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MIT Technology Review’s most popular stories of 2025

December 26, 2025
It’s been a busy and productive year here at MIT Technology Review. We published magazine issues on power, creativity, innovation, bodies, relationships, and security. We hosted 14 exclusive virtual conversations with our editors and outside experts in our subscriber-only series, Roundtables, and held two events on MIT’s campus. And we published hundreds of articles online,…

The paints, coatings, and chemicals making the world a cooler place

December 26, 2025
It’s getting harder to beat the heat. During the summer of 2025, heat waves knocked out power grids in North America, Europe, and the Middle East. Global warming means more people need air-­conditioning, which requires more power and strains grids. But a millennia-old idea (plus 21st-century tech) might offer an answer: radiative cooling. Paints, coatings,…

How a Spanish virus brought Google to Málaga

December 25, 2025
Spanish entrepreneur Bernardo Quintero, whose company is at the root of Google’s Málaga cybersecurity hub, identified the author of the computer virus that influenced his career.