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,…

OctoML launches OctoAI, a self-optimizing compute service for AI

June 14, 2023

When OctoML launched in 2019, its primary focus was optimizing machine learning (ML) models. Since then, the company has added features that make it easier to deploy ML models (and raised $132 million). Today, the company is launching the latest iteration of its service — and while it’s not quite a pivot, it does shift […]

OctoML launches OctoAI, a self-optimizing compute service for AI by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch

The Download: heat pumps for everyone, and fake Twitter accounts in China

June 14, 2023
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. The surprising truth about which homes have heat pumps The news: Heat pumps, which use electricity to both heat and cool homes, are now just as common in low-income households in the US…

Europe warns it might break up Google’s adtech empire

June 14, 2023

The European Commission has signalled it could be preparing to break up Google’s adtech business. Speaking during a press conference this afternoon, EU EVP Margrethe Vestager, the bloc’s competition chief and head of digital strategy, announced it has sent a formal statement of objections to Google for suspected anti-competitive conduct in its adtech business. If […]

Europe warns it might break up Google’s adtech empire by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

3 Gold Stocks to Buy for June

June 14, 2023
Gold is considered a hedge and safe-haven asset in periods of high inflation and economic uncertainty. Amid a volatile economic backdrop, it could be wise to add fundamentally strong gold…

Hundreds of subreddits plan to go dark indefinitely after Reddit CEO’s internal memo

June 14, 2023

More than 300 subreddits, including popular ones like r/aww, r/music r/videos, and r/futurology, plan to go dark indefinitely after a large protest against Reddit’s API changes ends on June 14. This means users won’t be able to access these communities during this blackout. This step was announced after The Verge reported that in an internal […]

Hundreds of subreddits plan to go dark indefinitely after Reddit CEO’s internal memo by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Vodafone and Three plan to merge in the UK in a $19B deal (if regulators approve)

June 14, 2023

The mobile market in Europe and the U.K. — once orchestrated to be ripe ground for competition — has been on a long-term course of consolidation, and the latest chapter in that story was made official today. Vodafone Group and Hutchison Group have announced a plan to merge their U.K. carriers, respectively the eponymous Vodafone […]

Vodafone and Three plan to merge in the UK in a $19B deal (if regulators approve) by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch

Using ChatGPT for Financially Planning Your Life

June 14, 2023
Picture this: you’re sitting down with a cup of coffee, overwhelmed by the thought of planning your financial future. The endless jargon, numbers, and decisions can make it feel like…