Co-founders behind Reface and Prisma join hands to improve on-device model inference with Mirai
Mirai raised a $10 million seed to improve how AI models run on devices like smartphones and laptops.
MIT Technology Review is a 2026 ASME finalist in reporting
The American Society of Magazine Editors has named MIT Technology Review as a finalist for a 2026 National Magazine Award in the reporting category. The shortlisted story—“We did the math on AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard”—is part of the publication’s Power Hungry package on AI’s energy burden. AI is often described…
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Why the Smartest Leaders Respond to Crisis By Saying Less
Panic mode can set off the impulse to fill silence with an onslaught of words, to explain, extrapolate and defend your brand when you’re hit with a PR crisis.
eBay Just Bought a Clothing Resale App With a ‘Cult Following’ for $1.2 Billion — Here’s Why
The company is acquiring Gen Z-favorite Depop from Etsy.
AI Can Do More Than Write Emails — Here’s How This Startup Is Using AI to Bridge the Health Literacy Gap
Most founders start with a solution, but I started with a problem: Why do millions of people misunderstand their own doctor’s advice?
Slash Software Costs: Upgrade Your Business Toolkit With Microsoft Office 2021
Get lifetime access to essential productivity apps for just $34.97.
This former Big Tech engineers are using AI to navigate Trump’s trade chaos
Amari AI is making custom AI-powered software that helps customs brokers modernize and minimize constantly shifting trade policies.
For open-source programs, AI coding tools are a mixed blessing
AI coding tools have enabled a flood of bad code that threatens to overwhelm many projects. Building new features is easier but maintaining them is just as hard.
Altman and Amodei share a moment of awkwardness at India’s big AI summit
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi prompted speakers at the event to join hands and raise them in a show of unity, all executives on stage obliged, except OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Anthropic’s Dario Amodei, who held their hands conspicuously apart.
The Download: autonomous narco submarines, and virtue signaling chatbots
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. How uncrewed narco subs could transform the Colombian drug trade For decades, handmade narco subs have been some of the cocaine trade’s most elusive and productive workhorses, ferrying multi-ton loads of illicit drugs…
Rising Costs Are the No. 1 Stressor For Small Businesses — Here’s the Surprising Solution You Can Use to Fight Back
Despite economic headwinds, small businesses are pivoting from survival to strategic growth by investing in modernized marketing and proactive technologies like agentic AI.