February 27, 2026

MIT Technology Review is a 2026 ASME finalist in reporting

The American Society of Magazine Editors has named MIT Technology Review as a finalist for a 2026 National Magazine Award in the reporting category.  The shortlisted story—“We did the math on AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard”—is part of the publication’s Power Hungry package on AI’s energy burden.  AI is often described…

Vercel brings new backend tools to its frontend cloud

May 1, 2023

Frontend platform Vercel today announced the launch of a number of backend services, including Redis and PostgreSQL databases and an object storage service, all of which Vercel built with partners like Upstash, Neon and Cloudflare. That’s in addition to the launch of new security features like Vercel Secure Compute and the Vercel Firewall, as well […]

Vercel brings new backend tools to its frontend cloud by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch

Brain scans can translate a person’s thoughts into words

May 1, 2023
A noninvasive brain-computer interface capable of converting a person’s thoughts into words could one day help people who have lost the ability to speak as a result of injuries like strokes or conditions including ALS.  In a new study, published in Nature Neuroscience by researchers from the University of Texas at Austin, a model trained…

Once-hot photo-sharing social app Poparazzi is shutting down

May 1, 2023

Poparazzi, the once-hot photo-sharing app that hit the top of the App Store in 2021, is shutting down. The company announced the news via a Medium blog late last week, informing users that the app would be discontinued and users had until June 30, 2023 to download their content. Last year, Poparazzi’s founders at TTYL […]

Once-hot photo-sharing social app Poparazzi is shutting down by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch