off interests in three more.Skelly contends he was early, not wrong. And he has a point: market and policymakers are increasingly coming around to his perspective. Read the full story.James TempleWe can still have nice thingsA place for comfort, fun and distraction to brighten up your day. (Got any ideas? Drop me a line or skeet em at me.)+ The Paper, the new mockumentary from the makers of the American Office, looks interesting.+ Giorgio Armani was a true maestro of menswear.+ The phases of the moon are pretty fascinating + The Damien Hirst-directed video for Blurs classic Country House has been given a 4K makeover.