Mark Cuban and an NFL Star Get Motivation From These ‘Silly Clichés’
The billionaire and the NFL player have more in common than you might guess
The US is set to cancel funding for two major direct-air capture plants
The Department of Energy appears poised to terminate funding for a pair of large carbon sucking factories that were originally set to receive more than $1 billion in government grants, according to a department issued list of projects obtained by MIT Technology Review and circulating among federal agencies. The projects include the South Texas Direct…
UK police arrest man linked to ransomware attack that caused airport disruptions in Europe
The U.K.s National Crime Agency said the investigation into the ransomware attack against Collins Aerospace is “in its early stages and remains ongoing.”
Alibaba to offer Nvidia’s physical AI development tools in its AI platform
Alibaba said on Wednesday that it is integrating Nvidia’s AI development tools for robotics, self-driving cars and connected spaces into its Cloud Platform for AI.
Depop launches a fashion collaging tool to style Pinterest-worthy outfits
Depop’s new styling and collaging tool allows users to design curated outfits.
The Download: accidental AI relationships, and the future of contraception
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. It’s surprisingly easy to stumble into a relationship with an AI chatbot The news: The first large-scale computational analysis of the Reddit community r/MyBoyfriendIsAI, which is dedicated to discussing AI relationships, found that…
Trump is pushing leucovorin as a new treatment for autism. What is it?
MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of technology to help you understand what’s coming next. You can read more from the series here. At a press conference on Monday, President Trump announced that his administration was taking action to address “the meteoric rise in autism.” He suggested that childhood…
Google’s cheaper AI Plus plan is now available in over 40 countries
Google’s new, cheaper AI Plus plan is now available in more than 40 countries, including Angola, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, Philippines, Senegal, Uganda, Vietnam and Zimbabwe.
South Korea’s ‘Silicon Valley’ struggles to live up to its global ambitions
South Korea’s Pangyo continues to anchor the nation’s tech economy, though accessibility and competition test its edge.
The AI Hype Index: Cracking the chatbot code
Separating AI reality from hyped-up fiction isn’t always easy. That’s why we’ve created the AI Hype Index—a simple, at-a-glance summary of everything you need to know about the state of the industry. Millions of us use chatbots every day, even though we don’t really know how they work or how using them affects us. In…
How Al Gore used AI to track 660M polluters
A new tool from Climate Trace allows people to track the path of fine particulate matter, or PM2.5, which causes as many as 10 million deaths annually.