The biggest AI flops of 2024
The past 12 months have been undeniably busy for those working in AI. There have…
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is ready to transform our understanding of the cosmos
High atop Chile’s 2,700-meter Cerro Pachón, the air is clear and dry, leaving few clouds…
The AI Hype Index: Robot pets, simulated humans, and Apple’s AI text summaries
Separating AI reality from hyped-up fiction isn’t always easy. That’s why we’ve created the AI…
China wants to restore the sea with high-tech marine ranches
A short ferry ride from the port city of Yantai, on the northeast coast of…
The world’s first industrial-scale plant for green steel promises a cleaner future
As of 2023, nearly 2 billion metric tons of it were being produced annually, enough…
This international surveillance project aims to protect wheat from deadly diseases
When Dave Hodson walked through wheat fields in Ethiopia in 2010, it seemed as if…
These stunning images trace ships’ routes as they move
As we run, drive, bike, and fly, we leave behind telltale marks of our movements…
Revisiting a year of Roundtables, MIT Technology Review’s subscriber-only events
The worst technologies of 2024. The future of mixed reality. AI’s impact on the climate.…
Forging the digital future
Dan Huttenlocher, SM ’84, PhD ’88, leads the way up to the eighth floor of…
More puzzles, less sleep
We need a strategy to deal with a hydra. It’s Sunday, January 14, 2024, more…