June 27, 2025

The Download: how to clean up AI data centers, and weight-loss drugs’ side effects

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. This battery recycling company is now cleaning up AI data centers In a sandy industrial lot outside Reno, Nevada, rows of battery packs that once propelled electric vehicles are now powering a small…

The Download: producing rare earth minerals, and future AI regulation

January 5, 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 race to produce rare earth materials Abandoning fossil fuels and adopting lower-­carbon technologies are our best options for warding off the accelerating threat of climate change. And access to rare earth elements,…

Are These 3 Auto Stocks Set for 2024 Success

January 5, 2024
The auto industry is thriving, driven by pent-up demand for new cars, rapid EV adoption, and several technological advancements. So, let’s determine if auto stocks Tesla (TSLA), Ford Motor (F),…

Buy, Hold, or Sell 3 Chip Stocks in 2024?

January 5, 2024
The semiconductor industry showcased resilience and adaptability, overcoming a series of hurdles since the onset of the pandemic. Moreover, the industry is predicted to stage a vigorous resurgence in 2024,…

The Humane touch: More MVNOs are being minted than ever

January 5, 2024

Ryan Reynolds-backed Mint Mobile exited to T-Mobile for $1.35 billion last year, and Sam Altman-backed “Ai Pin” startup Humane launched a pricey little device with a $24 monthly subscription that comes with phone number, unlimited data and as many AI-powered queries as you can muster. What do they have in common? They’re both MVNOs, short […]

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These AI-powered apps can hear the cause of a cough

January 5, 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. This week I came across a paper that uses AI in a way that I hadn’t heard of before. Researchers developed a smartphone app that can…

The race to produce rare earth materials

January 5, 2024
Abandoning fossil fuels and adopting lower-­carbon technologies are our best options for warding off the accelerating threat of climate change. Access to rare earth elements, key ingredients in many of these technologies, will partly determine which countries will meet their goals for lowering emissions or increasing the proportion of electricity generated from non-fossil-fuel sources. But…

What’s next for AI regulation in 2024? 

January 5, 2024
MIT Technology Review’s What’s Next series looks across industries, trends, and technologies to give you a first look at the future. You can read the rest of our series here. In 2023, AI policy and regulation went from a niche, nerdy topic to front-page news. This is partly thanks to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, which helped AI…

Last year was a tough period for African growth stage startups and 2024 presents mixed bag

January 5, 2024

Last year presented a tough period for African tech startups. Venture capital was hard to bag (as predicted earlier), bridge and down rounds became the norm, and news of fire sales, layoffs and startup closures reverberated across the continent. With the overall amount of VC funding raised in Africa dipping significantly across the year, according […]

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