💻 Technology Mar 26, 2026 · Thomas Macaulay

The Download: a battery pivot to AI, and rewriting math

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The Download: a battery pivot to AI, and rewriting math
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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.



Why this battery company is pivoting to AI 



Qichao Hu doesn’t mince words about the state of the battery industry. “Almost every Western battery company has either died or is going to die. It’s kind of the reality,” he says.  



Hu is the CEO of SES AI, a Massachusetts-based battery company. It pr

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