July 8, 2025

The Download: hunting an asteroid, and unlocking the human mind

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. Inside the most dangerous asteroid hunt ever If you were told that the odds of something were 3.1%, it might not seem like much. But for the people charged with protecting our planet,…

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Stellantis CEO says there’s still life in Waymo deal for self-driving delivery vans

February 24, 2024

Stellantis, the automaker that owns 14 brands including Chrysler, Jeep and Ram, and autonomous vehicle technology company Waymo are not only still working together, the companies are deepening the partnership, CEO Carlos Tavares told TechCrunch in a recent interview. This “deepened” partnership will focus on commercial self-driving Ram delivery vans, a target that was first […]

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Tackling long-haul diseases

February 23, 2024
MIT immunoengineer Michal “Mikki” Tal remembers the exact moment she had an insight that would change the trajectory of her research, getting her hooked on studying a long-neglected disease that leaves millions of Americans suffering without treatment.  It was 2017, and she was a Stanford postdoc exploring connections between her immune regulation research and immuno-oncology,…

The Download: Alabama’s embryo ruling impact, and remote learning for pre-schoolers

February 23, 2024
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. The weird way Alabama’s embryo ruling takes on artificial wombs A ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court last week that frozen embryos count as children is sending “shock waves” through the fertility industry…

The weird way Alabama’s embryo ruling takes on artificial wombs

February 23, 2024
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 ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court last week that frozen embryos stored in labs count as children is sending “shock waves” through the fertility…

Yes, remote learning can work for preschoolers

February 23, 2024
The other day some preschoolers were pretending to be one of their favorite Sesame Street characters, a baby goat named Ma’zooza who likes round things. They played with tomatoes—counting up to five, hiding one, and putting it back.  A totally ordinary moment exploring shapes, numbers, and imagination. Except this version of Sesame Street—called Ahlan Simsim…

NVIDIA’s surge: a strategic investment lesson

February 22, 2024
NVIDIA, a leading technology company, has recently significantly impacted the stock market, demonstrating the potential of strategic investment and the dangers of sitting on cash. This article will delve into…

Reddit files to go public — at last

February 22, 2024

Social media giant Reddit filed to go public today, dropping a long-awaited S-1 filing that will see it approach the public markets potentially at the head of a long-column of richly valued technology startups and private companies that need to find an exit this year. The timing of Reddit’s IPO is not a surprise. The […]

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3 Outsourcing Stocks Driving Success

February 22, 2024
With the rise in the incorporation of digital technology, the outsourcing industry’s future appears to be in a bright spot, accelerated by innovation and supported by robust expenditure. Therefore, fundamentally…

The Download: tracking animals, and biotech plants

February 22, 2024
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 tracking animal movement may save the planet Animals have long been able to offer unique insights about the natural world around us, acting as organic sensors picking up phenomena invisible to humans.…