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## The Download – January 23, 2026
Good morning, and welcome to the Download, your daily dose of what’s breaking in the world of technology.
Today’s top story: AI is getting better at spotting deepfakes, but the arms race continues. Wired reports.
One more thing
Africa fights rising hunger by looking to foods of the past
After falling steadily for decades, the prevalence of global hunger is now on the rise-nowhere more so than in sub-Saharan Africa.
Africa’s indigenous crops are frequently enough more nutritious and better suited to the hot and dry conditions that are becoming more prevalent, yet many have been neglected by science, which means they tend to be more vulnerable to diseases and pests and yield well below their theoretical potential.
Now the question is whether researchers, governments, and farmers can work together in a way that gets thes crops onto plates and provides Africans from all walks of life with the energy and nutrition that they need to thrive, whatever climate change throws their way. Read the full story.
-Jonathan W. Rosen
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