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 pretty easy to get DeepSeek to talk dirty AI companions like Replika are designed to engage in intimate exchanges, but people use general-purpose chatbots for sex talk too, despite their stricter content…
When Dave Hodson walked through wheat fields in Ethiopia in 2010, it seemed as if everything had been painted yellow. A rust fungus was in the process of infecting about one-third of the country’s wheat, and winds had carried its spores far and wide, coating everything in their path. “The fields were completely yellow. You’d…
This article explores why emotional intelligence (EQ) is essential for modern leadership, its connection to business success and how leaders can cultivate it to drive results and inspire teams.
As we run, drive, bike, and fly, we leave behind telltale marks of our movements on Earth—if you know where to look. Physical tracks, thermal signatures, and chemical traces can reveal where we’ve been. But another type of trail we leave comes from the radio signals emitted by the cars, planes, trains, and boats we…
The worst technologies of 2024. The future of mixed reality. AI’s impact on the climate. These are just a few of the topics we covered this year in MIT Technology Review’s monthly event series, Roundtables. The series offers a unique opportunity to hear straight from our reporters and editors about what’s next for emerging technologies.…