December 26, 2025

MIT Technology Review’s most popular stories of 2025

It’s been a busy and productive year here at MIT Technology Review. We published magazine issues on power, creativity, innovation, bodies, relationships, and security. We hosted 14 exclusive virtual conversations with our editors and outside experts in our subscriber-only series, Roundtables, and held two events on MIT’s campus. And we published hundreds of articles online,…

Instagram head says a Threads ‘Following’ feed is ‘on the list’ of upcoming features

July 6, 2023

Meta’s highly anticipated Twitter competitor, Threads, debuted yesterday and already has over 23 million sign-ups. The app is pretty similar to Twitter, but it’s missing a key feature: a feed that only displays posts from people you follow. Currently, the app has a single feed that shows you posts from both people you follow and […]

Instagram head says a Threads ‘Following’ feed is ‘on the list’ of upcoming features by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

DigitalOcean acquires cloud computing startup Paperspace for $111M in cash

July 6, 2023

DigitalOcean, the cloud hosting business, today announced that it’s agreed to acquire Paperspace, a New York-based cloud computing and AI development startup, for $111 million in cash. DigitalOcean CEO Yancey Spruill says that Paperspace’s infrastructure and tooling, once integrated with DigitalOcean’s products, will enable customers to more easily test, develop and deploy AI applications. As […]

DigitalOcean acquires cloud computing startup Paperspace for $111M in cash by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

A human-centric approach to adopting AI

July 6, 2023
From traditional manufacturing companies using AI in robots to build smart factories to tech startups developing automated customer service and chatbots, AI is becoming pervasive across industries. “AI is no longer just in assistant mode, but is now playing autonomous roles in robotics, driving, knowledge generation, simulating our hands, feet, and brains,” says Lan Guan,…

8 Google Calendar Hacks to Try

July 6, 2023
Having a scheduling system, like a virtual calendar, can be great for productivity. You can be more organized and on-task with a functioning online calendar like Google’s. However, this software…

Volkswagen to start testing self-driving ID Buzz vans in Austin

July 6, 2023

Volkswagen has launched an autonomous vehicle test program in Austin using a fleet of 10 all-electric ID Buzz vehicles equipped with partner Mobileye’s technology. The new program comes about nine months since autonomous vehicle technology startup Argo shut down after its two backers, Volkswagen and Ford, pulled financial support and gobbled up its remains. Argo […]

Volkswagen to start testing self-driving ID Buzz vans in Austin by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch