# The Download: dead startups fueling AI and interspecies communication

**Published:** October 28, 2026
**Author:** Thomas Macaulay
**Source:** MIT Technology Review
**Language:** en-US
**HTML:** https://aiqazaqstan.com/en/articles/the-download-dead-startups-fueling-ai-and-interspecies-communication

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. AI labs are buying data from dead startups to train their models When Keelan Miskell began winding down his crypto startup, he didn’t think…

> From the original source: **MIT Technology Review**
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**Tags:** #SpaceX

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