A late start, then a big boom: Why it took until 1975 for Australians to finally watch TV in color
Some 50 years ago, on March 1 1975, Australian television stations officially moved to color.
The Download: gene de-extinction, and Ukraine’s Starlink connection
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
The Download: Denmark’s robot city, and Google’s AI-only search results
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
The short, strange history of gene de-extinction
This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in…
AI-generated ad slogans may rival those made by experts
How do AI-generated ad slogans compare to those created by professionals? New University of Minnesota…
'I can't be friends with the machine': What audio artists working in games think of AI
The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance, the union for voice actors and creatives, recently circulated…
The Download: AI can cheat at chess, and the future of search
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
Scientists study the hidden cost of Netflix's autoplay
Autoplay, a feature that automatically begins the next episode or movie without user input, has…
Chameleon phones and smart contact lenses: the gadgets of MWC 2025
As the world's biggest wireless technology fair, the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona is packed…
De-extinction scientists say these gene-edited ‘woolly mice’ are a step toward woolly mammoths
They’re small, fluffy, and kind of cute, but these mice represent a milestone in de-extinction…