The Download: digital twins, and where AI data really comes from

December 19, 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. Digital twins of human organs are here. They’re set to transform medical treatment. Steven Niederer, a biomedical engineer at the Alan Turing Institute and Imperial College London, has a cardboard box filled with…

Three pieces of good news on climate change in 2024

December 19, 2024

This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. The vibes in the climate world this year have largely been … less than great. Global greenhouse-gas emissions hit a new high, reaching 37.4 billion metric tons in 2024. This year is…

Digital twins of human organs are here. They’re set to transform medical treatment.

December 19, 2024

A healthy heart beats at a steady rate, between 60 and 100 times a minute. That’s not the case for all of us, I’m reminded, as I look inside a cardboard box containing around 20 plastic hearts—each a replica of a real human one. The hearts, which previously sat on a shelf in a lab…

Why Investors Need Emotional Strength Just as Much as a Diversified Portfolio

December 19, 2024

Does it really matter how diversified your portfolio is if you can’t handle your emotions when the market starts crashing and your assets are losing value?

The Fed Just Cut Rates for the Third Time This Year. Here’s How It Will Affect Mortgage Rates, According to a 40-Year Veteran of the Real Estate Industry

December 18, 2024

The target range for the federal funds rate is now 4.25% to 4.5%.

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