December 24, 2024

Here are MIT Technology Review’s best-performing stories of 2024

Another year is coming to a close, so let’s look back at the MIT Technology Review stories that resonated most with you, our readers.  We published hundreds of stories in 2024, about AI, climate tech, biotech, robotics, space, and more. There were six new issues of our magazine, on themes including food, play, and hidden…

May 2023

Clearview fined again in France for failing to comply with privacy orders

May 10, 2023

Clearview AI, the US startup that’s attracted notoriety in recent years for a massive privacy violation after it scraped selfies off the Internet and used people’s data to build a facial recognition tool it pitched to law enforcement and others, has been hit with another fine in France over non-cooperation with the data protection regulator. […]

Clearview fined again in France for failing to comply with privacy orders by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

Twitter now allows you to react to DMs with a wide range of emojis

May 10, 2023

Twitter has introduced a new feature that lets users choose almost any emoji to react to a direct message in a conversation. Previously, the company allowed you to react to only the most recent DM with only a select set of emojis. Elon Musk tweeted that the feature is rolling out with the latest app […]

Twitter now allows you to react to DMs with a wide range of emojis by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

With its planet-friendly protein, Farmless wants to dramatically outperform animal agriculture

May 10, 2023

Dutch startup Farmless has today announced that it has raised a €1.2 million pre-seed equity round at an undisclosed valuation to bring to our tables proteins created without the need for traditional farming operations. The climate crisis means that it has never been more pressing to develop alternative food sources in order to both protect […]

With its planet-friendly protein, Farmless wants to dramatically outperform animal agriculture by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch

Sound Ventures has already plugged half its new $240 million AI fund into three companies

May 10, 2023

Sound Ventures, the eight-year-old, Beverly Hills, Ca.,-based venture firm led by general partners Ashton Kutcher, Guy Oseary, and Effie Epstein, announced a new $240 million AI fund just last week. Turns out half of it is already invested in the three companies that it announced at the time that it rolled out the fund: OpenAI, […]

Sound Ventures has already plugged half its new $240 million AI fund into three companies by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch

Backed by Sequoia Southeast Asia, SquareX protects web users with disposable browsers

May 10, 2023

Much of our computer time is spent in a web browser, where we check emails, create documents, transfer files, carry out online banking, shop or stream entertainment. This leaves us vulnerable to security threats like phishing, identity theft and session hijacking, but many cybersecurity tools were created when the main threats were file viruses, worms […]

Backed by Sequoia Southeast Asia, SquareX protects web users with disposable browsers by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch

American psychology group issues recommendations for kids’ social media use

May 10, 2023

One of the most prominent mental health organizations in the U.S. is out with a set guidelines designed to protect children from the potential harms of social media. The American Psychological Association (APA) issued its first ever health advisory on social media use Tuesday, addressing mounting concerns about how social networks designed for adults can […]

American psychology group issues recommendations for kids’ social media use by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch

CEOs Are Blaming The Need For Mentorship to Justify The Forced Return of All Employees. Reality Calls For a Very Different Approach.

May 9, 2023
You’re stuck between a rock and a hard place: You need to ensure the continuity of your team and company through mentoring junior staff, which happens best in person, but senior staff doesn’t want to come in three to five days a week just to ensure mentoring by osmosis. However, there’s a much more effective approach that results in a win-win-win for all.