Toys can change your life
In a November 1984 story for Technology Review, Carolyn Sumners, curator of astronomy at the…
Why China’s dominance in commercial drones has become a global security matter
This story first appeared in China Report, MIT Technology Review’s newsletter about technology in China. Sign…
Do you want to play a game?
For children, play comes so naturally. They don’t have to be encouraged to play. They…
The Download: Introducing the Play issue
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
Roundtables: The Future of AI Games
Recorded on June 24, 2024 The Future of AI Games Speakers: Niall Firth, executive editor,…
Lego bricks are making science more accessible
Etienne Boulter walked into his lab at the Université Côte d’Azur in Nice, France, one…
My colleagues turned me into an AI-powered NPC. I hate him.
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories…
Supershoes are reshaping distance running
The track at Moi University’s Eldoret Town Campus doesn’t look like a facility designed for…
The Download: paradigm-shifting supershoes, and AI-powered NPCs
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
Synthesia’s hyperrealistic deepfakes will soon have full bodies
Startup Synthesia’s AI-generated avatars are getting an update to make them even more realistic: They…