Sperm whales are fascinating creatures. They possess the biggest brain of any species, six times larger than a human’s, which ...

After years of lackluster results, cancer vaccines seem poised for success. Finally. This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive ...

Batteries can unlock other energy technologies, and they’re starting to make their mark on the grid. This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter.

Plus: this group of tech billionaires want to shape US AI policy This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of ...

Astronomers still don’t know what causes fast radio bursts, but they’re starting to use them to illuminate the space between galaxies. When our universe was less than half as old as it is ...

Open AI’s CEO says we won’t need new hardware or lots more training data to get there. A number of moments from my brief sit-down with Sam Altman brought the OpenAI CEO’s worldview into ...

TikTok is a bellwether for Chinese companies that want to go global, and they are increasingly feeling unwelcome in the US. This story first appeared in China Report, MIT Technology Review’s ...

Ethanol makers who use sustainably produced corn can now qualify for big federal tax credits, but critics are skeptical of the carbon benefits. Eliminating carbon pollution from aviation is one of ...

AI is upending the way robots learn, leaving companies and researchers with a need for more data. Getting it means wrestling with a host of ethical and legal questions. Since ChatGPT was released ...

And it’s scary how little control we have over how it’s used. This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign ...

Plus: AI companies don't even need a product to raise serious capital these days This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in ...

Available only for MIT Alumni and subscribers. Recorded on April 30, 2024 Inside the Next Era of AI and Hardware Speakers: James O'Donnell, AI reporter, and Charlotte Jee, News editor Hear first ...