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,…

Modernizing the live music industry with Mir Hwang from GigFinesse

January 17, 2023

Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups. This week Darrell and Becca are joined by GigFinesse co-founder and CEO Mir Hwang. Mir talks about how his struggles to book music gigs as a teenager pushed him to launch the company that connects artists with venues for live shows. Mir also […]

Modernizing the live music industry with Mir Hwang from GigFinesse by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch

It’s time to bid on Twitter’s giant neon bird light

January 17, 2023

In a strange attempt to make money, Twitter is auctioning off surplus office furniture that it doesn’t need anymore, now that thousands of employees have either left the company or been laid off. When you’re rapidly losing advertisers and apparently not paying your rent, why not go for the Hail Mary? This auction isn’t just […]

It’s time to bid on Twitter’s giant neon bird light by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

India proposes social media firms rely on fact checking by government agencies

January 17, 2023

The Indian government has proposed making the Press Bureau of India and its other agencies the arbiter of truth on what information is misleading for social media firms and other internet companies as they oversee their users’ data in the South Asian market. The proposal by the Ministry of Electronics and IT came as part […]

India proposes social media firms rely on fact checking by government agencies by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

YouTube confirms a test of a new hub for free, ad-supported streaming channels

January 17, 2023

YouTube is officially running a test that allows select viewers in the U.S. to watch free ad-supported (FAST) channels via a dedicated hub on the video platform. Users that have access to the experiment will find FAST linear channels in the Movies and TV storefront. In a shared statement to TechCrunch, a company spokesperson said, […]

YouTube confirms a test of a new hub for free, ad-supported streaming channels by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

Now that it’s thoroughly spoiled, here’s Apple’s M2 MacBook Pro ‘event’ video

January 17, 2023

One of two things likely happened here. Either Apple made a proper video before deciding this wasn’t quite enough to justify a proper “event,” or this is just how the company is going to treat smaller announcements, going forward. Given the number of Apple rumors swirling around at the moment, it also seems entirely plausible […]

Now that it’s thoroughly spoiled, here’s Apple’s M2 MacBook Pro ‘event’ video by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

Disney+ releases full trailer for ‘The Mandalorian’ Season 3

January 17, 2023

Disney+ premiered the latest trailer for Season 3 of “The Mandalorian” last night, giving fans a glimpse at what the bounty hunter and his tiny companion will get into this time. The season will make its exclusive debut on the streamer on March 1. The third season will take place following the events of “The […]

Disney+ releases full trailer for ‘The Mandalorian’ Season 3 by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

Royal Mail CEO confirms cyberattack downed UK postal service

January 17, 2023

Royal Mail CEO Simon Thompson has confirmed that a cyberattack is to blame for the ongoing disruption at the U.K. postal giant. The admission comes almost a week after Royal Mail first said it was hit by an unspecified “cyber incident” that left the British mail service unable to dispatch items to overseas destinations. “We’ve confirmed […]

Royal Mail CEO confirms cyberattack downed UK postal service by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch

Amberflo wants to transform SaaS pricing with metered usage

January 17, 2023

Over the years software pricing has shifted from rigid seat licenses for on-prem legacy software to subscriptions with tiered pricing, as software shifted to the cloud in the early part of this century. The latter helped transform the way we think about pricing and revenue. Amberflo founder and CEO Puneet Gupta thinks there is a […]

Amberflo wants to transform SaaS pricing with metered usage by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch