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. What happens when a kid’s robot best friend dies? When Xander first met Moxie, she taught him how to calm down when he was anxious or mad.
Source: [MIT Tech Review](https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/08/17/1142175/the-download-dead-robot-friends-censorship-industrial-complex/)