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Heat waves mess with your brain. Scientists are trying to figure out why.
It’s been hot in London this week.
MIT Technology Review
Jun 26, 2026·1 min read
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Repositioning retail for the AI era
Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping retail, but not in the ways consumers might immediately notice.
MIT Technology Review
Jun 25, 2026·1 min read
Big Tech
Europe's heat wave strains power grid, IBM advances chip tech
Europe's record heat wave stresses power grid as IBM makes chip breakthrough
MIT Technology Review
Jun 25, 2026·1 min read
Big Tech
IBM unveils chip technology to extend Moore's Law
IBM builds prototype chip with 100 billion transistors, doubling density of previous state-of-the-art tech.
MIT Technology Review
Jun 25, 2026·1 min read
Big Tech
Europe’s extreme heat is shutting down power plants
Europe is in the middle of a record-breaking heat wave, and the grid is being pushed to its limits as people turn to fans and air-conditioning to try to stay cool.
MIT Technology Review
Jun 24, 2026·1 min read
Productivity
The Download: MIT Technology Review's Engineering Issue
MIT Technology Review's Engineering issue explores human ingenuity in solving global challenges.
MIT Technology Review
Jun 24, 2026·1 min read
AI Startups
Stripe, Anthropic and OpenAI are backing an effort to stop respiratory infections
The common cold comes for us all—often more than once a year.
MIT Technology Review
Jun 24, 2026·1 min read
AI Research
The emergence of the web data infrastructure layer for AI
AI is booming.
MIT Technology Review
Jun 24, 2026·1 min read
AI Tools
Flying solar-powered platform to test internet delivery from stratosphere
Sceye's solar-powered aircraft to test 5G network supplement in Japan, aiming to deliver better internet from the air.
MIT Technology Review
Jun 24, 2026·1 min read
Productivity
Super Mario is mathier than you think
Here’s a problem you probably didn’t solve in school: You’re an ambitious young plumber from Brooklyn in a world inhabited by violent human-size mushrooms called Goombas.
MIT Technology Review
Jun 23, 2026·1 min read
Big Tech
The Download: Chipmaking's Future and Anthropic's Government Clash
Today's tech news: ASML's $400 million chipmaking machine and Anthropic's AI model export controls.
MIT Technology Review
Jun 23, 2026·1 min read
Robotics
The $400 million machine powering the future of chipmaking
Jos Benschop is climbing a ladder to get to the top of his newest machine.
MIT Technology Review
Jun 23, 2026·1 min read
Robotics
Inside the world’s deepest and longest subsea road tunnel
It’s cold, it’s very, very noisy, and—if I can be quite honest with you—I’m not feeling super relaxed.
MIT Technology Review
Jun 22, 2026·1 min read
AI Research
AI Bottleneck Debates and BCI Trials Take Off
Subquadratic claims to have solved a mathematical bottleneck in large language models, while BCI trials surge and a man with ALS uses a brain implant.
MIT Technology Review
Jun 19, 2026·1 min read
AI Startups
A startup claims it broke through a bottleneck that’s holding back LLMs
Miami-based AI startup Subquadratic came out of stealth mode last month with a huge claim.
MIT Technology Review
Jun 19, 2026·1 min read
Robotics
Brain-computer interface trials gain momentum
The number of brain-computer interface trial volunteers has surged, with advances in technology enabling more features than ever.
MIT Technology Review
Jun 19, 2026·1 min read
Big Tech
The Download: Dark Matter Hunt Faces Neutrino Fog, Kenya's Solar Push
Physicists face new challenges in dark matter hunt, Kenya promotes solar energy, and solar geoengineering's complexities.
MIT Technology Review
Jun 18, 2026·1 min read
AI Research
The search for dark matter has been blown wide open
Underneath an Apennine massif, below the Jinping Mountains of Sichuan, and at the bottom of a South Dakota mine, there is a cosmic hunt afoot.
MIT Technology Review
Jun 18, 2026·1 min read
AI Research
The Download: a reality check for geoengineering and the science of interoception
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.
MIT Technology Review
Jun 17, 2026·1 min read
Productivity
Kenyan Entrepreneurs Make the Case for Solar Power
Kenya's power grid is largely renewable, but off-grid solar can help achieve universal electricity access by 2030.
MIT Technology Review
Jun 17, 2026·1 min read
AI Research
Hacking the atmosphere: Geoengineering gets a reality check
Jim Franke pulls away the cover page of a presentation on the wraparound desk in his office, revealing an illustration of an odd-looking aircraft with massive wings stretching out from a stubby fuselage.
MIT Technology Review
Jun 17, 2026·1 min read
Big Tech
The Download: Brain Implant Power User and South Korea's AI Obsession
Casey Harrell, a man with ALS, uses a brain-computer interface to communicate and work, while South Koreans remain optimistic about AI's potential.
MIT Technology Review
Jun 16, 2026·1 min read
Big Tech
Want to get a data center online quickly? Give it some flex.
At the end of a tense and scoreless first half of a soccer match between the English men’s team and rival Germany, millions of Brits let out a collective sigh and did what they so often do in moments of stress: They mad…
MIT Technology Review
Jun 16, 2026·1 min read
AI Research
Why do South Koreans love AI so much?
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI.
MIT Technology Review
Jun 15, 2026·1 min read
Robotics
This man with ALS is “the first power user” of a brain implant that lets him speak
Casey Harrell has had a set of electrodes embedded in his brain for almost three years.
MIT Technology Review
Jun 15, 2026·1 min read
Productivity
The Download: cutting AC emissions, and nature’s drug designer
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.
MIT Technology Review
Jun 15, 2026·1 min read
Robotics
Solid-State ACs Promise Efficiency, But Scientists Have Doubts
Solid-state cooling tech aims to reduce AC's environmental impact, but experts question its efficiency compared to traditional systems.
MIT Technology Review
Jun 15, 2026·1 min read
AI Research
The Download: “reprogramming” aging, and the hidden sense of interoception
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.
MIT Technology Review
Jun 12, 2026·1 min read
Productivity
Librarians in Exile: A Secret Sanctuary for Subversive Works
A group of librarians harbor a fugitive filmmaker and plan to send a repository of censored works to space.
MIT Technology Review
Jun 12, 2026·1 min read
AI Research
Inside Interoception: The hidden sense of how you feel inside
MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of science and technology to help you understand what’s coming next.
MIT Technology Review
Jun 12, 2026·1 min read
AI Research
Reprogramming cells to reverse aging gains traction in biotech
Life Biosciences doses first volunteer with experimental treatment to regenerate healthy nerves in the eye.
MIT Technology Review
Jun 12, 2026·1 min read
Productivity
The Download: soccer’s data renaissance and China’s big nuclear plans
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.
MIT Technology Review
Jun 11, 2026·1 min read
AI Research
Google DeepMind Funds Research into Risks of Interacting AI Agents
Google DeepMind allocates $10 million to study potential dangers of millions of AI agents interacting online.
MIT Technology Review
Jun 11, 2026·1 min read
Productivity
Inside soccer’s data renaissance
Imagine tuning in to the opening kickoff of a World Cup match and seeing a player intentionally send the ball all the way down the pitch and right out of bounds on the opponent’s end.
MIT Technology Review
Jun 11, 2026·1 min read
Big Tech
China's nuclear power push relies on large reactors
China's nuclear fleet has nearly doubled since 2016, with large reactors dominating the country's energy expansion plans.
MIT Technology Review
Jun 11, 2026·1 min read
Productivity
The Download: the “steroid olympics” and a safer Mythos
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.
MIT Technology Review
Jun 10, 2026·1 min read
Big Tech
The “steroid olympics” were a circus—and a window into our culture
Testosterone.
MIT Technology Review
Jun 10, 2026·1 min read
AI Research
MIT Technology Review's The Download: Rejuvenation Drugs and AI Insights
MIT Technology Review's daily newsletter covering tech advancements and insights.
MIT Technology Review
Jun 09, 2026·1 min read
AI Research
Learning to lead in a hybrid human-AI enterprise
As adoption of AI agents looks set to surge by as much as 300% in the next two years, leadership teams are carefully considering the implications of a hybrid human-AI workforce.
MIT Technology Review
Jun 09, 2026·1 min read
AI Research
David Sinclair plans to test whole-body rejuvenation drugs in the XPrize competition
The outspoken longevity scientist David Sinclair has been predicting that one day, you’ll go to the doctor and get a prescription that will make you 10 years younger.
MIT Technology Review
Jun 09, 2026·1 min read
AI Research
The Five Key Things You Need to Know About AI Right Now
The biggest themes in AI and their implications for jobs, society, and the future.
