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,…

Valve responds to claims it has banned AI-generated games from Steam

July 3, 2023

Valve has issued a rare statement after claims it was rejecting games with AI-generated assets from its Steam games store. The notoriously close-lipped developer of the Half-Life series and de facto gatekeeper of PC gaming distribution said its policy was evolving and not a stand against AI. Steam has a review and approval process much […]

Valve responds to claims it has banned AI-generated games from Steam by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch

The M4 robot transforms to roll, fly and walk across various terrains

July 3, 2023

If you’ve followed robots with any frequency, you’ve no doubt encountered the wheel versus leg debate. Why, for instance, should a warehouse opt for a legged Digit robot instead of a rolling Locus system? The explosive popularity of drones has led to similar debates with flying. Recent interest in inventory automation has prompted similar debates […]

The M4 robot transforms to roll, fly and walk across various terrains by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

Netflix adds ‘Insecure’ as more HBO shows, including ‘Six Feet Under,’ are on the way

July 3, 2023

Comedy-drama TV series “Insecure” is the first HBO title heading to Netflix, with more on the way. Netflix announced today that all five seasons of Insecure, which aired on HBO between 2016 and 2021, are now available on its streaming platform. The launch comes a few weeks after reports indicated that Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) […]

Netflix adds ‘Insecure’ as more HBO shows, including ‘Six Feet Under,’ are on the way by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

Should Amazon.com (AMZN) Be on Your Watchlist this Month?

July 3, 2023
Tech giant Amazon (AMZN) surpassed analyst expectations in the fiscal 2023 first-quarter earnings. Moreover, the company has been actively pursuing strategic initiatives and launching new products to boost its purchases…

Audio Pen is a great web app for converting your voice into text notes

July 3, 2023

There are many note-taking apps ranging from Apple Notes and Google Keep to Obsidian and Notion. Most of them use text as the primary input method and provide features around it. Developer Louis Pereira’s Audio Pen app focuses on converting your voice to neat text-based notes. Audio Pen is a web app, so don’t expect […]

Audio Pen is a great web app for converting your voice into text notes by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch