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,…

Plaid unveils new collaboration network aimed at sharing fraud intelligence

June 22, 2023

Want more fintech news in your inbox? Sign up here. Fintech startup Plaid got its start as a company that connects consumer bank accounts to financial applications, but has since been gradually expanding its offerings to offer more of a full stack onboarding experience. And today, Plaid is announcing even more new product releases that […]

Plaid unveils new collaboration network aimed at sharing fraud intelligence by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch

The people paid to train AI are outsourcing their work… to AI

June 22, 2023
A significant proportion of people paid to train AI models may be themselves outsourcing that work to AI, a new study has found.  It takes an incredible amount of data to train AI systems to perform specific tasks accurately and reliably. Many companies pay gig workers on platforms like Mechanical Turk to complete tasks that…

Should You Invest in Microsoft (MSFT) This Week?

June 22, 2023
Software giant Microsoft (MSFT) beat Wall Street’s top-and-bottom-line estimates for the last reported quarter, driven by significant growth in its cloud services segment. Moreover, the company is taking several strategic…

DuckDuckGo’s Windows browser is now available in open beta

June 22, 2023

DuckDuckGo’s privacy-focused browser is now available for Windows users. The Windows rollout comes nine months after the browser launched publically for Mac users. The Windows browser, which is now in public beta, includes many of the privacy protections featured in the browser’s iOS, Mac and Android versions. Users can import their passwords and bookmarks from […]

DuckDuckGo’s Windows browser is now available in open beta by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

YouTube TV’s multiview feature now offers non-sports content

June 22, 2023

YouTube TV has expanded its multiview feature beyond sports, adding options for news, business news and weather content, the company announced yesterday. The feature allows subscribers to choose from four streams at once and watch multiple videos 24/7. Users can also switch audio and captions between streams. Multiview was first announced in March and was […]

YouTube TV’s multiview feature now offers non-sports content by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch