Fisker Ocean faces fourth federal safety probe

May 10, 2024

The U.S.’ NHTSA has opened a fourth investigation into the Fisker Ocean SUV, spurred by multiple claims of “inadvertent Automatic Emergency Braking.”

Tech workers should shine a light on the industry’s secretive work with the military

May 10, 2024

It’s a hell of a time to have a conscience if you work in tech. The ongoing Israeli assault on Gaza has brought the stakes of Silicon Valley’s military contracts into stark relief. Meanwhile, corporate leadership has embraced a no politics in the workplace policy enforced at the point of the knife. Workers are caught…

The Download: mapping the human brain, and a Hong Kong protest anthem crackdown

May 10, 2024

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. Google helped make an exquisitely detailed map of a tiny piece of the human brain The news: A team led by scientists from Harvard and Google has created a 3D, nanoscale-resolution map of…

Joining Boards Early in Your Career Can Change Your Trajectory for the Better — Here’s How to Harness Their Power.

May 10, 2024

Sitting on boards of corporations, educational institutions and community organizations can help entrepreneurs build their networks, expand their skill sets and share their professional expertise — just like it did for me. Here are a few factors to consider before joining a new board.

CoreWeave, a $19B AI compute provider, opens European HQ in London with plans for 2 UK data centers

May 10, 2024

CoreWeave has formally opened an office in London that will serve as its European headquarters and home to two new data centers.

The burgeoning field of brain mapping

May 10, 2024

This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Thursday, and read articles like this first, sign up here. The human brain is an engineering marvel: 86 billion neurons form some 100 trillion connections to create a network so complex that it is, ironically, mind boggling. This…

Hong Kong is targeting Western Big Tech companies in its new ban of a popular protest song

May 10, 2024

It wasn’t exactly surprising when, on Wednesday May 8, a Hong Kong appeals court sided with the city government to take down “Glory to Hong Kong” from the internet. The trial, in which no one represented the defense, was the culmination of a years-long battle over the song that has become the unofficial anthem for…

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