The Download: AI can run your admin department now

This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. How small businesses can leverage AI From accounting to design to market research and product development, there’s a staggering breadth of skills needed to run a business. Large companies can hire experts to handle these tasks, but small businesses don’t always have that luxury. That’s where AI comes in. Today’s models can already take on a range of basic administrative work, from organizing notes and summarizing meetings to invoicing, goal-setting, and social media planning. Find out how small-business owners can put AI to work. —Peter Hall This article is from Making AI Work, MIT Technology Review’s limited-run examining how to apply LLMs across industries. To receive it in your inbox, here. They have chosen profit over public safety, and we're not going to stand for it in here in Florida.”  —Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier tells reporters why his state is suing OpenAI, the LA Times reports. One More Thing The entrance to the Moscow storage facility of KrioRus, which was until recently the only cryonics company in Eurasia. ALESSANDRO GANDOLFI Why the sci-fi dream of cryonics never died Cryonics is best known for its appearance in sci-fi films like 2001: A Space Odyssey. But its adherents have held on to a dream that advances in medicine will one day allow for resuscitation and additional years on Earth. Around 500 people are preserved in liquid nitrogen globally, while another 4,000 are on waiting lists. Despite scant evidence that cryonics can work, believers remain optimistic that future science could eventually revive them. Discover why the hope of human reanimation refuses to die. —Laurie Clarke We can still have nice things A place for comfort, fun, and distraction to brighten up your day. (Got any ideas? Drop me a line.) + Hear Dolly Parton reimagined through this spot-on Dire Straits-style cover of “Jolene”. + Find out which birds people search for most in this interactive visualization of bird popularity. + Explore thousands of Q&As between students and astronauts on the ISS at this interactive site. + Paris’s oldest bridge disappeared beneath a giant inflatable cave in this surreal public art installation. Deep Dive The Download The Download: DeepSeek’s latest AI breakthrough, and the race to build world models Plus: China has blocked Meta’s $2 billion acquisition of AI startup Manus. : introducing the 10 Things That Matter in AI Right Now Plus: An unauthorized group has reportedly accessed Anthropic’s Mythos. : supercharged scams and studying AI healthcare Plus: DeepSeek has unveiled its long-awaited new AI model. : keeping up with AI, and the future of IVF Plus: NASA unveiled plans for three uncrewed missions to the Moon this year. , top stories, upcoming events, and more.