The Download: a “God-driven” cryptocurrency and a solar engineering roadmap

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What happened

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.

God told them to sell crypto.

Their investors lost everything.

Key facts

  • Reported by MIT Tech Review and published Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:10:00 UTC.

Why it matters

Platform, chip and AI decisions set the terms other companies have to build on, so a single announcement here tends to ripple through products, supply chains and regulation.

What to watch next

  • Availability, pricing and rollout regions
  • Independent testing or verification of the claims made
  • Responses from regulators and competing platforms

Coverage timeline

When each newsroom published on this story, oldest first — all times UTC.

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Sources

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