Why upholding Trump’s Facebook ban won’t break the cycle
The night before the Facebook Oversight Board decided to stand by the company’s decision to…
How to stop AI from recognizing your face in selfies
Uploading personal photos to the internet can feel like letting go. Who else will have…
How China turned a prize-winning iPhone hack against the Uyghurs
In March 2017, a group of hackers from China arrived in Vancouver with one goal:…
Why mixing vaccines could help boost immunity
A dozen covid-19 vaccines are now being used around the world. Most require two doses,…
Machine-learning project takes aim at disinformation
There’s nothing new about conspiracy theories, disinformation, and untruths in politics. What is new is…
The internet is excluding Asian-Americans who don’t speak English
Jennifer Xiong spent her summer helping Hmong people in California register to vote in the…
We reviewed three at-home covid tests. The results were mixed.
Over-the-counter home tests for covid-19 are finally here. MIT Technology Review obtained kits sold by…
What India needs to get through its covid crisis
In a cruel irony, India, the world’s vaccine manufacturing powerhouse, is now crippled by a…
Here’s what China wants from its next space station
At 11:23 a.m. local time Thursday at Wenchang, Hainan Island, China launched Tianhe-1, the first…
Some vaccinated people are still getting covid. Here’s why you shouldn’t worry.
Tens of millions of people in the United States have now been fully vaccinated against…