W.A.I.T. Before You Speak — and Make Every Conversation More Impactful
When professionals embrace silence and intentional communication, they create space for innovation, trust and more meaningful conversations.
Puzzle Corner
Ready for a fresh set of puzzles? Click here for the July/August 2025 Puzzle Corner, brought to you by guest editor Ed Faulkner ’03. Send problems, solutions (by August 1), and comments to puzzlecorner@technologyreview.com. Editor emeritus Allan Gottlieb ’67 launched Puzzle Corner in 1966. Find back issues through 2022 at cs.nyu.edu/~gottlieb/tr and more recent back issues at technologyreview.com/puzzle-corner.
This Business Mistake is Quietly Costing You. Here’s How to Catch and Fix It
From slow connections to outdated contracts, bad infrastructure is a silent revenue killer. Here’s how to identify and fix these costly problems before they impact your bottom line.
23andMe files for bankruptcy: How to delete your data
23andMe holds millions of customers’ genetic information. Here’s what you can do to protect your data.
Google unveils a next-gen AI reasoning model
On Tuesday, Google unveiled Gemini 2.5, a new family of AI reasoning models that pauses to “think” before answering a question. To kick off the new family of models, Google is launching Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental, a multimodal, reasoning AI model that the company claims is its most intelligent model yet. This model will be […]
Quora’s Poe launches its most affordable subscription plan for $5/month
Poe, Quora’s chatbot app, launched one of its most affordable subscription options on Monday, priced at just $5 per month. In addition, the company introduced its highest-priced plan at $250 per month, designed for users who need to send a large volume of messages on Poe. Poe allows users to utilize several AI-powered bots– including […]
Cerebras Systems’ IPO is further delayed
AI chipmaking company Cerebras Systems’ IPO is delayed again as the public listing’s national security review drags on. Cerebras, which originally filed its intent to IPO in September 2024, thought the incoming Trump administration would help it breeze through its national security review, according to Reuters. That hasn’t been the case. The White House has […]
A world without Caesars: How the atproto community is rebuilding the web to return power to the people
The first in-person gathering devoted to those building with the AT Protocol — which powers Bluesky — was held in Seattle.
‘No Better Name’: Napster Acquired for $200 Million to ‘Disrupt’ the Metaverse
Napster was once a file-sharing service that allowed users to download songs for free.
Discord made its streaming overlay a lot more user-friendly
Discord announced on Tuesday that it rebuilt its Overlay feature from the ground up. The new Overlay makes streaming games on Discord more user-friendly on the streamer’s end. In its legacy form, streamers could toggle the Overlay display to use Discord while playing games, but this would bring up the entire Discord client in the […]