MIT Technology Review
Jun 09, 2026·1 min read
AI Research
The Download: how the World Cup ball will fly and OpenAI’s “super app”
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.
MIT Technology Review
Jun 08, 2026·1 min read
AI Research
The Download: AI hacking beyond Mythos, and chatbots’ impact on our brains
AI-powered hacking and chatbots are changing the game, but not necessarily for the better.
MIT Technology Review
Jun 05, 2026·1 min read
AI Research
Are AI chatbots making us lose control of our brains?
Psychologist Gloria Mark warns that AI chatbots and social media are diminishing our attention spans, critical thinking skills, and emotional intelligence.
MIT Technology Review
Jun 05, 2026·1 min read
AI Research
The Meta Hack Shows There's More to AI Security Than Mythos
A recent hack of Meta's AI customer support agent highlights the vulnerability of AI systems to exploitation, even with simple methods.
MIT Technology Review
Jun 05, 2026·1 min read
AI Research
The Download: AI-generated lawsuits and virtual power plants for data centers
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.
MIT Technology Review
Jun 04, 2026·1 min read
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How courts are coping with a flood of AI-generated lawsuits
The rise of AI-generated lawsuits is changing the way courts operate, with judges seeing a surge in filings from self-represented litigants using AI to draft their cases.
MIT Technology Review
Jun 04, 2026·1 min read
Productivity
How virtual power plants could provide energy for data centers
Google partners with Voltus to launch a virtual power plant in the US, paying customers to reduce energy usage and support local data centers.
MIT Technology Review
Jun 03, 2026·1 min read
Big Tech
The Download: Trump’s new AI order, and smart glasses for warfare
President Trump signs a new AI executive order, while Anduril and Meta develop smart glasses for military use.
MIT Technology Review
Jun 03, 2026·1 min read
Productivity
The Download: AI can run your admin department now
Artificial intelligence is increasingly capable of handling basic administrative tasks, providing a potential solution for small businesses with limited resources.
MIT Technology Review
Jun 02, 2026·1 min read
AI Research
Rehumanizing global health care with agentic AI
The global health care sector is turning to agentic AI to alleviate strain caused by chronic underinvestment, aging populations, and staff burnout.
MIT Technology Review
Jun 02, 2026·1 min read
Productivity
How small businesses can leverage AI
Small businesses are turning to AI to handle administrative tasks, free up time, and boost productivity.
MIT Technology Review
Jun 02, 2026·1 min read
Robotics
The Download: China’s brain implant ambitions
China has approved the world's first invasive brain-computer interface for use beyond clinical trials, accelerating its push to become a global leader in brain implants.
MIT Technology Review
Jun 01, 2026·1 min read
Robotics
China has approved the world’s first invasive brain-computer chip—here’s what’s next
China has approved the world's first invasive brain-computer interface (BCI) for commercial use, a device that could help thousands of patients with spinal cord injuries regain control over their limbs.
MIT Technology Review
Jun 01, 2026·1 min read
Productivity
The Download: Unlocking Lithium and Controlling Ebola
New methods for extracting lithium and combating Ebola outbreaks are being developed, showcasing advancements in technology and healthcare.
MIT Technology Review
May 29, 2026·1 min read
AI Research
A Breakthrough in Lithium Extraction Could Shake Up the Global Market
Researchers claim to have discovered a more environmentally friendly and cost-effective method to extract lithium, a crucial component in electric vehicle batteries and energy storage systems.
MIT Technology Review
May 28, 2026·1 min read
Big Tech
The Download: climate tech goes public and the AI Hype Index returns
Climate technology companies are going public with huge valuations, and the AI Hype Index is back to separate fact from fiction in the AI industry.
MIT Technology Review
May 28, 2026·1 min read
Big Tech
Climate tech companies are going public. What’s next?
A wave of notable energy companies, including Fervo Energy, X-energy, and Solv Energy, have gone public via IPO in the US, raising billions of dollars to scale their clean energy technologies.
MIT Technology Review
May 28, 2026·1 min read
AI Research
The AI Hype Index: AI gets booed in graduation season
AI's promises to revolutionize the world are falling flat with some recent graduates, who are instead expressing skepticism and fear about its impact on their futures.
MIT Technology Review
May 28, 2026·1 min read
Productivity
The Download: keeping up with AI, and the future of IVF
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.
MIT Technology Review
May 27, 2026·1 min read