February 18, 2026

The Download: a blockchain enigma, and the algorithms governing our lives

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. Welcome to the dark side of crypto’s permissionless dream Jean-Paul Thorbjornsen, an Australian man in his mid-30s, with a rural Catholic upbringing, is a founder of THORChain, a blockchain through which users can…

The San Francisco Giants will wear big Cruise ads through 2025

August 3, 2023
One of the fringe benefits of owning a professional sports team is the ability to sell ads on just about everything. Stadiums have been at it for some time, of course. Who can forgot when the Staples Center became the more ominous Crypto.com Arena at the end of 2021? Uniform patches have been a thing […]

Privacy-focused Brave Search launches its own image and video search

August 3, 2023
Privacy-focused search engine and browser maker Brave is taking another step away from its reliance on other search providers with today’s news that it has now launched its own image and video search engine. That means users will no longer have to leave Brave when they want either image or video search results, as the […]

Moonware’s AI lets airfield ground crews ditch the walkies

August 3, 2023
The fact that any flight departs on time is a minor miracle, one that requires the precise synchronization of thousands of data points and an equally large workforce on the ground. Much of this the passenger never sees – especially the ground support crews and infrastructure that load catering and baggage, refuel planes, and assist […]

What’s next for China’s digital currency?

August 3, 2023
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. China’s digital yuan was seemingly born out of a desire to centralize a payment system dominated by the tech companies Alibaba and Tencent. According to…

Google is making it easier to find and remove personal info, explicit images from Search

August 3, 2023
Google is introducing a few new Search updates that are designed to help users stay in control of their personal information, privacy and online safety. The company announced today that it’s making it easier for users to find and remove results about themselves, while also updating its policies on personal explicit images to remove their […]

The first Tesla ‘range inflation’ lawsuit has been filed

August 3, 2023
Several Tesla owners have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. automaker over allegations of consumer fraud a week after a Reuters investigation found the company had exaggerated the range estimates of its EVs for years. The proposed class action lawsuit, Porter et al v. Tesla, Inc., was filed August 2 in the U.S. District Court […]