The Largest IT Outage in History Just Happened. Here’s How the CEO of Crowdstrike, the Company at Fault, Is Responding.
Thousands of PCs and servers faced a dreaded blue screen this morning.
China’s complicated role in climate change
This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. “Well, what about China?” This is a comment I get all the time on the topic of climate change, both in conversations and on whatever social media site is currently en vogue.…
July 2024
Mark Cuban Slams ‘Soulmate’ Elon Musk, Says Silicon Valley’s Support for Trump Is a ‘Bitcoin Play’
The two billionaires have a complicated past on social media.
3 Branding Strategies That Will Make Any Brand Stand Out
Here’s how to differentiate your brand in three essential steps — understanding your unique selling proposition, leveraging storytelling, and valuing feedback.
How to fix a Windows PC affected by the global outage
MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of technology to help you understand what’s coming next. You can read more here. Windows PCs have crashed in a major IT outage around the world, bringing airlines, major banks, TV broadcasters, health-care providers, and other businesses to a standstill. Airlines including United,…
How a Local Greek Restaurant Seized Opportunities and Won a New Food Network Competition
After starting as a food truck in 2014, Think Greek has evolved into an award-winning restaurant by creating innovative menu items and taking advantage of opportunities that extend its audience reach.
How to Spot the Perfect Executive for Your Company
Hiring senior talent to run a team is a crucial moment in the story and trajectory of a company. Whether you need to hire senior talent now or are looking to gather insights for the future, it’s important to be prepared for a gap in a crucial leadership position.
The Download: Windows’ CrowdStrike outage, and wildfire-tracking balloons
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 technology. A widespread Windows outage is affecting airlines, banks, and TV broadcasters What’s happening? Windows PCs have crashed around the world, bringing airlines, major banks, TV broadcasters, healthcare providers and other businesses to a…
Your Business Will Never Succeed If You Overlook This Key Step
A comprehensive guide for startups to achieve and maintain product-market fit through thorough market research, iterative product development and strategic scaling while prioritizing customer feedback and agility.
Why we need safeguards against genetic discrimination
This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Thursday, and read articles like this first, sign up here. A couple of years ago, I spat into a little plastic tube, stuck it in the post, and waited for a company to analyze markers on my DNA…
Balloons will surf wind currents to track wildfires
This August, strange balloons will drift high above Colorado. These airy aircraft, launched from the back of a pickup truck, will be equipped with sensors that can measure heat on the ground, pinpointing new wildfire outbreaks from above. The company behind the balloons, called Urban Sky, also plans to use them to understand conditions on…