What happened when 20 comedians got AI to write their routines
AI is good at lots of things: spotting patterns in data, creating fantastical images, and…
The cost of building the perfect wave
For nearly as long as surfing has existed, surfers have been obsessed with the search…
The Download: artificial surf pools, and unfunny AI
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
How to opt out of Meta’s AI training
MIT Technology Review’s How To series helps you get things done. If you post or…
These board games want you to beat climate change
It’s game night, and I’m crossing my fingers, hoping for a hurricane. I roll the…
Biotech companies are trying to make milk without cows
The outbreak of avian influenza on US dairy farms has started to make milk seem…
This London non-profit is now one of the biggest backers of geoengineering research
A London-based nonprofit is poised to become one of the world’s largest financial backers of…
The Download: milk beyond cows, and geoengineering’s funding boom
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
The Download: Apple’s AI plans, and a carbon storage boom
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
How gamification took over the world
It’s a thought that occurs to every video-game player at some point: What if the…