Anthropic’s CEO says DeepSeek shows US export rules are working

February 6, 2025

What a return to supersonic flight could mean for climate change

This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. As I’ve admitted in this newsletter before, I love few things more than getting on an airplane. I know, it’s a bold statement from a climate reporter because of all the associated…

January 29, 2025

In an essay on Wednesday, Dario Amodei, the CEO of Anthropic, weighed in on the debate over whether Chinese AI company DeepSeek’s success implies that U.S. export controls on AI chips aren’t working. Amodei, who recently made the case for stronger export controls in an op-ed co-written with former U.S. deputy national security advisor Matt […]

Report: Majority of U.S. teens have lost trust in Big Tech

January 29, 2025

American teens have lost their faith in Big Tech, according to a new report from Common Sense Media, a nonprofit offering reviews and ratings for media and technology, which more recently includes AI products. In the study released Wednesday, the organization surveyed over 1,000 teens on whether major technology companies like Google, Apple, Meta, TikTok, […]

How to Move Fast and Not Break Things — 5 Lessons in Innovation From an Industry With Zero Room for Error

January 29, 2025

Every company wants to innovate. The trick is to do it in a way that actually helps customers and doesn’t put the business at risk

Why Empathetic Intelligence Gathering Is the Secret Weapon Every Leader Needs to Master

January 29, 2025

Strategic leadership hinges on empathetic intelligence gathering, balancing data, ethics and collaboration to drive impactful decisions.

Over 1,300 Google Employees Have Signed a New Petition Asking For Job Security

January 29, 2025

Google laid off thousands of employees in the past two years, which has left some employees feeling insecure about keeping their jobs.

Netflix adds a convenient feature for iOS users to download an entire TV season at once

January 29, 2025

Netflix announced on Wednesday that it’s giving iOS users a new feature that allows them to download an entire season of their favorite TV show with one tap. The feature first became available to Android users. The Season Download button is available in the Netflix app, located next to the Share button on a show’s […]

Health insurance startup Alan keeps growing at a rapid pace

January 29, 2025

With its 700,000 customers, Alan could be considered as a mature company. But the health insurance company that wants to become a digital companion for your health is still growing like a startup. On Wednesday, the company shared some financial metrics. The most impressive one is its top-line revenue. In 2024, the company generated €505 […]

Resolution Games announces Battlemarked, an upcoming VR Dungeons & Dragons game

January 29, 2025

Last year, Wizards of the Coast and Resolution Games announced an exciting development: Dungeons & Dragons (D&D), the popular tabletop role-playing game (RPG), is being adapted for virtual reality. Until now, specific details about the new game have been kept closely under wraps. However, on Wednesday, the companies finally unveiled the official title and more […]

MGM Resorts settles lawsuits after millions of customer records stolen in data breaches

January 29, 2025

A court filing says 37 million MGM customers had personal data stolen in the cyberattacks.

‘When You Lock Up Products You Lock Out Customers’: CVS Is Testing an App That Lets Shoppers Unlock Store Cases Themselves.

January 29, 2025

CVS is testing new functionality on their CVS Health app that allows users to unlock those annoying plexiglass cabinets.

What a return to supersonic flight could mean for climate change