February 16, 2026

Tuning into the future of collaboration 

When work went remote, the sound of business changed. What began as a scramble to make home offices functional has evolved into a revolution in how people hear and are heard. From education to enterprises, companies across industries have reimagined what clear, reliable communication can mean in a hybrid world. For major audio and communications…

Everything you need to know about artificial wombs

September 29, 2023
MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of technology to help you understand what’s coming next. You can read more from the series here. On September 19, US Food and Drug Administration advisors met to discuss how to move research on artificial wombs from animals into humans. These medical devices are…

WestBridge seeks to buy stake in India’s Meesho

September 29, 2023
WestBridge Capital is in advanced stages of talks to purchase shares of Meesho in the secondary market, according to two people familiar with the matter, as the high-profile venture firm looks to broaden its bet on e-commerce. The investment firm, with a two-decade history of focusing on startups in India and Southeast Asia, is engaging […]

Apple revamps iCloud.com with more features for drive, mail and notes

September 29, 2023
After issuing updates to iOS, iPadOS, and macOS in the past few weeks, Apple has rolled out a redesigned iCloud.com website with more functionality such as support for browser notifications for Mail and Calendar on a PC, a customizable home page with the ability to take quick actions, and a slideshow view for photos. Apple […]

Elon Musk wants more bandwidth between people and machines. Do we need it?

September 29, 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. Last week, a post by Elon Musk on X (formerly known as Twitter) caught my eye. The entrepreneur claimed that sticking electrodes in people’s heads…

SpaceX’s defense-focused Starshield satellite internet business lands first contract

September 29, 2023
SpaceX won its first contract for Starshield, the defense-focused version of its Starlink satellite internet service, from the U.S. Space Force. The one-year contract has a maximum value of $70 million, a U.S. Air Force representative told Bloomberg. The contract “provides for Starshield end-to-end service via the Starlink constellation, user terminals, ancillary equipment, network management […]

On TikTok, videos promoting steroids are exploding — and at times targeting teens

September 28, 2023
In a new report, a social media watchdog group details how steroid content is exploding in some TikTok communities, promoting potentially dangerous and often illegal substances while propagating unattainable body image ideals to boys and young men. Researchers with the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) found that videos tagged with hashtags promoting the use […]

Judge upholds $18 minimum pay for NYC delivery workers

September 28, 2023
In a blow to Uber, DoorDash and Grubhub, a New York judge on Thursday ruled to allow the implementation of the minimum pay rate of $18 per hour for New York City’s food delivery workers. The delivery apps sued the city in July, when the city’s 65,000 delivery workers would have begun seeing hourly payments, […]