January 2, 2026

3 things Will Douglas Heaven is into right now

The most amazing drummer on the internet My daughter introduced me to El Estepario Siberiano’s YouTube channel a few months back, and I have been obsessed ever since. The Spanish drummer (real name: Jorge Garrido) posts videos of himself playing supercharged cover versions of popular tracks, hitting his drums with such jaw-dropping speed and technique…

Gene editing had a banner year in 2023

December 22, 2023
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. Welcome back to The Checkup. This will be our last issue of 2023, so this week I’ve been reflecting on our biotechnology coverage over the past…

Top 10 Tips for Living with Very Little Money

December 22, 2023
Being on a very tight budget can make life challenging. But it can also provide an opportunity to be creative, resourceful, and resilient. Even so, in today’s world, where living…

Two of Africa’s largest B2B e-commerce platforms MaxAB and Wasoko in merger talks

December 22, 2023

Egyptian B2B e-commerce startup MaxAB and Wasoko, a Kenyan-based e-commerce player that operates in the East African country alongside Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda and Zambia, are in talks to merge operations, TechCrunch has exclusively learned from multiple sources. They say talks are still ongoing and the agreement hasn’t been finalized yet. Wasoko has been scaling down […]

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Is this the most energy-efficient way to build homes?

December 22, 2023
When the Canadian engineer Harold Orr and his colleagues began designing an ultra-efficient home in Saskatchewan in the late ’70s, responding to a provincial conservation mandate during the oil embargo, they knew that the trick wasn’t generating energy in a greener way, but using less of it. They needed to make a better thermos, not…

How 2023 marked the death of anonymity online in China

December 22, 2023
If you think about it, there are so many people we meet on the internet daily whose real names we will never know. The TikTok teen who learned the trendy new dance, the anime artist who uploaded a new painting, the random commenter who posted under a YouTube video you just watched. That’s the internet…

How simplifying the production of customized merchandise led this Lisbon startup to raise $19M

December 22, 2023

The advent of the Internet combined with the ability to customise items such as clothing long ago created a revolution in marketing, especially for merchandise purposes. I think we’re all familiar with the ‘merch’ phenomena by now, no? Benefitting from that long-term trend is SME-focused, customized merchandise startup Bizay, which has been able to raise […]

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2024 Software Outlook: Buying Potential for 3 Stocks

December 22, 2023
The software industry, witnessing significant expansion, is driven by technological advancements, digital transformations across diverse sectors, and the mounting focus on data-oriented solutions. Given this backdrop, quality software stocks Semrush…

Apple has halted Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 online sales

December 21, 2023

As promised, Apple has officially removed the Watch Series 9 from its online shop. Word on the surprise move arrived earlier this week, when the company confirmed that an on-going patent dispute has forced it to pause sales of the flagship smartwatch. Click through to the site, and you’ll find the words “Currently Unavailable” in […]

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